Additions+from+Sept+10+meetings

Here is where I will post the results of our work on September 10. Thanks everyone for a great meeting.

=**Teacher Issues/ Professional Development**=


 * || ** Red ** || ** Yellow **  || ** Blue **  ||
 * ** *Goal ** : Set up a committee to explore creative, flexible opportunities for time and delivery methods.
 * Measurement ** : Development of a set of options to be presented at admin council. || 4   || 12 || 1 ||
 * ** *Goal ** : Define an achievable, accepted standard for technological competency in relation to school goals.
 * Measurement ** : Completion of the standard and integrated into the School Learning Improvement Plan. || 10 || 5 || 0 ||
 * ** *Goal ** : Develop criteria to define technology competencies for teachers (ISTE, WNCP, etc.) so that teachers can self-assess.
 * Measurement ** : 4 stage rubrics to define competencies and standards (Division wide application) || 12   || 2 || 1 ||
 * ** *Goal: ** Train an in school (ISISTS) person(s) to deliver on site, needs-based technology skills.
 * Measurement ** : Progression of teachers’ competencies to defined level on the rubric || 12   || 3 || 1 ||
 * ** *Goal ** : Provide a (funded) PD model to connect teachers with teachers.
 * Measurement ** : Record the dollars expended; teacher-to-teacher contact time; teacher satisfaction results || 0   || 0 || 0 ||
 * ** *Goal ** : Promote the use of technology in the classroom through the allocation of release time for a lead teacher (2010/11).
 * Measurement ** : Ask lead teacher to report on effectiveness by the end of the 2010/11 school year. || 1 || 0 || 0 ||
 * ** *Goal ** : Develop a digital PLC group for all newly hired teachers, giving them extra time for PD and access to appropriate equipment so they can find appropriate ways to integrate technology into their teaching and support each other in doing so.
 * Measurement ** : Formation of the PLC. Evidence of appropriate technology use in supervision reports, year plans and unit plans. || 0   || 0 || 0 ||
 * ** *Goal ** : Give teachers (paid) time to work with in-school support on use of educational technology.
 * Measurement ** : Set time, during school schedule or set in-school PD days. Challenge: rigid instructional schedules vs flexibility of “just in time” support.
 * Responsibility: ** Technology committee || 1 || 0 || 0 ||
 * ** *Goal ** : By June 30, 2010, all administrators in LSSD will receive in-service on Response to Intervention (RtI) and Differentiated Instruction (DI). They will be able to demonstrate, with 95% accuracy, their understanding of the RtI process and how the use of technology fits and supports the model.
 * Measurement ** : Time-table to reflect RtI model and changing staff responsibilities. Requests for support in acquiring hardware and software. Requests for different staffing supports.
 * Responsibility: ** Superintendent and consultants in Central Office || 1 || 0 || 0 ||
 * ** *Goal ** : Give teachers (paid) time to work with in-school support on use of educational technology.
 * Measurement ** : Set time, during school schedule or set in-school PD days. Challenge: rigid instructional schedules vs flexibility of “just in time” support.
 * Responsibility: ** Technology committee || 1 || 0 || 0 ||
 * ** *Goal ** : By June 30, 2010, all administrators in LSSD will receive in-service on Response to Intervention (RtI) and Differentiated Instruction (DI). They will be able to demonstrate, with 95% accuracy, their understanding of the RtI process and how the use of technology fits and supports the model.
 * Measurement ** : Time-table to reflect RtI model and changing staff responsibilities. Requests for support in acquiring hardware and software. Requests for different staffing supports.
 * Responsibility: ** Superintendent and consultants in Central Office || 1 || 0 || 0 ||
 * Measurement ** : Time-table to reflect RtI model and changing staff responsibilities. Requests for support in acquiring hardware and software. Requests for different staffing supports.
 * Responsibility: ** Superintendent and consultants in Central Office || 1 || 0 || 0 ||

