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 adjust-
ments to achieve the campus vision and goals, including the integration of technology as de-
scribed 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 de-
signed 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 Expec-
Accomplished Proficient Progressing
 tations

Action plan in- Student completes the Student completes Student provides a par- Student does not com-
cludes an organi- organizational flow chart the organizational tial organizational chart plete the organizational
zational chart identifying key personnel chart with some that does not include all chart or description of
identifying key from the district adminis- identification of dis- key stakeholders, and roles and responsibili-
stakeholders in in- tration through campus trict and campus does not describe the ties.
tegrating technol- implementation responsi- personnel, but does roles and responsibili- (0 points)
ogy and district ble for integrating tech- not address the ties of key personnel.
and campus orga- nology and instructional roles and responsi- (16 point)e
nizational leader- and organizational lead- bilities of personnel
ship ership. Chart must identi- in integrating and
fy personnel titles re- implementing tech-
sponsible for this integra- nology, instructional
tion and implementation, and organizational
and a brief description of leadership.
the role and responsibili- (18 points)
ties of all personnel.
(Maximum 20
points)



Comprehensive Student describes a pro- Student provides a Student provides a pro- Student fails to develop
professional de- fessional development professional devel- fessional development a professional develop-
velopment plan(s) plan or activities de- opment plan(s) that plan(s) that addresses ment plan(s).
designed to signed to achieve the ac- address two of the only one of the three (0 points)
achieve the action tion plan of integrating three bulleted items bulleted items from the
plan of integrating technology with instruc- from the Accom- Accomplished column.
technology with tional and organizational plished column.
instructional and leadership. To achieve (18 points) (16 points)
organizational maximum credit, the pro-
leadership. fessional 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 or-
ganizational leadership.
(Maximum 20
points)



Evaluation plan to The action plan must Student provides an Student provides an Student fails to include
assess the also include an evalua- evaluation plan that evaluation plan that ad- an evaluation plan in the
progress and tion plan that provides addresses two of dresses only one of the Week 4 action plan.
success of the measurable outcomes the bulleted items bulleted items from the (0 points)
action plan. designed to address the from the Accom- Accomplished column.
following: plished column. (16 point)
(18 points)
·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 im-
prove the gathering,
analysis and use of data
from a variety of sources
·Provides assessments
and/or monitoring evalu-
ating professional devel-
opment to improve deci-
sion making in the inte-
gration of technology
with instructional and or-
ganizational leadership.
.
(Maximum 20
points)



Posting action Student posts their ac- Student posts their Student posts their ac- Student does not post
plan on the Dis- tion plan on the Discus- action plan on the tion plan on the Discus- on the Discussion Board
cussion Board sion Board and on their Discussion Board sion Board and on their or on their blog.
and on their blog, blog and provides evi- and on their blog blog but does not pro-
and provides evi- dence, through written and provides evi- vide any comments or
dence of review- comments, of reviewing dence, through writ- reflections on the action (0 points)
ing and comment- and reflecting on at least ten comments, of plans of other students.
ing on action two other student’s ac- reviewing and re-
plans of other stu- tion plan. flecting on one oth-
dents. (Maximum 20 er student’s action (16 point)
points) plan.

(18 points)

Assignment Me- Responses are relevant Responses are rele-Responses are relevant Responses do not re-
chanics to course content; stu- vant to course con- to course content; more flect knowledge of
dent uses correct APA tent; one or two er- than three errors in course content, lack
writing mechanics; no errors in grammar, grammar, spelling, or clarity and depth, and/or
rors in grammar, spelling, or punctua-punctuation including include multiple errors in
spelling, or punctuation. tion, including APA APA writing mechanics grammar, spelling, and
(Maximum 10 writing mechanics. Needs punctuation, including
points) (8 points) (6 point)Improve- APA errors.
ment (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 improve-
ments, develop an organization chart that includes the following:

·Identify by title or job description all personnel/stakeholders responsible for integrating tech-
nology 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 school board
School Board is in charge of
determining budget
allocations that
set technology
goals.

The Superintendent Superintendent
is in charge of the
district and
making sure it is
reaching it’s goals
including those in
technology.
The Deputy
Deputy Superintendent of Superintendent is
Schools in charge of
assisting the
Superintendent in
reaching the
technology goals.

The Assistant Superintendent of Assistant Superintendent of
Technology is responsible for Technology
communicating the district
technology plan, technology TEKS
and student expectations to the
Intructional Technologist.
The Instructional Technologist is
responsible for ensuring the
district’s technology plan,
Instructional technology TEKS and student
Technologist expectations are communicated
to campus principals.

Campus Technologist Campus Prinicpal The Campus Prinicpal is in
charge of making sure the
campus is implementing the
district technology goals as
well as other district goals.

