Administrator Administrator Technology Technology InterviewInterview

STaR Chart SurveySTaR Chart Survey

Jason Wiertel

Integrating Technology Across the Curriculum

How many students per How many students per instructional computer?instructional computer?

Less than 10Less than 10

How long does it take to How long does it take to receive technical support?receive technical support?

Tech Support Tech Support Available 24/7Available 24/7

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

InternetConnection

Rooms

Offices

Percentage of instructional Percentage of instructional rooms and admin offices rooms and admin offices

connected to internetconnected to internet

What is the quality of your What is the quality of your school’s connection to the school’s connection to the

Internet?Internet?

Direct connectivity in all classrooms Direct connectivity in all classrooms with adequate bandwidth to prevent with adequate bandwidth to prevent delays.delays.

What is the use and availability What is the use and availability of other forms of hardware of other forms of hardware

technology?technology?

Wide variety of VCRs

Cable TV

Telephones

Projection devices

Digital Cameras Scanners

Calculators

What forms do delivery and What forms do delivery and format of professional format of professional

development take?development take?

Anytime, Anytime, AnywhereAnywhere

What percentage of the tech What percentage of the tech budget is allocated to budget is allocated to

professional development?professional development?

Less than 10%Less than 10%

What is the understanding and What is the understanding and use of digital content by use of digital content by

educators?educators?

100% at adaptation phases… 100% at adaptation phases… *Some begin to use with students*Some begin to use with students

Software Format:Software Format: Full range of digital content and Full range of digital content and

tools structured to support tools structured to support production and collaboration.production and collaboration.

What is the role of the What is the role of the educator and degree to which educator and degree to which digital content is integrated digital content is integrated

into instruction?into instruction?

Teacher directed- Beginning to Teacher directed- Beginning to integrate into instructionintegrate into instruction

Do the students employ Do the students employ digital content to digital content to

enhance learning?enhance learning?

To analyze data

Collaborate withExperts to

Become contentproducer

Correspond with experts to

become contentproducer

To SolveProblems

Students employ digital content

toenhancelearning

% and frequency of students % and frequency of students using digital contentusing digital content

75% or more 3-4 times a week75% or more 3-4 times a week 20% have online course available… 20% have online course available…

(Teachers post units on SOCs page)(Teachers post units on SOCs page)

What is the content budget What is the content budget allocation to purchase digital allocation to purchase digital

content?content?

100% instructional materials budget is available to purchase “most appropriate” content

How does technology help How does technology help student achievement an 21student achievement an 21stst

century skills?century skills?

Demonstrate Demonstrate some improved some improved mastery of 21mastery of 21stst century skillscentury skills

What percent of your school or district What percent of your school or district aligns standards, curriculum, aligns standards, curriculum,

assessment and/or uses technology for assessment and/or uses technology for continuous improvement?continuous improvement?

100 %Aligned using

technology

Standards Curriculum Assessment

50% Monitor and measure results to inform new instructional decisions

What percentage of your What percentage of your school or district integrates school or district integrates

digital strategies into digital strategies into assessment and/or measures assessment and/or measures

2121stst century skills” century skills” 75% Integrated digital strategies75% Integrated digital strategies Measure 50% of 21Measure 50% of 21stst century skills century skills Use multiple formats including Use multiple formats including

project based assessment, portfolios project based assessment, portfolios and simulationsand simulations

What percent of students have What percent of students have continuous access to continuous access to

technology?technology?

100%100% Equitable access anytime anywhereEquitable access anytime anywhere All students have opportunity to All students have opportunity to

achieve and receive remediationachieve and receive remediation

How is researched used?How is researched used?

100% 100% Schools and Schools and districts systematically use external districts systematically use external and conduct internal researchand conduct internal research

100% 100% Teachers and administrators Teachers and administrators collect and manage data to guide collect and manage data to guide decisions and inform continuous decisions and inform continuous improvementimprovement

How do administrators use How do administrators use technology?technology?

Use technology to collect data and Use technology to collect data and analyze results… use technology for analyze results… use technology for data driven decision makingdata driven decision making

How do parents and the How do parents and the community use technology?community use technology?

Communicate 2-way via email and Communicate 2-way via email and privacy protected web tools, to privacy protected web tools, to access some school information and access some school information and resources from homeresources from home

Lisle Junior High ResultsLisle Junior High Results

1. Hardware = High Tech1. Hardware = High Tech 2. Connectivity = High Tech2. Connectivity = High Tech 3. Content = High Tech3. Content = High Tech 4. Professional Development = High 4. Professional Development = High

TechTech 5. Integration and Use = Target Tech5. Integration and Use = Target Tech

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The factors your administrator identified as The factors your administrator identified as responsible for the school's current level of responsible for the school's current level of

technology integrationtechnology integration

Integration of teacher SOC’s sitesIntegration of teacher SOC’s sites Map testingMap testing Offered PDAsOffered PDAs SDS grade system/online parent connectSDS grade system/online parent connect Smartboards / Elmos/ Projector / other resourcesSmartboards / Elmos/ Projector / other resources Generous budget makes technology priorityGenerous budget makes technology priority Quality Tech supportQuality Tech support Computer to pupil ratioComputer to pupil ratio District makes current technology priorityDistrict makes current technology priority Wireless connectivity Wireless connectivity Benefits of a small districtBenefits of a small district

Plans for increasing the Plans for increasing the school's school's level of technology level of technology

integration.integration. Junior high will be creating new curriculum Junior high will be creating new curriculum

and class to serve students 21and class to serve students 21stst century century technology needs.technology needs.

Technology committee created to allow for Technology committee created to allow for spiraled curriculum throughout grade levels. spiraled curriculum throughout grade levels. Introduced, learned, mastered, in one class Introduced, learned, mastered, in one class and then retouched the next year.and then retouched the next year.

Establishing beneficial PDA’s to help Establishing beneficial PDA’s to help teachers integrate technology into the teachers integrate technology into the classroom.classroom.