=**Learning and Curriculum/Student Focus**= Year 2: # of lessons classroom teachers developed that used technology with minimum support from ISupport Teacher. 9 || 4 || 1 || Realistic – Divisions PD from technology group and others (i.e. train the trainers) || || 1 || ||
 * || ** Red ** || ** Yellow **  || ** Blue **  ||
 * ** *Goal: ** Each school has a teacher designated to help administer the computers in their school by the end of the year. Rationale: Teachers are not afraid of learning procedures but the inability to adapt when a step in the procedure breaks down. If teachers are unable to adapt a tool to their goals, they won’t use it. Problems need to be addressed on a timeframe that likely can not be achieved through centralized services. || 0   || 5 || 0 ||
 * ** *Goal: ** For the start of the 2010 school year, each school will have allocated in school instructional support time to enhance teachers’ use of technology to increase student achievement.
 * Measurement ** – Year 1: Data collection to show # of lessons ISupport Teacher assisted (team teaching); Samples of lessons
 * Measurement ** – Year 1: Data collection to show # of lessons ISupport Teacher assisted (team teaching); Samples of lessons
 * Responsibility: ** Admin, ISupport Teacher, classroom teachers || 11   || 2 || 1 ||
 * ** *Goal: ** By August 31, 2011, every teacher will be able to clearly articulate the daily learning outcome as determined by (pick a curriculum subject).
 * Measurement ** : Ability to answer the first Learning Community question: What do you expect students to learn today? || 7 || 1 || 0 ||
 * ** *Goal: ** Opening up access to web 2.0 tools that will allow students to learn/demonstrate learning in creative and communicative ways for all students at all times.
 * Measurement ** : Student/device rations; nature of online context accessed/generated (e.g. student blogs); number of collaborative projects initiated, sustained, completed. || 2   || 11 || 0 ||
 * ** Goal: ** Provision of stable, reliable, transparent, ubiquitous access to research, communication and creation tools for all students at all times. || 0   || 0 || 0 ||
 * ** *Goal: ** Create a document containing collections of model lessons based on SK curriculum outcomes that illustrate the use of technology and meet at least one of the NETS. For distribution in the fall 2010.
 * Measurement ** : Document written and distributed.
 * Responsibility: ** Donna and ISITS || 10 || 3 || 0 ||
 * ** *Goal: ** 75% of students in grades 6-9 will achieve a standard of 3 or higher on a common writing rubric in 2010-2011 school year. **Measurement**: Pre/post assessments (common rubric); List of strategies used by teachers to teach writing.
 * Responsibility ** : C.O./teachers/students || 8   || 4 || 0 ||
 * ** *Goal ** : By June 2011, every student in grades 6-9 (physical education) will have tracked their personal health and fitness goals using some technological tools.
 * Measurement ** : Record of assessments; observation;; student reflections of goals. ||
 * ** *Goal: ** 75% of students in grades 6-9 will achieve a standard of 3 or higher on a common writing rubric in 2010-2011 school year. **Measurement**: Pre/post assessments (common rubric); List of strategies used by teachers to teach writing.
 * Responsibility ** : C.O./teachers/students || 8   || 4 || 0 ||
 * ** *Goal ** : By June 2011, every student in grades 6-9 (physical education) will have tracked their personal health and fitness goals using some technological tools.
 * Measurement ** : Record of assessments; observation;; student reflections of goals. ||
 * ** *Goal ** : By June 2011, every student in grades 6-9 (physical education) will have tracked their personal health and fitness goals using some technological tools.
 * Measurement ** : Record of assessments; observation;; student reflections of goals. ||
 * ** *Goal: ** By June of each year each school will have hosted a Celebration of Learning where students highlight how technology has enhanced a) their learning of skills and acquisition of knowledge or b) enhanced their capacity for lifelong learning.
 * Measurement ** : Students demonstrations/sharing; parent responses (attendance); parent survey; student survey.
 * Responsibility ** : Admin, teachers, students || 7   || 5 || 0 ||
 * ** *Goal: ** By June 2011, at least 60% of teachers will have used technology as a means of differentiating instruction in each unit of math.
 * Measurement ** : Evidence in unit plans. Teacher observation (Superintendent/Admin). Requests for resources/tools Prof Learning Plan- inclusion of learning about DI strategies
 * Responsibility ** : Consultants, Admin, Teachers || 13   || 3 || 0 ||
 * ** *Goal ** : By June 2011, at least 1 PLC group in each school will be dedicated to developing technological applications relevant to Math and ELA units.
 * Measurement ** : # of applications, online database of applications, teacher feedback (survey), student feedback – how did technology help you learn ___ (math.ELA)
 * Responsibility ** : Admin/Teachers || 7   || 5 || 0 ||
 * ** *Goal ** : 80% of students will be regular users of technology for learning
 * Measurement ** : review computer skills and competency/ie.global citizenship, research, etc.)
 * Responsibility ** : Technology Commitee
 * Comment ** : Achievable - Provide PD oppor tunities (in-school/outsource)
 * ** *Goal ** : 80% of students will be regular users of technology for learning
 * Measurement ** : review computer skills and competency/ie.global citizenship, research, etc.)
 * Responsibility ** : Technology Commitee
 * Comment ** : Achievable - Provide PD oppor tunities (in-school/outsource)
 * ** Goal ** : Teacher/learner needs will be balanced with technology/infrastructure needs. (e.g. students and teachers will find technology works as expected.
 * Measurement ** : Survey method. (Does it work? Does it meet the needs of the students and the teacher?)
 * Responsibility ** : Tech Staff, consultant, school-based support person || || || ||
 * Responsibility ** : Tech Staff, consultant, school-based support person || || || ||

