Mission – to promote the use of cutting edge technology and educational excellence with career connections.
Belief Statements – We believe that students learn best:
1. In an environment that is supportive, safe, disciplined and tolerant.
2. In an environment that has dedicated educators and a unified vision.
3. Where expectations are high and challenges are varied to meet the needs of the individuals.
4. When provided meaningful and relevant instruction.
5. In a safe environment where risk taking is encouraged and learning happens from
mistakes.
6. When encouraged to be an active participant in their own learning.
Vision Statement – Huffman is committed to providing innovative technology integration to meet the needs of today’s learners, integrate higher standards of instruction delivery, empower students to become life-long learners, and prepare students to succeed in their personal and professional life.
District Level Personnel
Director of Technology – MiMi Morrison
The Director of Technology for the district oversees all technology efforts, monitors technology personnel, evaluates all technology needs, develops and manages the technology budget, and creates the district technology plan.
Network Administrator - David Carpenter
The Network Administrator designs, configures, programs, and secures our network infrastructure and services as well as other campus databases like WinSchool, Health Office, V-Soft, TIP, Follett, AR etc.
PEIMS Coordinator – Connie Dyess
The PEIMS Coordinator manages the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) for the district and oversees campus PEIMS personnel.
Campus Level Personnel
Technology Specialist - Donny Khalaf
The Campus Technology Specialist manages all campus technology needs, responds to all technology work orders and monitors all campus hardware and software.
Campus PEIMS Coordinator – Laurie Sharp
The Campus PEIMS coordinator manages the student management system for the campus. Oversees the teacher PEIMS representatives.
Campus PEIMS Teacher Representatives – Natalie Lewis and Tanna Padgett
The Campus PEIMS Teacher Representatives are the first responders when fellow teachers need help with the PEIMS system. They are the liaisons between the teachers and the Campus PEIMS Coordinator.
Campus Administrators – Jay Pratt, Melissa Hutchinson, Jessica McDonough
The Campus Administrators are charged with the responsibility of ensuring technology integration into classroom instruction. They are responsible for making technology available and providing training to their staff so as ensure integration of technology into the classroom.
Professional Development Plan
Based on my analysis from Week 3 technology on my campus is still largely used to enhance instruction and efficiently accomplish administrative tasks.
HUFFMAN ISD Technology Plan 2010-2011
Goal 1:
Technology will be integrated into both foundation and enrichment content areas at all grade levels to improve technology literacy and to improve academic achievement in all areas of teaching and learning.
Objective 1.1
Develop and Instructional Technology program responsible for supporting teachers in integrating technology into the content areas to meet the recommendations of Title II, Part D of NCLB (No Child Left Behind), and to achieve its goal as stated in the District Educational Improvement Plan (DEIC) as well as district’s ASPIRE goals
Strategy 1.1.1
Hire 2 district instructional specialists/trainers to provide timely, accurate, and effective instructional technology information and on-going support.
Strategy 1.1.2
Instructional trainers will embed the technology applications TEKS for Grades K-8 within the C-Scope curriculum.
Strategy 1.1.3
Instructional Specialist(s) will develop a Technology Applications guide outlining specific technology requirements for each grade level to assist teachers in identifying technology appropriate grade level activities to include in daily core lessons.
Strategy 1.1.4
Instructional Specialist(s) will monitor the use of instructional technology to ensure that resources and activities enhance rigorous academic content and the school’s mission.
Strategy 1.1.5
Instructional Trainer will train teachers on integrating the adopted on-line curriculum, C-Scope with the installed interactive whiteboards.
With this goal and these strategies from the Technology Plan I have created the following professional development plan:
Purpose of Sessions:
To provide teachers the time and the opportunity to learn applicable technology that can be integrated with the adopted C-Scope curriculum as well as the interactive whiteboards.
To provide teachers time to collaborate with their colleagues and plan engaging lessons incorporating technology applications with the assistance of a technology specialist.
Required Personnel
Technology Specialist (s)
Specialists will design and implement a training schedule in which teachers are in attendance at least once every 2 weeks.
Specialists will create trainings specific to their content areas as well as applicable to appropriate grade levels
Specialists will train teachers in the following groups
K-1
2-3
4-6
7-9
10 -12
Teachers grouped by content area
Teachers will attend trainings twice a month grouped by grade and content area
Teachers will be active participants in the professional development, learning, collaborating and developing lessons.
Para-Professional Staff members
Para’s will be used to cover teacher’s classes in an effort to eliminate the expense of scheduling substitutes.
Plan
Technology specialists will be assigned two content areas.
One specialist will focus on Math and Science
One specialist will focus on Reading/Language Arts/ Social Studies
The technology specialist will develop a training schedule that will accommodate all grade level teachers in their focus content areas once every two weeks.
The schedule will be consistent and will assign specific days to each group of teachers.
Para-Professionals will be scheduled to cover teacher classes in order for teachers to attend the trainings.
Trainings will be during the last part of the day
2:00 – 4:00 for K-1, 2-3, and 3-4
1:00 – 3:00 for 6-8 and 9-12
Technology Specialists will design training sessions that are grade and content specific.
Trainings will focus on implementation of technology into instruction using C-Scope and white board with technology application TEKS as a focus and guide.
Trainings will be relevant and current with what is being taught / what is going to be taught in the near future.
Trainings will not be too specific so as to loose a portion of the audience however; will not be too vague so as to not be applicable.
The trainings will be interactive where the trainer will present to the group as a whole and the teachers will participate in the learning by applying what they are seeing on their own laptop.
The teachers will then spend the last hour collaborating other grade level content area teachers to plan lessons that integrate their learning into upcoming C-Scope lessons.
Specialists will facilitate the planning by supporting and encouraging the teacher’s efforts, as well as troubleshoot problems as they arise.
Specialists will not step in and fix problems for the teachers; they will facilitate the solution by supporting, encouraging and guiding teachers as they learn how to fix the mistakes they make.
Teachers will have a minimum of one lesson planed for implementation the following week into the classroom that applies what they have learned.
Evaluation
Technology Specialists will conduct routine weekly walk-throughs to evaluate technology implementation, stay current on instruction and ascertain needs so as to better plan relevant trainings. Walk-through reports will be submitted to the director of technology for review.
Technology Specialists will make themselves available to each campus on specific days at least once every two weeks to assist teachers with implementation, suggestions, and planning.
Teachers will complete survey charts online designed by the Technology Specialists in an effort to track progress of teacher learning, student learning and technology implementation. Survey results will be submitted to the director of technology for review.
Technology Specialists will develop an online forum for teachers to continue their collaboration, post lessons they have created and share thoughts and ideas. Specialists will make themselves available during “specified office hours” so as to offer help through a real time chat application. The director of technology will monitor the teacher’s progress through reviewing the forum monthly.
STaR Testing will be closely monitored by the director of technology over the course of 5 years and increase in ratings will support the maintenance of the Technology Specialist positions.
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