EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY

Mayland Elementary SchoolJamila Kaninya

EDUU 563July 30, 2013

Mayland Elementary School Overview

Mayland is a K-8 school Total enrolment: 5% American Indian, 66% white, 5% African American, 2%Asian, 22% Hispanic. Free Meals students are 60%. Students with Disabilities are 5%. English Language Learners are 24% Average Pupil / Teacher Ratio is 15:1

Mayland Elementary School

Vision

Prepare students to compete in the highly competitive job market of today’s workplace.

Blend the traditional means of learning with modern technology.

Participate our students in and be enriched by, the global community.

Maximizing their opportunities for the future.

Mission Use available resources

to provide an excellent educational program for our students.

Provide and support an environment that fosters staff communication, mutual trust, respect, and esteem

Encourage professional growth.

Mayland Plan DurationJuly 2013-June 2015

By June of 2015 our students will : Use technology to support placed-based education. School-based computers, software and connectivity will be fully operative and compatible. Use technology tools to advance understanding of relevant skills and knowledge, including the California Content Standards in the core curriculum.Use technology to enhance their preparation for careers in the 21st century. Information literacy proficiencies will allow students to distinguish truth and relevance from a variety of information.

Stakeholder Description   

Principal •Also serves as the curriculum director•Perform multiple roles and represent a cross-

section of the school’s community.

classified staff •Perform multiple roles and represent a cross-

section of the school’s community.

Technology

Coordinator

•Serves the learning community on an on-call basis

•Responsible for technology maintenance and organization, student instruction, and staff development.

•Perform multiple roles and represent a cross-section of the school’s community.

Teachers’ and Students’ current access to Technology Tools

Students and staff have free and immediate access to computers. Student to computer ratio is one computer for every two students. Every teacher is assigned an individual computer for his or her exclusive use. Student computers contain software such as Microsoft Office, Photoshop Elements, Accelerated Reading and Math and Mavis Beacon. Teachers computers contain Office along with grading software. Upper grade students have access to: Ink-jet printer with scanner, a digital projector, and a digital camera. They also have access to two new Macintosh computers located in the library Every classroom computer is connected to the Internet. Students with special needs utilize computers in the classrooms, and have access to the computers in the resource room.

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District’s Current Use of Technology to Support Teaching

Use Accelerated Reader, Accelerated Math, Kid Pix programs. . Use computers to type reports and do research on the internet to support the District’s English/Language Arts, Science and Social Studies curricula. Teachers teach students Microsoft office. Adobe; Garage band; iPhoto and iMovie. Science curriculum and field studies are supported by computer-generated student reports and presentations, as well as Internet research. The internet is used to connect with real scientists that are in the field and have web sites where they update their information and answer e-mails regarding their experiences. Teachers use student information system (SIS) Aeries(CS) daily for attendance and as electronic gradbook. The district-wide electronic assessment system, DataWise, is used by all teachers during common district grade level assessments in ELA and Math.

 

District’s Curricular Goals Supported by This Plan

Mayland School District has five strategic technology driven curriculum goals: Goal 1: All schools will use technology to support the district’s curricular goal. By June 30, 2014, all students in the district will be proficient or better with English/Language Arts and Math grade level content standards.

Goal 2: All schools will meet or exceed the state’s Annual Performance Index (API) growth target as well as the API growth targets for each numerically significant ethnic/racial, socio-economically disadvantaged and students with disabilities subgroups at the school.

Goal 3: All Students will utilize computer technology to improve as writers and thus improve writing scores on the STAR test.

District’s Curricular Goals Supported by This Plan continue

Goal 4: All students will have equal access to technology to support achievement of the academic standards in the classroom, district curricular goals, and ultimately for lifelong learning and success in our digital society.

Goal 5: The district will use technology to improve student achievement data collection, analysis, reporting, and decision making. Our school will continue to utilize our technology assets to improve our STAR scores by enhancing lessons that deal with CA standards and to stay abreast of any new or altered standards. Technology will allow us the opportunity to compare our school’s scores to other similar schools in the state.

Professional DevelopmentTeachers’ and Administrators’ current

technology skills and professional development needs:

Our teachers and administrators have developed significant skills through informal means, Our teachers and administrators’ high level of motivation is strengthened by the strong technological bent of the school. Seven members of the teaching and administrative staff took the EdTech assessment oftechnology proficiencies in 2012. And the results were there are two areas that need of improvement: 1) using technology in the classroom and 2) to enhance student learning. Increased use of technology over the years coupled with professional development hasresulted in the highest overall levels for computer knowledge and skills we have seenwith average ratings at the level of proficiency. While Mayland Elementary has had a strong technology component for many years, it is part of our plan that the use of technology in the classroom increase in the coming years.

