At present my plan has five parts associated with it in order to study some of the best ways to motivate teachers and students to utilize technology in the classroom. This plan was developed to help the students achieve the level of proficiency in technology that is required for their grade level with the help of the teachers and staff at the campus level.
The first three parts of the plan revolves around the necessity of data collection. I would have all the members of the campus staff review the Technology TEKS standards for their respective levels. This is important because if the staff does not understand what they need to do then it becomes harder to achieve the goal. The second area of critical importance is the STAR report for the campus. This report shows how the staff utilizes there technology as well as how they view the subject matter. With this in mind the campus administrative staff can form a plan to either train or utilize their teaching staff effectively. If they need additional training then they may be able to do it on campus or send them to specialized training to update the teachers.
The third part is a review of the teacher's lesson plans. When the plans are reviewed then we will be able to see how the teachers are planning on utilizing technology in their classrooms. It also shows how they are not planning on using it on a regular basis.
After reviewing the lesson plans the administrator needs to follow through and sit in on some of the lessons of each teacher. If they can see that the teacher is in fact working toward the technology goals then they can see where improvements can be made or have them teach skills observed to other teachers who could use that extra help in the field.
The campus in order to help assess the improvement of technology use may need to perform regular examinations of the student's proficiency. When we perform these benchmarks then the students are given an opportunity to demonstrate there achievement. It will also show us where we can improve in the future. This is one subject that will need to repeated to some degree to ensure that the teachers and students are both developing. In one school district that I had heard a presentation from I was informed that the teachers in that district had to pass tests in order to gain the use of certain technological tools such as document cameras, SMART boards, ete. The presenters stated that when there was a goal the teachers responded with more consistency. It is that consistency that we are trying to inspire in the teachers and the students.
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