CDO

The C.D.O. staff is eager to learn more about technology, 21st century skills and problem based learning. There are groups of teachers that are interested in different technologies: The teacher’s technological knowledge ranges from mastery (wanting to build on their skills) to extreme beginner. Many calls for help are a result of not understanding handouts and tutorials given to teachers during meetings. (I would like to compile a bank of handouts/tutorials that can address the teacher’s different learning styles and ranges of technological knowledge.) I have been regularly checking up on the teachers that I have helped, and address problems as they arise. The teachers at C.D.O. aren’t shy and often come to me in groups looking for answers. I recieve emails from faculty and administators thanking me for my support and letting me know how their individual projects are going. If I’m not getting emails or phone calls, right now I take it for granted that everyone is okay.
 * 1st Semester Report**
 * Digital video (The athletic department, the Economics/Government teacher and the ASL teacher)
 * Digital Photography (The Counseling department, English teachers, Art Department, The Library, Newspaper teacher, and Athletic Diector)
 * Most teachers are interested in creating an Amphi teacher website;I now sit on a CDO Tech commitee that will be tackling the issue of teacher blogs. (Our goal is that every teacher has a site by the end of 2009.)
 * Most teachers need help with Easy Grade Pro 4 (It is a school goal to have everyone’s grades online, especially because the middle schools all )
 * Core FTP (Every problem seems to have a different solution, thank you Debbie Anthony)

I feel that my Technology Professional Plan was accomplished. I started with something that every teacher, regaurdless of subject matter, could do, using digital cameras in their lessons. I invited all CDO teachers to my classroom for a digital camera lesson and discussion. Following the meeting, I searched the internet for any lessons, within their content areas, that incorporated a digital camera and emailed them to the teachers. We have been sharing ideas and sussesses throughh email ever since.
 * 2nd Semester Report**

Many of the teachers at CDO are very interested in 21st century education and Problem Based Learning. More so than last year, teachers are wanting to incorporate technology into their classrooms and coming to me with very specific questions based on lessons that they are about to teach or currently teaching.

I believe that students at CDO are effectively using technology in the classroom and making connection to real world experiences, but fall short in the areas of communication and presentation skills.