Goals, Measurable Objectives and Annual Benchmarks

Staff and administrators need to work to improve their technological skill Staff and administrators need to perform the EdTech self assessment. With the assistance of the Technology Coordinator, they need to develop a Personal Technology Learning Plan.Technology Coordinator will provide continuing assistance with professionaldevelopment, through regular classroom assistance and through schoolorganized technology workshops. Teachers will be assisted in using computerized programs for student record keeping and office staff will be assisted in upgrading computerized attendance.

Goals, Measurable Objectives and Annual Benchmarks continue

Year 1 Benchmarks: By July, 2014, 90% of teachers will be trained on using NETS with students, copyright, Internet safety, student assessment and record keeping. And 50% of teachers will have completed the organization and execution of a parent/teacher educational resources training focusing on free online educational resources. In addition, 50% of teachers will have reached a level of proficiency in demonstrating 5 online free educational resources. And 40% of teachers will have used an online educational resource, instead of a textbook, as the basis for a semester class.

Year 2 Benchmarks: By July, 2015, 100% of teachers will be trained on using NETS with students, copyright, Internet safety, student assessment and record keeping. And 90% of teachers will have completed the organization and execution of a parent/teacher educational resources training focusing on free online educational resources. In addition, 90% of teachers will have reached a level of proficiency in demonstrating 5 online free educational resources. And 60% of teachers will have used an online educational resource, instead of a textbook, as the basis for a semester class.

Goal: Teachers will increase their proficiency with educational technology and increase their integration of technology with classroom instruction Objective: By 2015: 90% of teachers will have completed the organization and execution of a parent/teacher educational resources training focusing on free online educational resources. And 100% of teachers will be trained on using NETS with students, copyright, Internet safety, student assessment and record keeping. In addition, 90 % of teachers will have achieved a level of proficiency in demonstrating 5 online free educational resources. And 60 % of teachers will have used an online educational resource, instead of a textbook, as the basis for a semester class.

Infrastructure, Hardware, Technical Support, and Software

Existing:Hardware 32 computers include 4 Macintosh; 6 monochrome

laser printers; two colored-networked laser printers, server.

Internet Access

A T1 Internet connection to County Office of Education available through wired/wireless network

Electronic Learning Resources

The school server, data files, educational resources that are available to students on every school computer.

Technical Support

Technical support, staff training, and classroom instruction is provided by a Technology Coordinator.

Infrastructure, Hardware, Technical Support, and Software

Needed for Our SchoolHardware Replacement of 10 computers per year, Purchase of

25 Apple iPads, 10 LCD projectors, 6 printers with Airprint capability, 2 interactive whiteboards, and upgrade to 4 Apple iMac computers.

Internet Access

A wireless access to accommodate PDA’s and support Special Education IEP meetings.

Electronic Learning Resources

Update of traditional software, educational software and online contracts. Also update of ELA and Math software compatible with California Common Core Standards.

Technical Support

None. The current support is sufficient.

Mayland Funding and Budget Budget Code Year 1 Year 2 Note

1000Certificated employees

$2,650.00  $2,650.00 Workshops (2 teachers)

2000Classified employees

$0.00 $0.00 The current support is sufficient.

3000Employee Benefits

$0.00  $0.00

4000Materials & Supplies

$1,200.00 $1,200.00

5000Other Services & Operating Expenses

$1,700.00 $1,850.00

6000Equipment

$35,000.00  $32,500.00

Total $38,850.00 $38,200.00

Monitoring & Evaluating

The school’s superintendent regularly meets with the Technology Planning Committee and with teachers. He prepare semi- annual reports of the progress toward meeting stated goals and benchmarks. The report will be presented to the staff, the Board and the SSC at regularly scheduled meetings. Changes suggested by data and funding will be examined and implemented as a result.

Our students at Mayland Elementary School continue to score well in core subject areas. The district’s goal is to continue improvement in the core curriculum areas, and to improve on those areas that the students are not doing so well in them. Implementation of the Tech Plan will rely on California Technology Assistance Project. Its research, models and strategies are the most accessible and reliable research-based and proven information for hardware specifications, standards aligned software, implementation models and instructional strategies.

CTAP will be the Mayland Elementary School’s most important source of information about quantity and quality of instructional technology. As an elementary school, Maryland Elementary School will have to coordinate with its local high school to ensure students’ advanced coursework is approved for high school credit. We will continue to work with CTAP to explore use of the High Speed Network to deliver rigorous academic curricula online to our students.

Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics

1. Thou shalt not use a computer to harm other people.2. Thou shalt not interfere with other people's computer work. 3. Thou shalt not snoop around in other people's files. 4. Thou shalt not use a computer to steal. 5. Thou shalt not use a computer to bear false witness. 6. Thou shalt not copy or use proprietary software for which you have not paid. 7. Thou shalt not use other people's computer resources without authorization or proper compensation. 8. Thou shalt not appropriate other people's intellectual output. 9. Thou shalt think about the social consequences of the program you write or the system you design. 10. Thou shalt use a computer in ways that show consideration of and respect for your fellow humans.