Alicia Evans

FRIT 7739

Face to Face Staff Development

General Audience:

The audience will consist of middle and high school teachers grades 6-12. The majority of the audience

are inexperience with technology or first-year teachers at the school. The teacher will be introduced to

Nearpod and Kahoot. There is about 10% of the teachers who have either used Kahoot or Nearpod

before in their classrooms.

Problem Identification

The teachers do not have a lot of experience using tools that will engage their students in learning. In

the Dougherty County School System, we have Promethean Boards in our classrooms that work so the

teacher can project the Nearpod lessons and Kahoot games. Teachers have not been adequately

introduced to technology tools that will grasp and keep students’ attention.

Instructional Goal

Each teacher will…..

• Increase their awareness of free educational apps

• Improve the quality of teaching and learning through the use of instructional technology

• Strengthen evaluation methods using online tools available through highlighted apps.

Learner Analysis

Introduction

The targeted learning group consists of the teachers at Dougherty Comprehensive High School and

Radium Middle School. 55% of the group is high school, and 44% of the groups are middle school

teachers. There were five first-year teachers and four veteran teachers. The teachers are struggling with

integrating engaging technology tools for their students.

Entry Skills

A teacher should be able to….

• Basic computer skills including:

o Logging on

o Access the internet and use search engines

o Navigate through websites

Prior Knowledge

A teacher should be able to

• Understand the importance of student engagement

• Access and navigate through the Internet

Attitudes Toward Content & Academic Motivation

From observation, teachers students we not engaged in their lessons and the students seemed very

bored in the classroom. Teachers seemed to get frustrated at students for not paying attention and

listening, and there was a lot of behavior problems in those classrooms because of the lack of

engagement.

Educational Ability Level

The teachers all have a minimum of a T-4 certificate from the state of Georgia. 100% of the learners

have a Bachelor’s degree in Education. 22% of the teachers have at least one Master’s degree in various

fields.
Task Analysis

1. Play a Kahoot

2. Log into Kahoot

a. Engage in the different features and tools that Kahoot have to offer

3. Login Nearpod

4. Participate in a Nearpod lesson

5. Engage with Nearpod features

a. Slides

b. Videos

c. Open-ended questions

d. Polls

e. Quizzes

f. Draw it

6. Survey

Instructional Objective

1. Increase their awareness of free educational apps

2. Improve the quality of teaching and learning through the use of instructional technology, specifically

the highlighted interactive apps

3. Strengthen evaluation methods using online tools available through the highlighted apps.
Assessment and Instructional Strategies

I will be given the teacher an opportunity to participate in an actual Nearpod lesson. The lesson that I

selected was on a basic elementary school level. I want the teachers to experience a lesson as if they are

the students. The students will participate in fill in the blanks, open-ended questions, drawing, and a

simple multiple choice quiz.

Universal Design of Learning

1. Representation: This staff development teacher will be using Kahoot and Nearpod to learn how to

engage their students in their lesson and assessments

2. Expression: Teacher will have the opportunity to use their personal expression through a Kahoot

game and an interactive Nearpod lesson.

3. Engagement: Teacher will have a chance to give me their feedback on how they felt about the staff

development.