My district's Technology Plan was developed in 2010 and is projected to run until 2013. Our goal for that timespan is to provide technology services for literacy, integration, and transformative learning to help prepare students to successfully live learn and work in the Digital Age. According to our 2010-2013 Technology Plan, we have numerous amounts of strategies that will help us reach or exceed that goal. For instance, our Kindergarteners will learn the basics and fundamental technology skills. Our first thru fifth graders will use district adopted curriculum and keyboarding software to build skills to help reinforce basics subjects. Our seventh and eighth graders are offered a Technology Applications course so that they can build on their previous technological skills. As for our high school students, they will be offered at least the minimum number of Technology Application courses established by the TEA.
Our second goal is to provide teachers with SBEC standards though quality professional development. Innovative technology usage will be encouraged 100% of staff though incentives and training. It seems as the biggest push for this goal is to provide online training opportunities that focus on technology integration into our curriculum. As far as telecommunication services, hardware etc, our plan did not lay out specifics, however the costs of these services are estimated to be about $125,000. E-Rate will contribute 80% of this cost if approved.
As far as professional development is concerned, we do have a Technology Coordinator who leads many different seminars throughout the summer. However, our teachers have 24/7 access to various trainings on our district’s website. Our district also relies on our yearly STaR chart information to help them navigate to where we need to be in terms of technology. In the past few years our district has made great strides to help get teachers and students where they need to be in order to meet our 2013 goal. With the generosity of E-Rate, I believe this goal is obtainable!
Adan Andres Chavez EDLD 5306 September 2, 2011
Sheldon ISD Technology Plan. (2011, April 1). Sheldon Independent School District. Retrieved September 2, 2011, from http://goo.gl/MX5LQ
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