=**Implementation Issues/Policy**=
 * || ** Red ** || ** Yellow **  || ** Blue **  ||
 * ** *Goal ** : Teachers within school divisions will be able to complete a survey/questionnaire with 75% accuracy – about the school division technology policies- procedures/action
 * Measurement ** : Survey
 * Responsibility ** : Donna, ISITS Principials, Comm flow || 4   || 6 || 7 ||
 * ** *Goal ** : Every school will create a tech plan based on curriculum goals, funds available, and a request to the Tech. Dept for recommended solutions
 * Measurement ** : The plan; dialogue with tech dept and learning resources Consultant
 * Responsibility ** : Principals, Donna/Michael/Randy || 14   || 2 || 0 ||
 * ** *Goal ** : Every teacher will include the use of technology in their Professional Development plan and share it with their PLC group. **Measurement**: Principals review PGP with each teacher. If done- bring it to PLC group.
 * Responsibility ** : Teachers, principals (template changes) || 4   || 10 || 1 ||
 * ** *Goal ** : to provide a parent workshop in conjunction with SCC at each school across the division in the 2009-10 school year. Workshop to include digital citizenship, applications used at school and examples of learning with technology happening at each school
 * Measurement ** : survey distributed to parents to parents who attended workshops.
 * Responsibility ** : Donna Desroches/Randy Fox || 2   || 9 || 1 ||
 * ** *Goal ** : to provide a parent workshop in conjunction with SCC at each school across the division in the 2009-10 school year. Workshop to include digital citizenship, applications used at school and examples of learning with technology happening at each school
 * Measurement ** : survey distributed to parents to parents who attended workshops.
 * Responsibility ** : Donna Desroches/Randy Fox || 2   || 9 || 1 ||

=**Infrastructure/Budget**= It is essential that we work towards a common platform for ease of sharing information between schools/central office and the province. As well we should be looking for software which can be integrated to eliminate or reduce duplication of data collection || 4   || 8 || 0 ||
 * || ** Red ** || ** Yellow **  || ** Blue **  ||
 * ** *Goal ** : Review and assess admin packages and choose one by the end of the 2009/10 budget year
 * Responsibility ** : Michael || 0   || 0 || 0 ||
 * ** *Goal ** : Choose communications representative on the Technology Planning Committee to share related information with divisions
 * Measurement ** : staff through established communication channels
 * Responsibility ** : Tech Committee- Shelley Jonostin || 3   || 7 || 3 ||
 * ** *Goal ** : Create a procedure document for retirement and/or replacement of technology hardware software by Sept 2010
 * Measurement ** : Procedure document is available to everyone through the division website
 * Responsibility ** : M. Blair/R Fox (Technology Committee) || 9 || 4 || 2 ||
 * ** *Goal ** : Bring all schools in the division to a minimum of 5 MB bandwidth service in conjunction with the Community Net upgrade (2011)
 * Responsibility ** : Michael Blair || 14   || 1 || 0 ||
 * ** *Goal ** : Budget info will be given to school prior to Sept 1
 * Measurement ** : Survey of schools || 1   || 9 || 1 ||
 * ** *Goal ** : Implementation of a common Student Information System across the Division. Research, collaborate, select and install common software by end of the 2010/2011 school year
 * Measurement ** : All schools will have a common platform
 * ** *Goal ** : Budget info will be given to school prior to Sept 1
 * Measurement ** : Survey of schools || 1   || 9 || 1 ||
 * ** *Goal ** : Implementation of a common Student Information System across the Division. Research, collaborate, select and install common software by end of the 2010/2011 school year
 * Measurement ** : All schools will have a common platform
 * Measurement ** : All schools will have a common platform