ITEC 7410: Action/Evaluation Plan

Name: Megan Rucker Semester: Spring 2017

Goal: Skilled Teachers

Teachers will begin to address the ISTE standards for teachers and students within their classes.
Teachers will attempt to use technology in a student-centered way to encourage higher order and
critical thinking. There will be a change in perspective on the usefulness of technology and its
importance to success.
Evaluation Method: Success Indicator:
Professional- learning discussions 80% of teachers will begin using ISTE standards
Lesson plans in current lesson plans on top of CCGPS
Administrator and department head observations standards.
Administrators will observe student technology
use in at least one of six observations through
the year for 70% of teachers.

Strategies Timeline Budget/Funding Source Person(s) Responsible

Teachers will engage An initial round where The initial expert County level
in instructional school level trainers trainers are current instructional
technology based are trained at the instructional technology leaders;
professional county level should technology specialists administrators; expert
development sessions occur within the first at the county level, and teacher
using a train the trainer two months of school. will require no
program. Within these If conducted during additional funding.
sessions teachers will pre-planning or current
learn about the ISTE teacher work days, The school level
technology standards additional sub costs trainer will need 2-6
and best practices may be avoided days of substitute
when using technology coverage in order to be
with students. Four sessions, trained and lead
conducted in teacher professional
planning or on teacher development at $15 an
work days, should hour. These funds can
occur throughout the come from current
course of the year. instructional
technology funds
provided by the
county.
Teachers will also be Canvas demonstration The Canvas platform County level
exposed to the possible will be implemented has already been instructional
uses of the Canvas within the four purchased by the technology leaders;
LMS platform that the sessions conducted by county through administrators
county has already the expert teacher. instructional
purchased within The teacher will model technology funds.
professional the Canvas platform
development sessions during sessions to get
in order to make teachers more
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collection and comfortable using the

management of digital technology.
tasks more
manageable.
Goal: Instructional Change
Teachers will increase their use of technology as an instructional tool. Teachers will begin using
technology to increase rigor, increase critical thinking, and prepare students for life after high
school in order to support the schools overall SIP goals.

Evaluation Method: Success Indicator:

Lab sign-up survey Lab sign-up reports should shift to reflect a
Lesson plans greater percentage of lab time being used for
Teacher survey critical thinking tasks rather than testing, test
prep, and word processing than was reflected in
2016-2017 reports.

75% of teacher lesson plans reflect using

technology for a critical thinking task at some
point during each course.

The teacher technology survey at the end of the

year reports confidence in technology use to
increase rigor.

Strategies Timeline Budget/Funding Source Person(s) Responsible

In professional This can be There is already a The school testing

development sessions incorporated through salaried position that coordinator is also
focused on SIP goals, the year in the monthly includes SIP responsible for
the presenter will professional professional professional
incorporate strategies development sessions development as a development.
that use technology to that are already being responsibility. This
meet the goals that are held. school leader could
already in place. incorporate
instructional
technology in what is
already being
presented. This
position is funded by
SIP designated funds.
The principal and This would begin in No cost. Administration
administration could preplanning and extent
express a desire to see through the entire year.
more technology use in
critical thinking tasks.
They could also
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provide feedback for

teachers in
observations and
evaluations
Goal: Student Focused
Teachers at Paulding County High School will engage in one students-centered, authentic learning
task that incorporates technology. The purpose of this task is for students to make connections
between their content area and real-life skills.

Evaluation Method: Success Indicator:

Professional- learning discussions 80% of teachers at PCHS will submit a lesson
Lesson plan plan and completed student work using an
Student assessments authentic, technology based learning task.
Reflective discussions
Administrative observations
PLC Documentation
Lab sign-up reports show a greater number of
lab days used for critical thinking tasks.
Strategies Timeline Budget/Funding Source Person(s) Responsible

One mentor teacher This should take two No cost, the school Administration,
from each department after school sessions will be using the department heads, and
will share a successful within the first two personnel resources it selected model
student-centered, months of school. already possesses. teachers.
technology rich,
authentic lesson to
their department, and
engage in a workshop
to develop an
applicable task for
each PLC group.
Teachers will This should be No cost. Department heads,
implement the plan scheduled within the individual teachers,
they have developed at 1st semester of school PLC groups
a point in their course
that is appropriate to
the task.
Follow-up reflective This should be No cost Department heads,
session. In a follow-up completed once all individual teachers,
session, teachers will teachers have PLC groups
present what they did completed their lesson,
with their students and or at the start of second
discuss points of semester.
success and failure.
Goal: Diversity Considerations
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Paulding County High School will take steps to make the best use of the technology resources that it
currently possesses while also addressing disparity in access to technology. PCHS will use its
resources to encourage equity of access to all students, particularly at risk groups.

Evaluation Method: Success Indicator:

Students ability to access technology outside of
school hours
Teachers report easy access to technology on the
end of the year technology survey
Lab sign-up reports show a wider variety of
teachers using labs from all ability level classes
Teachers successfully and confidently
implement BYOT in their classrooms
75% of teachers indicate that they have used labs
or the BYOT policy to challenge their students
with higher order thinking on the end of the year
survey.
90% of students report that they are able to
access adequate technology to complete class
assignments through their own devices or after
school access to devices.

Strategies Timeline Budget/Funding Source Person(s) Responsible

PCHS will begin to This will be No cost, this will A group of teacher
implement open lab implemented weekly simply allow for volunteers
hours after school for before and after greater use of the
student use. These school. resources already in
will be monitored/ Responsibilities will be place.
facilitated by teacher shared by teacher
volunteers/ sponsors. sponsors.
The current tools in This should occur No cost, redistribution The technology
use at PCHS will be before the start of the can be done in the support employee;
redistributed to more school year, to set up a current space and with administration
realistically reflect the culture of accessibility. the current tools
needs of classrooms. owned by the district.
This would include
combining netbook
carts to create
classroom sets that
reflect the size of the
largest classes at
PCHS. It would also
include redistributing
computers in labs so
that four of the five
labs can fit the largest
class sizes.
Teachers would This should occur in The cost of a specialist County instructional
engage in a workshop preplanning so that in BYOT integration. technology leaders and
over the best practices teachers can setup best The source of this administration
for BYOT in school. funding would be the
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This workshop should practices for their school instructional

address the concerns of school year. technology budget.
BYOT with at risk
groups such as low
SES students,
minorities, and girls.
Goal: School Related
PCHS will develop a system of coaches to provide more support for teachers who are attempting to
use technology with their students. Teachers will feel more supported and empowered to use
technology in their classrooms.
Evaluation Method: Success Indicator:
Teacher technology surveys 70% of teachers will indicated that they feel
Lab sign-ups supported in their attempts to integrate
technology in their lessons on the end of the year
survey.

The number of different teachers signing up to

use the labs will increase over the 2016-2017
school year.
Strategies Timeline Budget/Funding Source Person(s) Responsible

A technology team Technology coaches No cost. One administrative

will be developed to will be identified at the sponsor and teachers
encourage technology end of the Spring 2017 making up the
use school wide. semester to serve in the technology team.
Teachers who 2017-2018 school
effectively use year. Teachers serving
technology will be on the team will meet
identified and act as periodically and check
technology coaches in on the needs of the
different parts of the other teachers in their
building. Creating a area of the building.
community of learning
will encourage
teachers to take risks
because they will feel
more supported.