Technology Planning & Assessment Updates

1. Technology Planning & Assessment Updates Dixie Knight Education Service Center, Region 20

2. Technology Planning & Assessment Updates • Implementation of Texas ePlan • Campus STaR chart submissions • Regional LoTi data • From ePlan to Campus to Classroom • Envisioning and Inspiring • Implementing and Evaluating

3. Texas ePlan • Online Technology Planning System • Created under direction of TEA • With initial input by ETAC • Developed by the Technology Planning & E-Rate Support Center in collaboration with SCR-TEC • Programmed and hosted by SEDL

4. Texas ePlan • Created to: • Provide a more efficient system of submitting technology plans for review and approval • Enable schools, districts, and ESCs to meet the planning requirements for NCLB (Title II, Part D), E-Rate, and the Texas Long-range Plan for Technology Recommendations

5. Texas ePlan • All Texas public school districts, charter schools, and regional education service centers must submit a new or updated plan this year via the e-Plan system. • Statistics

6. Texas Campus STaR Chart • All public and charter campuses required to submit plan this spring • Should be completed by campus principal • Statistics

7. Levels of Technology Implementation • Dr. Christopher Moersch developed in 1994 • Measures authentic classroom technology use • Focuses on purposeful integration of technology to support: • Problem-solving • Performance-based assessment practices • Experiential learning

8. Regional LoTi Data • 2,631surveys completed in 2003-04 • Over 60% of respondents are at LoTi levels 0-2. • Less than 8% of respondents are appropriately and effectively integrating technology.

9. “Students arenativeto cyberspace, where the rest of us areimmigrants.” - Douglas Ruskoff

10. “The effective 21st century administrator is a hands-on user of technology.” Technology Standards for School Administrators

11. From ePlan to Campus to Classroom Starting with a vision….

12. “A vision is a mental picture of what you would like to become, as well as a description of the dreams and deepest aspirations you hold for your school. A good vision looks ahead and captures and embraces change.” The Apple Planning Guidehttp://www.apple.com/education/planning/

13. Imagine what your school could do with technology. • Involve other stakeholders. • Be creative. • Communicate your vision.

14. From ePlan to Campus to Classroom Assessing your reality….

15. Needs Assessment • Review state and federal requirements • NCLB and E-rate requirements • Technology applications TEKS • State and national technology standards for students, educators, and administrators • Texas Long-range Plan for Technology, 1996-2010 • Texas Campus STaR chart • Research best practices, educational technology trends • Visit model schools

16. From ePlan to Campus to Classroom Addressing the gap between your vision and your reality….

18. Establish Action Plan, Implement, and Evaluate • Consider these questions: • Implementation: What has been and is being accomplished? • Evaluation: How can it be improved? • Revision: What is our next step?

19. “Technology can add fun, excitement, and drama to the content you are trying to convey, but you, the teacher, are the facilitator, and the technology is merely a tool in your hands.”“Weaving Technology in Your Teaching”David A. Dockterman, Ed. D.