Copper+Creek

Administered the Smart Board Teacher Rubric to all teaching staff in September. As of the beginning of the year, my classroom was the only one with a Smart Board. I asked for volunteers to join the Smart Board group for the year. We first met in December to share ideas of how to use the Smart Board in our classrooms. We also discussed what topics would be most beneficial for inservices for the remainder of the year. Two Smart Boards were installed in our computer lab. Three additional Smart Boards were installed in classrooms in December and four more were being installed today!! I have also met with two teachers to develop lessons using the Smart Board.
 * 1st Semester Report

2nd Semester Report** §    ** Implementing your Technology Professional Development Plan ** ·    Did you accomplish your goal? How did you do that? Some of my goal was accomplished as we were able to have several Smart Boards installed this year at our school. Many of our teacher took Smart Board classes. I was only able to schedule 1 inservice with my Smart Board group. ·    How did you reach your audience? Other than the 1 inservice I was able to meet individually with teachers and regularly at my grade level with the other 3 teachers that now have Smart Boards. I also used e-mail to contact my staff regarding Smart Board classes and other learning opportunities. ·    What was the impact of your activities? Teachers who have Smart Boards are regularly using the Smart Board throughout the day for instruction. The lab records indicate that not all teachers are using the Smart Boards in the lab or they are not recording their lessons regularly. §    ** Building Capacity ** ·    What specific things did you do to build capacity at your site? We have a technolology committee with a member from each grade level. The committee members help to meet technology needs at their grade level. A policy was set at our school that required teachers that were getting a Smart Board to take classes before the installation could occur. This was very effective. Many of our staff members took classes this year. ·    Share the level of technology competence at your site We still have teachers on many levels, but I feel that the level of competency has risen. The rubric surveys that I gave indicated some growth with the use of Smart Boards, but not as much as I had hoped.

§    ** Incorporating 21st century learning skills and tools ** ·    List the major 21st century learning skills your students are using and being assessed on Use of technology to problem solve and collaborate to address specific content related tasks. ·    What are the strengths in 21st century learning at your site? What do you need to focus on next? Students are more proficient in their use of technology skills, but we need to focus on allowing students to choose the type of technology to choose technology that they feel would best meet the needs of the task they have been given. §    ** Implementing your Technology Professional Development Plan ** ·    Did you accomplish your goal? How did you do that? My goal was to have every teacher in our school take the SB1 or equivalent course. We were probably at about 80% of that or higher. There are some teachers that are taking this clas over the summer. Teachers were told by the administration that in order to have a SB installed they needed to take at least the basic class. ·    How did you reach your audience? I had one inservice and met with individual teachers as they requested help for developing lessons for the SB. I also met with my grade level to discuss uses of the SB in our classroom activities. All but one teacher at my grade level now has a SB. ·    What was the impact of your activities? Across the board I have seen a great interest in learning how to use the SB for instruction especially by those teachers who have a SB in their classroom. ** Evaluating Effectiveness (from your PD plan) ** ·    What impact did your professional development have on student achievement? I was able to implement a number of 21st Century activities implementing Prezentit for a Revolutionary War virtual timeline and a problem solving activity from Intel for the students to research the history of space exploration. ·    How did you meet the learners (teachers) needs through differentiation? My inservice content was based on the rubric filled out by the teachers at the beginning of the year. I also allowed time during the inservice for teachers to share how they are using their SBs and to answer questions and go over topics of interest and need. ·    List the specific indicators of success in terms of knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors that your professional development had on the staff and students at your site. More and more staff are using the SBs in the computer lab. The 5th grade students in particular are becoming proficient users and looked forward to projects where they would get to be the presenters.