1.3 Policies, Procedures, Programs & Funding
Candidates research, recommend, and implement policies, procedures, programs and funding strategies to support implementation of the shared vision represented in the school, district, state, and federal technology plans and guidelines. Funding strategies may include the development, submission, and evaluation of formal grant proposals. (PSC 1.3/ISTE 1c)
Artifact: Action Evaluation Plan A New Vision for Technology SWOT Analysis
Reflection:
This artifact is the culmination of many components that each built on the other. The experience began with me referring to; The Essential Conditions for effective technology use, according to ITSE. I applied these conditions to my own school to determine the school’s methods of implementing technology. I then created a survey to determine how aware teachers were about technology standards and literacy. This gave me a background to create and write a new vision for our school’s use of technology. I then created a SWOT (strength, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) analysis of the school to determine the school’s strengths and weaknesses. Using the SWOT analysis and keeping the ITSE Essential Conditions in mind, I created an Action Plan for Hand in Hand Primary School.
Standard 1.3 asks candidates to research, recommend and implement policies, procedures, and program funding strategies to support implementation of the shared vision represented in the school. The SWOT analysis and the Action Plan for Hand in Hand demonstrate my ability to research the policies and procedures of the school and the county. This allowed me to make recommendations on four separate goals for the school. These goals contained strategies for implementation, a timeline, a budget source and identification of personnel responsible for the implementation.
I learned a great deal about my school, my county and my state’s visions and lack of vision for technology integration. This exercise taught me a great deal about setting goals and what that goal looks like once you have arrived. Planning for success requires knowing ahead of time what strategies you will employ, how long do you need to accomplish the goal, what funding is needed, and a clear sense of what arrival looks like. If I were to do this exercise again, I would have more strategies to employ such as; videos for professional learning or specific places to conduct on site visits.
This plan has the potential to change our schools from low level uses of technology to using it for more learner-centered activities that engage students in more authentic learning. This change will certainly have a positive impact on student achievement. Presenting this Action Plan during professional learning will help teachers understand that we need to address technology in our school’s improvement plan and make changes in our instruction. These changes will be evident to all stakeholders when we have a published school improvement plan that addresses technology integration for student learning, as currently it does not.
This artifact is the culmination of many components that each built on the other. The experience began with me referring to; The Essential Conditions for effective technology use, according to ITSE. I applied these conditions to my own school to determine the school’s methods of implementing technology. I then created a survey to determine how aware teachers were about technology standards and literacy. This gave me a background to create and write a new vision for our school’s use of technology. I then created a SWOT (strength, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) analysis of the school to determine the school’s strengths and weaknesses. Using the SWOT analysis and keeping the ITSE Essential Conditions in mind, I created an Action Plan for Hand in Hand Primary School.
Standard 1.3 asks candidates to research, recommend and implement policies, procedures, and program funding strategies to support implementation of the shared vision represented in the school. The SWOT analysis and the Action Plan for Hand in Hand demonstrate my ability to research the policies and procedures of the school and the county. This allowed me to make recommendations on four separate goals for the school. These goals contained strategies for implementation, a timeline, a budget source and identification of personnel responsible for the implementation.
I learned a great deal about my school, my county and my state’s visions and lack of vision for technology integration. This exercise taught me a great deal about setting goals and what that goal looks like once you have arrived. Planning for success requires knowing ahead of time what strategies you will employ, how long do you need to accomplish the goal, what funding is needed, and a clear sense of what arrival looks like. If I were to do this exercise again, I would have more strategies to employ such as; videos for professional learning or specific places to conduct on site visits.
This plan has the potential to change our schools from low level uses of technology to using it for more learner-centered activities that engage students in more authentic learning. This change will certainly have a positive impact on student achievement. Presenting this Action Plan during professional learning will help teachers understand that we need to address technology in our school’s improvement plan and make changes in our instruction. These changes will be evident to all stakeholders when we have a published school improvement plan that addresses technology integration for student learning, as currently it does not.