8. TECHNOLOGY PLAN OBJECTIVES IMPLEMENTATION
OVERVIEW AND GOALS 2012-2013
Establish learning goals and define what
Communication, Collaboration, Creativity, Critical
District 123 believes technology we desire our students to embody when
has the capacity to afford students
GOAL 1 they leave our institution to be successful
Thinking, Problem Solving, and Deepened
Knowledge Base. Create integration plan of goals
in their future.
opportunities to engage the within existing curriculum structure.
process of learning more deeply
and dynamically. The following
plan is intended to provide
direction, clarity, and vision for the
Provide students developmentally 2012-2013
use of technology in the learning
experience for our students, staff GOAL 2 appropriate access to a learning,
computing device.
Fully implement 1:1 with netbooks running
Linux in grades 3-8.
and community.
Over the next three years, our
work will focus on advancing each
of the following five goals. Steps 2012-2013
Provide the professional development Establish and refine scheduling of instructional
for implementation will be
revisited at the end of each year GOAL 3 necessary to effectively use technology
to transform learning in the classroom.
technology coaches to provide job-embedded
professional development. Establish 5 areas of focus
and adjusted as necessary to for professional development through PD goals.
continue moving the plan forward.
Provide a learning ecosystem in which 2012-2013
digital and physical environments are Create a learning ecology that details the
GOAL 4 met in a manner that affords students the digital and physical learning spaces and tools
best potential for learning. for use for students.
2012-2013
Provide the necessary infrastructure to
Increase existing bandwidth, evaluate existing
effectively, predictably, and reliably
GOAL 5 utilize technology in the learning
wireless systems, and make necessary to core system
in order to provide the necessary infrastructure for
experience.
successful student access at current scale.