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Week 4 Assignment: Due at the end of Week 4.
Overview
Last week, you engaged in an analysis and wrote a report describing the use of technology and
information systems to enrich campus curriculum, enhance teaching and learning, and generally
integrate technology into our campus improvement plans to effectively integrate technology and
instructional leadership. Your analysis and report should provide the necessary background for
the Week 4 major assignment – developing an action plan for gathering, analyzing, and using
data from a variety of sources for informed campus decision making focusing on integrating
technology, instructional leadership, professional development and organizational leadership.
As a result of this week’s assignments, you will be able to:
•Examine and assess procedures for gathering, analyzing, and using data from a variety
of sources for informed decision making regarding the integration of technology,
instructional and organizational leadership (SBEC Principal Competency 7 indicator);
•Design and apply skills for monitoring and evaluating change and making needed
adjustments to achieve the campus vision and goals, including the integration of
technology as described above (SBEC Principal Competency 7 indicator).
Both of these outcomes are elements of Domain II, Instructional Leadership.
In writing your Week 4 action plan, use your interviews, your readings, including campus and
district improvement plans as well as any technology plans, and your Week 3 report to make
sure the action plan:
•Identifies data gathering sources;
•Provides a description of an organizational chart describing decision making
responsibilities regarding the integration of technology from central office personnel to
campus leadership and staff;
•Describes comprehensive professional development activities to achieve your action
plan (this may utilize information from the previous three weeks of readings and
activities);
•Includes an evaluation plan to assess the progress and success of the action plan.
Students will be asked to post their action plan on the Discussion Board and each student must
review and comment on at least one other action plan focusing on organizational leadership
designed to maximize the use of technology in data gathering and decision making.
Submit your assignment by 11:59 PM on the seventh day of Week 4.
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Rubric
Use the following Rubric to guide your work on the Week 4 Assignment.
Tasks Not Meeting
Accomplished Proficient Progressing
 Expectations
Action plan Student completes the Student completes Student provides a Student does not
includes an organizational flow the organizational partial organizational complete the
organizational chart identifying key chart with some chart that does not organizational chart or
chart identifying personnel from the identification of include all key description of roles and
key stakeholders in district administration district and stakeholders, and responsibilities.
integrating through campus campus does not describe the (0 points)
technology and implementation personnel, but roles and
district and responsible for does not address responsibilities of key
campus integrating technology the roles and personnel.
organizational and instructional and responsibilities of (1 point)e
leadership organizational personnel in
leadership. Chart must integrating and
identify personnel titles implementing
responsible for this technology,
integration and instructional and
implementation, and a organizational
brief description of the leadership.
role and responsibilities (2 points)
of all personnel.
(Maximum 3 points)
Comprehensive Student describes a Student provides a Student provides a Student fails to develop
professional professional professional professional a professional
development development plan or development development plan(s) development plan(s).
plan(s) designed to activities designed to plan(s) that that addresses only
one of the three (0 points)
achieve the action achieve the action plan address two of the
plan of integrating of integrating three bulleted bulleted items from the
technology with technology with items from the Accomplished column.
instructional and instructional and Accomplished
organizational organizational column. (1 points)
leadership. leadership. To achieve (2 points)
maximum credit, the
professional
development plan(s)
must:
•Reference
analysis and
lessons
learned about
the technology
needs from the
Week 3 report
•Addresses
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professional
development
designed to
improve the
gathering,
analysis and
use of data
from a variety
of sources
•Includes
professional
development
to improve
decision
making in the
integration of
technology
with
instructional
and
organizational
leadership.
(Maximum 3 points)
Evaluation plan to The action plan must Student provides Student provides an Student fails to include
assess the also include an an evaluation plan evaluation plan that an evaluation plan in
progress and evaluation plan that that addresses addresses only one of the Week 4 action plan.
success of the provides measurable two of the bulleted the bulleted items from (0 points)
action plan. outcomes designed to items from the the Accomplished
address the following: Accomplished column.
column.
•Uses data (1 point)
and other (2 points)
analysis from
the Week 3
report,
including using
the campus
and district
improvement
plans, and
local or state
technology
plans;
•Provides
assessments
and/or
monitoring
reports
measuring
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professional
development
designed to
use technology
to improve the
gathering,
analysis and
use of data
from a variety
of sources
•Provides
assessments
and/or
monitoring
evaluating
professional
development
to improve
decision
making in the
integration of
technology
with
instructional
and
organizational
leadership.
.
(Maximum 3 points)
Posting action plan Student posts their Student posts their Student posts their Student does not post
on the Discussion action plan on the action plan on the action plan on the on the Discussion
Board and on their Discussion Board and Discussion Board Discussion Board and Board or on their blog.
blog, and provides on their blog and and on their blog on their blog but does
evidence of provides evidence, and provides not provide any
reviewing and through written evidence, through comments or (0 points)
commenting on comments, of reviewing written comments, reflections on the
action plans of and reflecting on at of reviewing and action plans of other
other students. least two other reflecting on one students.
student’s action plan. other student’s
(Maximum 3 points) action plan.
(1 point)
(2 points)
Assignment Responses are relevant Responses are Responses are Responses do not
Mechanics to course content; relevant to course relevant to course reflect knowledge of
student uses correct content; one or content; more than course content, lack
APA writing mechanics; two errors in three errors in clarity and depth,
no errors in grammar, grammar, spelling, grammar, spelling, or and/or include multiple
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spelling, or punctuation. or punctuation, punctuation including errors in grammar,
including APA APA writing spelling, and
(Maximum 3 points) mechanics Needs
writing mechanics. punctuation, including
(2 points) (1 APA errors.
point)Improvement (0 points)
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The following four parts to the Week 4 assignments should help you complete an
action plan that incorporates all four elements of the assignment, including
posting your action plan and commenting and reflecting on the action plans
shared by fellow students.