The Campus
Technologist is in
charge of making sure Teachers and Staff
technology is Teachers and staff are responsible for working
operating smoothly on with other teachers to develop curriculum that
campus and that implements technology.
teachers have the
necessary tools and
training to use digital
tools.

Students
The students are responsible for learning to use a
variety of different digital tools and digital
resources.



Week 4 Assignment, Part 2: Professional Development Planning
Using the campus and district improvement plans, and any suggested technology improve-
ments, 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.
Campus Needs:

*Increase the frequency of technology in the instructional setting.

*Integrate online learning with classroom learning.

* Increae the capabilities of teachers to gather data on students from multiple digital resources.
Description: The administration, faculty and staff at Knox Junior High will im-
prove student achievement by utilizing technology to maximize learning and to
enhance the educational practices of teachers per the Campus Improvement
Plan.

Goals:
* Understand the Star Chart and how it can be used to monitor technology de-
velopment on campus.
*Integrate the use of Moodle’s online classroom technology into the classroom.
*Using Eduphoria to gather information on students and monitor them.
*Navigating the internet to find online programs that can enhance differentiation
in the classroom

Activity: Facilitator(s): Timeline: Details:
-Meet with faculty Administration 8:00- 9:00 am -The staff will watch a
and staff to review power point presenta-
Star Chart data and Campus Technologist tion that details the
to discuss the state star chart data and
and district technolo- Instructional Technol- district technology
gy standards to eval- ogist standards for our
uate the needs of the school.
campus in the inte- -They will then break
gration of technology off into groups to dis-
in the classroom. cuss ideas that the
campus can do to im-
prove the data.



Description: The administration, faculty and staff at Knox Junior High will im-
prove student achievement by utilizing technology to maximize learning and to
enhance the educational practices of teachers per the Campus Improvement
Plan.

Goals:
* Understand the Star Chart and how it can be used to monitor technology de-
velopment on campus.
*Integrate the use of Moodle’s online classroom technology into the classroom.
*Using Eduphoria to gather information on students and monitor them.
*Navigating the internet to find online programs that can enhance differentiation
in the classroom

Activity: Facilitator(s): Timeline: Details:
-Learn the compo- Instructional Technol- 9:10-11:10 am -The faculty will learn
nents of Moodle and ogist how Moodle works.
how to implement it in They will then create
your classroom. a Moodle classroom
for their classes.
-Teachers will prac-
tice navigating Moo-
dle and upload an as-
signment.

-Learn to use Administration 12:45-2:00 pm -Teachers learn how
Eduphoria to gather Campus Technologist to navigate Eduphoria
multiple data on your to get the most infor-
students. mation out of it.

-Teachers will learn Instructional Technol- 2:00-3:30 pm -Instructional Tech-
about different free ogist nologist will share
digital resources that ideas of different digi-
they can use in their tal resources that can
classroom. be used in the class-
room.
-Teachers will then
group by department
and develop a lesson
that can use the digi-
tal resources(Animo-
to,Blogs, etc..) that
were shared.



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 de-
signed 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 deci-
sion making in the integration of technology with instructional and organizational leadership.

Activity: Details: Evaluation:
-Meet with faculty and staff -The staff will watch a power - There will be an increase
to review Star Chart data point presentation that details in the Key Area of Teaching
and to discuss the state the star chart data and district and Learning and Educator
and district technology technology standards for our Preparation and Develop-
standards to evaluate the school. ment from Developing Tech
needs of the campus in -They will then break off into to Advanced Tech.
the integration of technolo- groups to discuss ideas that
gy in the classroom. the campus can do to improve
the data.

-Learn the components of The faculty will learn how -Teachers will be expected
Moodle and how to imple- Moodle works. They will then to establish an online class-
ment it in your classroom. create a Moodle classroom for room that the students can
their classes. access and use throughout
-Teachers will practice navi- the year.
gating Moodle and upload an - At minimum, access to on-
assignment. line notes and assignments
should be posted.

-Learn to use Eduphoria to -Teachers will meet in the -Teachers will be expected
gather multiple data on computer lab and learn how to to have a pictorial directory
your students. navigate Eduphoria to get the of targeted students.
most information out of it. -Departments will use
Eduphoria to analyze ex-
ams to find student weak-
nesses.



Activity: Details: Evaluation:
-Teachers will learn about -Instructional Technologist will -Teachers will be monitored
different free digital re- share ideas of different digital and lesson plans will be
sources that they can use resources that can be used in checked for the use of tech-
in their classroom. the classroom. nology.
- Teachers will then group by -Teachers should be imple-
department and develop a menting digital tools and re-
lesson that can use the digital sources in their instructional
resources(Animoto,Blogs, activities on a weekly basis.
etc..) that were shared.



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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