Damaris f edld_5352_week04_assignment1

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
adjustments to achieve the campus vision and goals, including the integration of
technology as described 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
designed 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
Accomplished Proficient Progressing
 Expectations

Action plan Student completes the Student completes Student provides a Student does not
includes an organizational flow the organizational partial organizational complete the
organizational chart identifying key chart with some chart that does not organizational chart or
chart identifying personnel from the identification of include all key description of roles and
key stakeholders in district administration district and stakeholders, and responsibilities.
integrating through campus campus does not describe the (0 points)
technology and implementation personnel, but roles and
district and responsible for does not address responsibilities of key
campus integrating technology the roles and personnel.
organizational and instructional and responsibilities of (16 point)e
leadership organizational personnel in
leadership. Chart must integrating and
identify personnel titles implementing
responsible for this technology,
integration and instructional and
implementation, and a organizational
brief description of the leadership.
role and responsibilities (18 points)
of all personnel.
(Maximum 20 points)

Comprehensive Student describes a Student provides a Student provides a Student fails to develop
professional professional professional professional a professional
development development plan or development development plan(s) development plan(s).
plan(s) designed to activities designed to plan(s) that that addresses only
one of the three (0 points)
achieve the action achieve the action plan address two of the
plan of integrating of integrating three bulleted bulleted items from the
technology with technology with items from the Accomplished column.
instructional and instructional and Accomplished
organizational organizational column. (16 points)
leadership. leadership. To achieve (18 points)
maximum credit, the
professional
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
organizational
leadership.
(Maximum 20 points)

Evaluation plan to The action plan must Student provides Student provides an Student fails to include
assess the also include an an evaluation plan evaluation plan that an evaluation plan in
progress and evaluation plan that that addresses addresses only one of the Week 4 action
success of the provides measurable two of the bulleted the bulleted items from plan.
action plan. outcomes designed to items from the the Accomplished (0 points)
address the following: Accomplished column.
column.
• Uses data and (16 point)
other analysis from (18 points)
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
improve the
gathering, analysis
and use of data
from a variety of
sources
• Provides



assessments
and/or monitoring
evaluating
professional
development to
improve decision
making in the
integration of
technology with
instructional and
organizational
leadership.
.
(Maximum 20 points)

Posting action plan Student posts their Student posts their Student posts their Student does not post
on the Discussion action plan on the action plan on the action plan on the on the Discussion
Board and on their Discussion Board and Discussion Board Discussion Board and Board or on their blog.
blog, and provides on their blog and and on their blog on their blog but does
evidence of provides evidence, and provides not provide any
reviewing and through written evidence, through comments or (0 points)
commenting on comments, of reviewing written comments, reflections on the
action plans of and reflecting on at of reviewing and action plans of other
other students. least two other reflecting on one students.
student’s action plan. other student’s
(Maximum 20 points) action plan.
(16 point)

(18 points)

Assignment Responses are relevant Responses are Responses are Responses do not
Mechanics to course content; relevant to course relevant to course reflect knowledge of
student uses correct content; one or content; more than course content, lack
APA writing mechanics; two errors in three errors in clarity and depth,
no errors in grammar, grammar, spelling, grammar, spelling, or and/or include multiple
spelling, or punctuation. or punctuation, punctuation including errors in grammar,
including APA APA writing spelling, and
(Maximum 10 points) mechanics Needs
writing mechanics. punctuation, including
(8 points) (6 APA errors.
point)Improvement (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
improvements, develop an organization chart that includes the following:

• Identify by title or job description all personnel/stakeholders responsible for integrating
technology 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.

Job Description Responsibilities

· Create and establish a district technology
vision in coordination with the local board
of education.
· Ensure that district policy reflects the
needs of all stakeholders and align with
national and state standards.
· Ensure that funding and resources are
available to meet the technology needs of
Superintendent the district.

· Documentation and assessment of the
integration of technology into the adopted
curriculum across the district.
· Ensure access to curriculum program via
technology resources
· Monitoring access to curriculum material.
Curriculum Director



· Monitors technology equipment to
individual campuses throughout the
district.
· Ensures that district technology
equipment (hardware and software).
appropriate for district operating systems.
Technology Director · Collaborates with campus principals to
analyze data from campus and teacher
STaR chart surveys.
· Collaborates with campus and district
administration to ensure the improvement
plan technology goals are being achieved.
· Monitors the maintenance of district
technology equipment.
· Collaborates with teachers and the
technology department personnel to
determine and address technology needs
of the campus
Campus Principal · Collects and analyzes data from the
campus and teacher STaR chart surveys
· Uses data to develop campus
improvement plan goals through
collaboration with the campus and district
team.
· Models technology expectations for
campus personnel to ensure a modern
vision for the 21st Century technological
world.
· Allocates campus resources to integrate
technology into classroom curriculum..
· Develops a comprehensive staff
development plan to promote an
environment of life-long learning
· Provides instructional leadership by
monitoring and evaluating the integration
of technology by teachers to positively
affect student achievement.
· Maintain and monitors technology
hardware and software at the district and
Campus Technicians campus level.
· Assist teachers and administration with
application of technology in the classroom.
Provide opportunity for parent training in
Power Parent.



