Edld 5352 week04_assignment

EDLD 5352 Instructional Leadership: The Technology Link

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.

Page 1 – Revised October 2009


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 (16 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 (18 points)
of all personnel.
(Maximum 20 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. (16 points)
leadership. leadership. To achieve (18 points)
maximum credit, the
professional
development plan(s)
must:
• 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.
(Maximum 20 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
success of the provides measurable two of the bulleted the bulleted items from plan.
action plan. outcomes designed to items from the the Accomplished (0 points)
address the following: Accomplished column.
column.
• Uses data and (16 point)
other analysis from (18 points)
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.
.
(Maximum 20 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 20 points) action plan.
(16 point)

(18 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
spelling, or punctuation. or punctuation, punctuation including errors in grammar,
including APA APA writing spelling, and
(Maximum 10 points) mechanics Needs
writing mechanics. punctuation, including
(8 points) (6 APA errors.
point)Improvement (0 points)



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.



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.

The principal's responsibility is to make sure that technology is being integrated and
implemented in all aspects of curriculum and instruction. The principal must be in constant
contact/communication with all stakeholders, above and below on the flow chart, to ensure
that the state, district, and campus plans for technology are being met. The principals also
must support and encourage technology in the school and classroom. Principals also need to
support and allocate funds for on-going professional development in the area of technology.
Principals must also be the model for using technology as a tool for communication, data
collection, identifying data trends, and student success if they want it to be used in the
classrooms of their school.



Flow Chart for Conroe ISD:



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.

The planning/brainstorming of a technology needs professional development while referring to
week 3’s work, the campus improvement plan, the district improvement plan, and the STaR
Chart will be a fairly easy and effective task. There are areas of technology in use or available
within the district and at my campus that are loaded with information and useful tools. The
issue is that there is little knowledge on how to effectively use or navigate these tools. I hope
the following staff development plan, along with others (on-going), will shed some light on
these tools so out teachers will use and implement them in their classrooms effectively and
with success.

Professional Development Goals and Objective:

District goal for technology: CISD will provide technology infrastructure, tools, and solutions to
meet the administrative requirements of the district and to maximize learning for all students.
District goal for communication: CISD will promote and enhance two-way communication
among our staff and our community to maximize the success of all students.

Campus goal for technology: To ensure that all students and staff utilize technology as a tool
for learning. Knox Junior High will utilize technology to maximize learning for all students and to
enhance the educational practices of teachers.
Campus goal for communication: Knox Junior High will promote and enhance two-way
communication among our staff and our community to maximize the success of all students.

Objective of the professional development: To ensure knowledge, use, and implementation of
available classroom technology through effective communication and subject relevant
modeling.



Professional Development Plan:

Time Activity Facilitator Participants Location What?
8:10-8:45a Welcome Back! Campus Knox Faculty and Cafeteria Teachers will be
m Greetings, Administrators staff. given the
introductions, and chance to eat
breakfast. breakfast
provided by the
PTA while
receiving an
explanation of
the events and
expectations of
the day.
Teachers will
receive
information on
what groups
they have been
broken up into
for the
professional
development
rotations.
Some teachers
will be assigned
as the “go-to”
person for
information
during the
sessions. This
person will
assist the
presenters with
answering
questions and
modeling the
technology use.
9:00-10:0 Teachers will be Blogs/Wikis/We Knox Faculty and Computer Lab Teachers will
0am, attending 4 b 2.0 Tools– staff. move through
10:10-11- professional Teacher the rotation of
15am, development volunteer sessions
LUNCH sessions that will presenters according to
(11:30-1:0 based on technology Rm 139 – WOW their
0pm) and its effective use Eduphoria’s Cart assignments
1:00-2:00 and implementation effective given at the
pm, into the classroom. navigation and meeting this
2:10-3:10 Each session will last use – District morning.
pm for about an hour, technology Below will be a
giving time for specialist better



teachers to use and Rm 132 explanation of
explore the Effective the sessions
information given. Communication and the
– Assistant rotations. The
Principals groups of
Rm 303 – Wow teachers
Educational Cart rotating will be
Technology by department
Integration and (with elective
Implementation teachers mixed
Principals – in) so that there
Campus will be
Technology continuity with
Specialist with the lessons
assistance from presented and
department subject matter.
chairs

3:15pm-3: Evaluation of the Campus Principal Knox Faculty and Cafeteria Teachers will fill
30pm Professional staff. out an online
Development. (See survey about
evaluation plan the professional
below) Teachers will development
be given information and then
on receiving credit complete a blog
for the professional posting about
development hours. the day’s events
An online survey and and learning.
a blog response are Staff members
required to receive will then be
credit for the required to
professional respond to at
development. least 2 other
colleagues’ blog
postings to
ensure effective
communication
and
collaboration.

