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Technology Plan 2011 - 2014

Fort Worth I.S.D. Technology Plan 2011 - 2014. By Gwendolyn Davis. Description of School District. Large urban district Diverse population of 81,000 students 13 high schools 25 middle schools 29 alternative education campuses 81 elementary schools. Vision & Mission. Vision. Mission.

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Technology Plan 2011 - 2014

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  1. Fort Worth I.S.D. Technology Plan 2011 - 2014 By Gwendolyn Davis

  2. Description of School District • Large urban district • Diverse population of 81,000 students • 13 high schools • 25 middle schools • 29 alternative education campuses • 81 elementary schools

  3. Vision & Mission Vision Mission Provide and support rigorous learning opportunities which result in successful completion of a quality high school experience for all students. • A high-performing learning organization in which all students achieve proficiency in rigorous standards.

  4. District Goals • All students will learn at high academic levels; achievement gap will be eliminated • Operations efficient and effective • Integral part will be: • family involvement • community partnerships

  5. Supporting the Vision • Use technology to prepare students and educators to succeed with 21st Century skills in all: • Aspects of teaching and learning • Administrative operations Digital Classrooms w/Interactive Response Systems Digital District Digital Administrative Operations

  6. Digital Classroom • Interactive whiteboard connected to • computer • projector • speakers • software programs offering digital learning and multimedia resources • interactive response system

  7. Interactive Response System (IRS) • The intent of the IRS is to facilitate immediate assessment of: • Classroom comprehension • Individual student comprehension • Access data collected in spreadsheet format for: • Grading • Other record keeping

  8. Curriculum Frameworks System (CFS) • The CFS provides a clear starting point: • The “what” of what is taught is non-negotiable • The “how” is in the domain of professional creativity • Revised curriculum (ongoing) • Curriculum-Based Assessments (CBA) • Structured, Scheduled Learning Walks • Leadership Support and Monitoring

  9. Texas StarChart Evaluation Level Advanced Tech

  10. Goal 1 - Teaching & Learning Master Technology Applications TEKS

  11. Goal 1 - Teaching & Learning Use Research-based strategies

  12. Goal 1 - Teaching & Learning Differentiate Instruction

  13. Goal 1 - Teaching & Learning Enhance Student-Centered Learning

  14. Goal 1 - Teaching & Learning Enhance Student-Centered Learning

  15. Goal 1 - Teaching & Learning Maintain Modern School Library

  16. Goal 2 – Educator Preparation Provide Tiered Professional Development

  17. Goal 2 – Educator Preparation Provide Tiered Professional Development Chief Technology Officer Executive Director of Educational Technology

  18. Goal 2 – Educator Preparation Provide Tiered Professional Development

  19. Goal 3 – Leadership, Administration & Support Implement & Maintain Comprehensive Planning

  20. Goal 3 – Leadership, Administration & Support Implement & Maintain Comprehensive Planning

  21. Goal 3 – Leadership, Administration & Support Implement & Maintain Comprehensive Planning

  22. Goal 3 – Leadership, Administration & Support Implement & Maintain Comprehensive Planning

  23. Goal 4 – A Comprehensive Technology Infrastructure will support the “Digital District” Initiative

  24. Cloud Computing • Cloud computing apparently wasn’t so popular when the district first began writing this technology plan. For about a year, I have been receiving regular e-mails about the cloud but have been ignoring and deleting them. Recently, in the last few months I have begun to read the information. It seems that clouds can save schools lots of money. • Cloud computing comes into focus only when you think about what IT always needs: a way to increase capacity or add capabilities without investing in new infrastructure, training new personnel, or licensing new software. Cloud computing encompasses any subscription-based or pay-per-use service that, in real time over the Internet, extends IT's existing capabilities (Knorr & Gruman, 2010).

  25. Long-Term Professional Development My Recommendations • “Bringing technology tools into the classroom doesn't necessarily mean that teachers are leveraging them to develop students' 21st century skills. Meaningful change, experts insist, comes from long-term professional development (PD) that models the type of learning that schools expect of their students (Delaney, 2011).” • Much of the training offered for teachers is not comprehensive enough—two hours here or there is not enough to affect change. Teachers attend and get excited, but returning and following through on the implementation falls by the wayside. • There must be a systematic plan of long-term training groups of teachers in phases that also includes buy-in from the principal. • It must be done in phases over a period of time and carried out until the group of teachers have completed a prescribed course of technology integration. • They can then return and model for their colleagues. • A new group is trained in phase two, three and so on.

  26. Summary • The Fort Worth has developed a comprehensive technology plan that included the incorporation of many new technologies and the improvement of old ones. If they follow through and complete these goals they will completely become a digital district. • The training for teachers is not comprehensive enough. Teachers need a person in the building who is available to help them with individual technology integration needs. • When this plan expires in 2014, I would include cloud computing for storage data and open source software and continue to extend training of the Web 2.0 collaboration tools.

  27. Bibliography Advisor, T. (2012). Trip Advisor Fort Worth Photos. Retrieved May 14, 2012, from Tripadvisor.com: http://www.tripadvisor.com/LocationPhotos-g55857-Fort_Worth_Texas.html. Delaney, M. (2011, November 1). Training Teachers to Integrate Technology. Retrieved May 13, 2012, from EdTech Magazine: http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2011/11/team-effort. Fort Worth ISD Technology Planning Committee. (2011). Fort Worth ISD Technology Plan: 2011 - 2014. Fort Worth, Texas: Fort Worth Independent School District Department of Technology. Knorr, E., & Gruman, G. (2010, October 25). InfoWorld.com Cloud Computing. Retrieved May 13, 2012, from InfoWorld.com: http://www.infoworld.com/d/cloud-computing/what-cloud-computing-really-means-031

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