Technology+Integration+Plan

The following are some of my working notes on developing a 5 - year, 21st - century technology integration plan. Please feel free to add any details you think would improve the plan and also comment using the discussion tab.

- Teachers take the [|LoTi survey] to provide a baseline for improvement of their technology skills. - Teachers take the course - "Tools of the Trade "; tools chosen based on average LoTi levels; teachers at or above Level 4 can develop learning contracts. - Teachers plan small 1-3 day technology integration projects with the tools covered in the course. - Teachers learn Google Docs to collaboratively plan, document, and peer review projects. - Principle starts a blog; gives teachers articles to read and respond to on school blog. - Forms developed with [|Google Docs] for principal 10-minute walk-throughs; typically done 2x randomly and 2x during technology integration projects - Establishment of a school wiki (e.g. [|Google Sites], Wikispaces ) so that teachers and students can share their work; pages established for each department which link to a page for each teacher. - Teachers should take part in 5-7 sessions from [|Classroom 2.0 Live] and comment on how they can integrate the tool in their classroom on their wiki page. - Teachers are asked to video tape lessons; 2 teachers not involved in lesson are asked to peer review videos; academic dean goes over reviews with teachers. - Laptops purchased for lowest grade in school (e.g. starting at 7th grade) at end of year in preparation for Year 2.
 * Year 1: Tools of the Trade**

- Teachers take the course "Becoming a Networked Learner ". - Teachers join online community of practices, such as [|Seedlings], [|Global Education Network] , or [|Classroom 2.0] - Teachers expand on their technology integration projects from Year 1, getting at least one other school to participate in their projects. - Collaborative projects are posted to the school wiki; [|San Diego Internet Marketing] advertised in social network. - School purchases the use of an Ellumiante room; used for distance learning sessions between schools. - Teachers should take part in 5-7 sessions from [|Classroom 2.0 Live] related to "the flat classroom" experience; blog about their experiences on the dissucsion tab of the wiki. - Teachers are asked to video tape lessons; teachers not involved in lesson are asked to peer review videos. - Laptops purchased for next grade in school. Second cohort of teachers takes Year 1 course. - Students are required to create a wiki page to host their projects and a "student multi-media resume".
 * Year 2: Becoming a Networked Learner**

- First year cohort teachers take the course "Designing and Managing Collaborative Projects"; Focuses on backward design and technology integration - Teachers work together to design projects that incorpate understandings and esential questions from at least 2 disciplines + ISTE technology integration standards - Teachers continue to expand their knowledge; listen to sessions from [|K12 Online]. - First year chohot teachers take the LoTi survey again and compare results from year one; develop a learning contract with technology integration coordinator. - Second year cohort teachers take "Becoming a Networked Leaner" course and follow other prescribed "year 2" requirements - [|Laptops] purchased for next grade in school. Third cohort of teachers works through "Year 1".
 * Year 3: Designing and Managing Collaborative Projects**

- First year cohort teachers design problem-based research projects that involve aspects of collaboartion, discourse, negotiation, global awareness, and social engagement. - Students continue to post projects to their "student web porfolios"; higher level students expand on a project that they finished in a previous year; school aids students in getting summer research positions with local scientists or businesses which deal with the project they are planning to further reseach and make it "real-world". - Second year cohort teachers take LoTi survey again and compare results from year one; develop a learning contract with technology integration coordinator.
 * Year 4: Learning Expeditions**

- Students are encourage to expand on their research projects. - First year teachers' laptops replaced. - First year students are juniors and present papers; teachers and invited guests comment on how student could continue research project and present final paper senior year. - School hosts [|hostgator coupon] learning symposium and invites speakers from the various participating schools to present papers; continue each year from this point. - Web portfolios of seniors are downloaded and included with yearbook; archived by school. - Teachers of seniors do [|hair salons in stockbridge] evaluation of projects and make suggestion for improving the process.
 * Year 5: Learning Symposium**