· Integrate technology into classroom
curriculum to ensure the 21st Century
needs of students are being met.
· Collaborate with campus administration
Campus Teachers to ensure campus improvement plan
technology goals are being met.
· Provide data-driven, student-centered
instruction to meet the diverse needs of all
students.

The role of the principal
A principal’s responsibility as a instructional leader is to guarantee that technology is integrated
into the curriculum. A principal evaluates and assesses the integration of technology on the
campus by collecting and analyzing data from various sources The principal must model the use
of technology to develop a vision for all campus personnel. The data sources include STaR chart
surveys, AEIS reports, team meetings, and annual summative evaluations that are used to
make data-driven decisions. The principal should develop a comprehensive professional
development plan to ensure life-lone learning and modern instructional techniques are being
implemented at the campus level. The ultimate responsibility is to create a learning
environment that meets the diverse needs of all learners on the campus allocating budgetary
funds to ensure that the technology needs of the campus are being met in accordance to
campus improvement goals.



Week 4 Assignment, Part 2: Professional Development Planning
Using the campus and district improvement plans, and any suggested technology
improvements, 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.

Professional Development Planning

Improved Staff Confidence in Usage of Technology and Technology Troubleshooting

Needs Participants Professional
Development
Activities

· Gather data from STaR · Campus Administration, · KCISD technology
chart surveys, PDAS technology department department staff will
evaluations, teacher personnel and teachers development online and
interviews, and small group trainings to
collaborative PLC teams to assist staff members
identify the needs of staff
members
· Continually identify the · Learner-centered training
needs of the staff to update that allow staff peers to
professional development lead activities to help
activities to meet the needs teachers gain confidence
of staff members with the use of technology
· Technology will log and create a level of
technology requests from comfort for learners
campus staff to create a · Accessible software
data base that will be used programs that allow staff
to identify areas of needed members to engage in
improvement learning activities in an



anytime, anywhere setting

Create More Efficient System for Student Usage of Technology Equipment

Development
Activities

· Identify needs through · Campus Administration, · Training district leaders
the use of data from STaR technology department and technology department
chart surveys and personnel and teachers personnel on techniques
interviews with teachers that allow for more
and students effective use of the existing
· Access the existing systems
systems and evaluate the
effectiveness of the impact · Professionals that provide
on student usage and district and campus leaders
achievement with solutions to existing
systems

· Teachers will participate in
PLC learning groups to
identify ways to improve
student use of technology
in all disciplines and identify
possible changes that the
campus needs to explore.



Integrate Technology into School-Wide Curriculum to Enhance Instruction

Development
Activities

· Administration will gather · Campus Administration, · Peer teacher training in
data from STaR chart technology department PLC’s to incorporate
surveys, campus personnel and teachers techniques that existing
technology surveys, staff members currently use
interview with teachers and on the campus.
students.
· Administration and
teachers will analyze data · Teachers will participate in
from surveys and interview content specific trainings
and incorporate that allow for integration of
performance data sources technology in the specific
that include PEIMS, AEIS, disciplines and appropriate
and AYP. for student skill level.
· Identify professional
development activities that
will help teachers to · District technology experts
integrate technology across will train staff members in
all disciplines. use of existing technology
components that are
available for use in the
district.

· Purchase of software



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
designed 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
decision making in the integration of technology with instructional and organizational
leadership.

Evaluation Planning for Action Plan

The plan for evaluating the professional development activities to improve the
integration of technology into all disciplines to enhance instruction, increase staff
confidence in usage of technology and technology troubleshooting, and create a more
efficient system for student usage of technology equipment will involve constant,
ongoing evaluation. The evaluation will use data from various sources to accurately
assess the effectiveness of the activities. The effects of the activities on student
achievement will be assessed through the use of data from AEIS, AYP, and 9 weeks
grading reports. The effect of the professional development on teacher instruction will
be identified by the data gathered in yearly STaR chart surveys and evaluations of
classroom practices. Teachers will meet regularly as PLC teams to assess the level that
professional development is addressing the areas of need. Team leaders will meet with
administrative leaders to provide data that allows the campus leaders to address the
effectiveness of the plan. Effective campus leadership will provide evaluation that is
regular and ongoing in an attempt to constantly assess the integration of technology in
a modern 21st Century campus. The campus instructional leaders will evaluate the
effectiveness of the plan by collecting and analyzing data sources that include: STaR
chart surveys, staff interviews, team meetings, AEIS and AYP reports. The principal will
seek evidence that will identify the effect of the learning on teachers and students
through gathered data. The principal will measure state data and national standards.
These standards are established in the Long-Range Technology Plan, Local Technology
Plan, NETC standards, TEKS, and the Texas STaR chart areas.



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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