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Week 4 Assignment, Part 1: Development of an organization chart integrating
technology
Using the campus and district improvement plans, and any suggested technology
improvements, develop an organization chart that includes the following:
•Identify by title or job description all personnel/stakeholders responsible for integrating
technology and instructional and organization leadership from the district office to the
campus and classroom;
•Provide a brief description of the role and responsibilities of all identified personnel in
your organizational chart;
•Discuss the role of the principal in making sure the organizational chart is implemented
and monitored.
Board of Trustees
Responsible for development of policies, and budget appropriations to increase
availability
and effectiveness of technology integration at all district campuses.
Superintendent of Schools
Responsible for implementation and enforcement of policies, district wide technology
funding and professional development, as well as ensuring consistent evaluation and
improvement of technological capabilities.
Campus Principal
Responsible for technology needs assessment and professional development sessions
to
meet those needs. Also must communicate needs and progress to Superintendent and
Business Manager
Responsible for management of funds available for technology. Communicates progress
and availability of funding for needs to Board of Trustees, Superintendent, and Principal.
Technology Director
Responsible for installation and maintenance of technology infrastructure, and
professional
development sessions as directed by campus principal.
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Faculty
Responsible for completing professional development sessions or other technical
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Week 4 Assignment, Part 2: Professional Development Planning
Using the campus and district improvement plans, and any suggested technology
improvements, develop professional development activities that include the following:
•Reference analysis and lessons learned about the technology needs from the Week 3
report;
•Addresses professional development designed to improve the gathering, analysis and
use of data from a variety of sources;
•Includes professional development to improve decision making in the integration of
technology with instructional and organizational leadership.
Evant High School Technology Action Plan
Resources
•Campus Improvement Plan
•Long-Range Plan for Technology
•STaR Chart
•AEIS report
•District Superintendent interview
•Campus principal interview
•SBDM committee member interview
Identified Need: Educator Preparation and Development
•The Campus STaR Chart demonstrated increasing growth in educator preparation and
development, but the growth has not been commensurate with the growth in other
areas.
•For instance, the area of Technology Infrastructure has shown rapid growth as the
campus has gained hardware and increased capabilities through grant participation and
selling ADA to larger districts, which designated the funds for technology.
•In most recent years, professional development experiences increased, but still has not
kept pace with the other areas.
•Approximately 70% of the faculty met SBEC Technology standards, and 25% of the
technology budget is used for professional development.
Online Learning and Professional development for Online Learning.
•There had been some online collaborative courses a few years ago as part of a grant
requirement, but none since that time.
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•Considering the lack of readily available staff development sources, this seems to be
the most untapped resource with the most potential.
Classroom Technology and Technical Support
•As the availability of technology increases, so does the need for technical support.
•Currently, there is only one source of technical assistance, and that staff member
teaches several classes as well.
•Additional support is available, but it is usually a wait of several days.
•Professional development that would increase staff capabilities for technical support
would increase availability of technology for all students and staff.
Staff development for gathering, analysis and use of data
Skyward technology
AEIS-IT software
•student intervention documentation
•access to student data
•disaggregation of TAKS data
Online survey sites
•surveymonkey.com (example site)
•increase the effectiveness of school and home communication
•Needs awareness information
•decision-making committees and personnel.
The Professional Development activities that that will achieve the action plan of
integrating technology with instructional and organizational leadership include the
following:
Part I: Identifying Technology Needs
A. Teachers and students complete the technology online survey
•Available technology
•Current needs
•Technology uses in classrooms
•Trends in assessments
•Proposed future technology needs
B. Staff Development session plan
Resources:
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•Projector cart
•Slide show presentation
•On-line links
◦AEIS -IT reports
◦Campus Improvement Plan
◦Survey results
Staff responsibilities:
•Decide which areas to target
•Provide suggestions for improvement
•Share suggestions with each grade level
•Develop three objectives for integration of technology classrooms
Part II: Evaluation of professional development activities
A. Professional development team members:
•Superintendent
•Principal
•Technology Director
B. Resources:
•Follow-up survey results
•Classroom walk- through observations
•Lesson Plans
Additional staff development evaluation resources:
•STaR Chart Survey reports
•Occasional informal discussions with staff and students
•Weekly staff meeting discussions
•Staff development documentation
•Session survey results
•Technology Applications TEKS
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Week 4 Assignment, Part 3: Evaluation Planning for Action Plan
The technology action plan integrating instructional an organizational leadership must include
evaluation components that provide measurable outcomes designed to address the following:
•Uses data and other analysis from the Week 3 report, including using the campus and
district improvement plans, and local or state technology plans;
•Provides assessments and/or monitoring reports measuring professional development
designed to use technology to improve the gathering, analysis and use of data from a
variety of sources;
•Provides assessments and/or monitoring evaluating professional development to
improve decision making in the integration of technology with instructional and
organizational leadership.
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Week 4 Assignment, Part 4: Posting your Action Report and Responding to Other
Students’ action plans
Using the discussion board and the blog that you have developed, please write and post
your action plan, and be sure to:
•Read and review at least two other action plans
•Respond to other action plans by posting your comments and reflections
The purpose of the action report is to provide you with recommended procedures for
gathering, analyzing, and using data from a variety of sources for informed campus decision
making focusing on the effective integration of technology in curriculum, instruction,
assessment and professional development. Students may wish to use this action plan as
one of your school improvement projects for your Electronic Portfolio. You may also use the
Week 3 and Week 4 assignments as campus supervised hours for your internship logs. As
indicated these two weeks fall under Domain II, Instructional Leadership, and address
elements of Competencies 4, 5 and 7.
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