1. Karla Klyng
Technology Organization Chart
District to Campus
Job Title Job Description Roles/Responsibilities
District Director of Directs and manages the • Collaborates with
Technology Services computer information services Technology
department in providing up-to- Committee to
date computer programs and develop a curriculum
applications to the district. basis for computers
Stays updated on technology in classrooms
issues and trends in • Enhancement of
education and implementing vision to best serve
policies and regulations students
established by federal and • Plan and conduct
state laws, State Board of district training/staff
Education rules and local development and
board policies. review and make
recommendations to
the technology
committee and
Deputy
Superintendent for
changes in
Technology.
District Coordinator of Facilitates the effective use of • Monitors campus
Instructional Technology computers and other improvement plans
technology in instructional for achievement and
programs district-wide. impact on the district
Assists in the development of improvement plan.
short and long-range plans for • Compiles budgets
the integration of technology and cost estimates
into the instructional program. based on
Implements and coordinates documented
the technology staff program needs.
development and training • Coordinates the
programs. Collaborate with development and
campus technology implementation of a
representatives to develop comprehensive staff
appropriate and innovative development plan
learning experiences for for the use of
students to foster digital instructional
citizenship, skills and technology.
community. Stays updated on • Coordinates staff
technology issues and trends development to
in education and teachers and
implementing policies and administrators in
regulations established by methods involving
federal and state laws, State technology in the
Board of Education rules and delivery of the
2. local board policies. curriculum.
Secretary of Technology Administrative Assistant to the • Assists the District
District Technology Coordinator of
Coordinator Instructional
Technology with
duties
District Instructional Responsible for • Install new
Technology Technician hardware/software and PC’s/Peripherals,
maintenance of campus troubleshoot PC’s
computer systems. and peripherals
• Install and upgrade
software/hardware
• Maintain current
back-up of network
drives as specified
by Network manager
• Maintain system
history for each
campus/peripheral
(includes listing
software versions
installed on the
system).
Campus Instructional Provides a leadership role in • Serves as the
Technology the development, integration communication link
Representative and implementation of between the district
technology applications of the technology
school district curriculum. leadership team,
Facilitates the effective use of principal, and the
technology at the campus campus.
level. • Communicates with
Models effective instructional campus principal
technology strategies for after each
students and staff members. committee meeting
to share information.
• Provides staff
development for the
subject area
represented at the
campus level as
appropriate.
• Mentor and coaches
teachers on campus
to achieve the goals
of the district
technology
leadership team.
Campus Teachers Prepares students for the • Implements
digital global community. technology in
3. Instructions students on instruction based on
problem solving strategies in needs of the campus
technology depicting real and the students.
world situations. • Collaborate with
other teachers
concerning
technology
implementation.
• The role of the principal play an important part of making sure the organizational
chart is implemented and monitored. They must facilitate the effective
implementation of the Long Range Plan for Technology for the campus. They
must also monitor the campus improvement plan for achievement with meeting
technology goals based on the Long Range Plan for Technology, coordinate staff
development in methods involving technology in the delivery of the curriculum,
provide and budget for software and equipment for effective implementation of
technology in classrooms, and monitor teacher implementation of technology in
classrooms.
Mark Twain Primary
Professional Development Plan
“Educators have slid into the 21st century ----- and into the digital age---- still doing a
great many things the old way. It’s time for education leaders to raise their heads above
the daily grind and observe the new landscape that’s emerging” (Prenksy, 2005-2006, p.
9). Our district’s improvement plan, as well as our campus improvement plan recognizes
the need for professional development in technology applications. Our technology
weakness in our district involves lack of collaboration between the Department of
Technology and the Department of Instruction. Curriculum in all grade levels should
include technology integration based on the TEKS Technology Applications. In junior
high through high school, there is evidence of technology implementation of curriculum;
4. however grade levels below junior high have less opportunities to use technology in their
learning due to lack of equipment, lack curriculum instructional support and resources,
and lack of teacher staff development in implementing project based technology plans.
Our campus does allow training on software programs for data analysis, lesson
planning, and curriculum access. These need to continue with additional professional
development to review and revise. All professional development activities are aligned
with the State’s applications standards for teachers.
Goal: To provide staff development to improve decision making in the integration of
technology into the curriculum that is collaborative, interactive, and differentiated and
supported by instructional and organizational leadership.
Staff Development Activities:
• Forethought Training: Teachers will review and revisit training on how to access
the district's curriculum and how to create lesson plans on-line using Forethought.
o Evaluation: Administrator monitor of usage of Forethought. Teacher survey
and feedback of Forethought usage. Lesson plans reflect Forethought usage.
• AWARE Software: Teachers will be trained on the utilization of assessment reports
from TEAMS Student Management System and AWARE Data Analysis to plan and
modify classroom instruction to ensure student success in content areas. They will
learn to analyze reports of student performance data in relationship to the TEAMS
Student Management System.
o Evaluation: Monitoring student performance in content areas. Administrator
visits to classrooms.
5. • AEIS and AYP Reports: Teachers will learn how to locate and print AEIS and AYP
reports. They will analysis data the reports by disaggregating data for campus and
district results. They will learn how to set goals and develop instruction based on the
data.
o Evaluation: Monitoring student performance in content areas. Administrator
visits to classrooms.
• STaR Chart: Teachers will review data from the STaR Chart completed from the
previous school year. They will analyze areas of needed improvement and create
goals to improve the integration of technology in classroom.
o Evaluation: Survey of needs assessment of staff on their use of technology in
the classroom.
• Promethean Activboards: Teachers will learn how to effectively implement
Promethean Activboards to use for delivery of instruction.
o Evaluation: Monitor classroom implementation
• Campus Software: Train teachers on campus software to be taught to students
based on the needs of the campus and students.
o Evaluation: Student performance of their technology project based on the
Technology Applications TEKS.
• Project Based Technology Instruction: Teachers will be trained in how to
implement technology into the curriculum using project based instruction involving
instructing student in blogging, accessing information on the internet, and using
various software programs such as PowerPoint, Word Processing, Kidpix, and
Kidspiration.
o Evaluation: Student performance of their technology project based on the
Technology Applications TEKS.
6. • Copyright and Online Safety: Train teachers on the copyright laws and online
safety so they can instruct students on copyright infringements and how to determine
credible information on the internet
o Evaluation: Monitor usage for all digital and online instruction resources that
allow for tracking including library databases, streaming video and online
curriculum resources.
Evaluation Planning for Action Plan
“Good evaluations are the product of thoughtful planning, the ability to ask good
questions, and a basic understanding of how to find valid answers” (Guskey, T.R., 1998,
p. 36-37). The evaluation of the technology professional development activities will be a
systematic ongoing process. All aspects will be assessed through surveys, student and
teacher performance, and monitoring. Individual technology goals, strategies and
objectives will be reviewed at staff meetings and the technology campus meetings. All
evaluations will be based on the impact on student performance with the TEKS
Technology Applications. The District and Campus Improvement plans will be reviewed
and revised based on the Long Range Technology Plan.
Goal: To make decisions on the impact that technology has on the learning process for
all students and teachers in relation with the TEKS Technology Applications and the
District’s Long Range Plan for Technology.
Evaluations for specific staff developments are addressed above in the Part 2
assignment.
References
Prensky, M. (2005/2006). Listen to the natives. Educational Leadership, 63(4). 8-
13.
7. Guskey, T.R. (1998). The age of our accountability. Journal of Staff
Development. 19(4), 36-44.