Our district has a strong vision for technology and it’s use in the learning process for quite sometime. However, our financial resources have limited the acquisition of hardware/software and training for staff to in order for us to fully utilize the many opportunities that technology opens up for our students.
Our current tech plan was written in 2005 for 2006-2009 and has been updated but not published as of yet. However, there are a few forward looking statements that can be found in this dinosaur, for example, “The student will become an “information architect” who uses the technology resources available to bring personal meaning and expression to knowledge.” In addition, as you look at our Education Technology Vision Statement you will see that our desired use of technology is centered on “learning”.
Education Technology Vision Statement
Technology is the catalyst that will continue to transform schools from what they were, into what they must become to meet our students’ needs as they grow into productive adults in the 21st century.
Our students will have the skills and knowledge necessary to make appropriate use of technology during their education, as members of the workforce, and as participating citizens in a global society.
Our teachers will embrace technology to enhance their teaching and their students’ learning. Technology will allow information, combined with human intelligence, to impact the power of knowledge to our students.
What Do I Want To Learn?
How can I find more time for my family and myself? How to catch a winter steelhead? If you can assist me in these two endeavors I would be forever in your debt. However, if this is even beyond the reach of this class I would like to figure out how to use technology to better communicate with my staff, students and families.
Currently I write a weekly newsletter for my staff called the “Monday’s Musings” where I focus on the positive things our folks are doing, highlighting their successes, and reinforcing their positive behaviors which are desired in our building. As of late I have been a bit negligent in publishing each weekly musing and blame it on a lack of time. Therefore, I hope that I can find a new medium, or more, to assist me in delivering these valuable messages.
In addition, I would like to develop a database that can be used to track our student’s progress towards meeting graduation requirements (CRLS, Essential skills, OAKS assessments, education plan, and work samples)
There's got to be some kind of spreadsheet or database that's set up to track that sort of thing. I work with our Admin for Accountability (ominous title, isnt' it?) who does this kind of thing. I'll let you know what I find.
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