Rotation 1: 9:00am-10:00am (Elective teachers will be spread evenly through the groups)



Social Studies – Effective Communication (Internal and External)
Science – Educational Technology Integration and Implementation Principles
Math – Eduphoria’s effective navigation and use
ELA – Blogs/Wikis/Web 2.0 Tools

Rotation 2: 10:10am-11:15am

ELA – Effective Communication (Internal and External)
Social Studies – Educational Technology Integration and Implementation Principles
Science – Eduphoria’s effective navigation and use
Math – Blogs/Wikis/Web 2.0 Tools

LUNCH on your own: 11:30am-1:00pm

Rotation 3: 1:00pm-2:00pm

Math – Effective Communication (Internal and External)
ELA – Educational Technology Integration and Implementation Principles
Social Studies – Eduphoria’s effective navigation and use
Science – Blogs/Wikis/Web 2.0 Tools

Rotation 4: 2:10pm-3:10pm

Science – Effective Communication (Internal and External)
Math – Educational Technology Integration and Implementation Principles
ELA – Eduphoria’s effective navigation and use
Social Studies – Blogs/Wikis/Web 2.0 Tools

**Explanations for the sessions are on the next page**

Effective Communication (Internal and External):



Develop and maintain a campus procedures and practices for communicating with staff, CISD

communications office, and patrons/media regarding daily campus/district activities/events, special

campus/district activities/events, urgent non-life threatening situations, disaster/life-threatening

situations, weather/natural disaster, and other special circumstances. This will also include the
procedures and practices for keeping the lines of communication clear with all stakeholders outside of
school walls.

Educational Technology Integration and Implementation Principles:

This session will aid helping teachers to become comfortable in planning and designing instructional
activities that implement technology in order to support student learning and to aid all staff in the
school to support and advocate for the use of technology in the classroom.

Eduphoria’s effective navigation and use:

This session will help teacher become more familiar with the inner-working of eduphoria. There is a lot
of information and clicking that has to be done to properly and efeectively navigate this site and to
unlock it’s potential. This training will help teachers to accomplish this so that they can use the
reseources found in this software program. This will also give teachers a chance to let the technology
specialssts know what it is they think could be fixed or “made better” in the program to make it more
“user-friendly”.

Blogs/Wikis/Web 2.0 Tools:

This session will show and model to teacher the effectiveness of use in the classroom that these tools
offer. Actual classroom examples of implementation and success will be used to model the use of these
technologies.

*There will also be a focus in the importance of the STaR chart data that is completed by teachers on a
yearly basis. It will be made known that this infomatiin is very valuabe as a summative evaluation for all
things technology related for our campus. So there will be time spent explaining the results of these
scores and their meanings. This will be built into the introduction via PowerPoint.*



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.

Professional Development Evaluation Plan:

Time Activity Facilitator Participants Location What?
3:15pm-3: Evaluation of the Campus Principal Knox Faculty and Cafeteria Teachers will fill
30pm Professional staff. out an online
Development. survey about
Teachers will be the professional
given information on development
receiving credit for and then
the professional complete a blog
development hours. posting about
An online survey and the day’s events
a blog response are and learning.
required to receive Staff members
credit for the will then be
professional required to
development. respond to at
least 2 other
colleagues’ blog
postings to
ensure effective
communication
and
collaboration.

After the Online Survey. Campus Knox Faculty and Computer with Teachers will fill
sessions Technology staff that attended web out an online
are Specialist and the professional accessibility. survey about



completed Campus Principal. development the professional
sessions. development
and the day’s
events. This
will help the
facilitators to
have feedback
on what was a
success and
what was not.
This will then
allow for
changes to be
made in future
staff
developments.
After the Blog posting and Campus Knox Faculty and Computer with Faculty and
sessions collaboration. Technology staff that attended web staff will be
are Specialist and the professional accessibility. given the URL
completed Campus Principal. development for a blog that is
sessions. set up for the
purpose of
collaboration
about the
professional
development
sessions. This
will be an open
venue for
teachers to
collaborate and
share ideas,
while adhering
to the
acceptable use
policy of the
district.
Teachers will be
required to post
on the blog and
then respond to
at least two
other
colleagues blog
postings to
receive “credit”.



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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