Goal: Effective Use Of Technology in the Classroom
Action Step 1: Identify existing technology available to our 5th grade teachers to be used in the classroom.
1. Meet with IT on campus to Inventory/list technology available to our 5th grade teachers
2. Create and Disseminate Survey to teachers regarding how technology is used in their classrooms
3. Identify reasons why teachers do not use certain technology in the classroom
Person Responsible: Brent Harrison
Timeline: September 2010
Resources Needed: List of campus technology, E-mail, Survey
Evaluation: Meet with site supervisor and 5th grade team
Action Step 2: Identify staff development(s) available to all district staff to train teachers how to use the technology that could be utilized in the classroom.
1. List technology based staff developments
2. Survey teachers regarding which technology trainings that have attended and what subjects have not been covered that are needed.
Person Responsible: Brent Harrison
Timeline: October 2010
Resources Needed: List of district technology staff trainings, E-mail, Survey
Evaluation: Meet with site supervisor and 5th grade team
Action Step 3: Create strategies for integrating technology into classroom lessons as well as homework and/or student projects.
1. Create and disseminate survey to 5th grade students to gain their insight and interest in having technology based lessons and projects
2. Work with 5th grade team of teachers to create strategies and share ideas of how to use technology in classroom lessons and/or student projects.
Person Responsible: Brent Harrison
Timeline: November-December 2010
Resources : Surveys, Internet, Staff development lessons
Evaluation: Meet with IT, Staff development committee, site supervisor and 5th grade team of teachers
