Curriculum and Training

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From Start to FinishThe Development of an
Educational Technology Program
Randy Tucker Carolyn Chandler Joe Hunter Cindy
Salkeld
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Curriculum and Training

• Phase One
• Groping

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Goal Setting

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• International Society for Technology in Education
• National Educational Technology Standards (NETS)
• Basic operations and concepts
• Students demonstrate a sound understanding of the
  nature and operation of technology systems.
• Students are proficient in the use of
  technology.
• Social, ethical, and human issues
• Students understand the ethical, cultural, and
  societal issues related to technology.
• Students practice responsible use of technology
  systems, information, and software.
• Students develop positive attitudes toward
  technology uses that support lifelong learning,
  collaboration, personal pursuits, and
  productivity.

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• Technology productivity tools
• Students use technology tools to enhance
  learning, increase productivity, and promote
  creativity.
• Students use productivity tools to collaborate in
  constructing technology-enhanced models, prepare
  publications, and produce other creative works.
• Technology communications tools
• Students use telecommunications to collaborate,
  publish, and interact with peers, experts, and
  other audiences.
• Students use a variety of media and formats to
  communicate information and ideas effectively to
  multiple audiences.
• Technology research tools
• Students use technology to locate, evaluate, and
  collect information from a variety of sources.
• Students use technology tools to process data and
  report results.
• Students evaluate and select new information
  resources and technological innovations based on
  the appropriateness for specific tasks.
• Technology problem-solving and decision-making
  tools
• Students use technology resources for solving
  problems and making informed decisions.
• Students employ technology in the development of
  strategies for solving problems in the real
  world.

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GPS Middle School Goals

• Introduce students to functional understanding of
  computer hardware.
• Provide students with skills for using technology
  effectively as a tool for communication,
  research, organization and problem solving.
• Introduce students to an understanding of
  in-school networking and the larger global
  community linked through the Internet.

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GPS Middle School Goals

• Engage the creative imaginations of students as
  they explore the computer as a powerful resource.
• Introduce students to applications as necessary
  for Middle School classroom assignments.
• Build habits of ethical uses of technology.
• Begin the process of making their laptops an
  integral part of their thinking and problem
  solving skills.

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GPS Upper School Goal

• Each of our graduates will leave GPS with the
  ability to use technology for the purpose of
  communication, data collection and analysis.

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Initial Information Gathering

• Internet research reports
• Journals
• Conferences
• Web sites of other independent schools
• Telephone calls
• Faculty Survey

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• Just write something down.
• R. Tucker

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Middle School Curriculum

• Sixth Grade two classes per week all year
• First Semester
• Keyboarding
• Begin building a technology vocabulary that will
  be added to throughout 6th and 7th grades
• Introduction to components of the PC
• Introduction to Web based e-mail
• Accessing items in the test and homework folders
• Introduction to the Internet including
  navigating, search techniques, Internet safety,
  ethics and netiquette
• Printer techniques
• Basic troubleshooting
• Second Semester
• Continue building technology vocabulary
• Introduction to the basic features of Windows
• Basic word processing
• Creating, editing, saving, and printing documents
• Introduction to the formatting of term papers

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• Seventh Grade two classes per week all year
• First Semester
• Keyboarding review
• Advanced word processing
• Review of formatting of term papers
• Network basics
• Continue building technology vocabulary
• Introduction to computer maintenance including
  Norton SystemWorks
• Basics of graphics
• Creating, editing, saving, and printing of
  documents using diskettes, hard drive, and
  network server folders
• Scanning
• Advanced Web based e-mail techniques
• PowerPoint basics
• Second Semester
• Continue building technology vocabulary

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• Integrate technology projects into the 6th and
  7th grade curriculum as the skills are taught in
  the Introduction to Technology Classes
• Postcard project
• Time-line project
• History/English project
• Science project

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Upper School Interim Curriculum
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Results

• We have a starting point in writing.
• The Do I have to? question is answered.
• Technology is now an integral part of the new
  Middle School curriculum.
• We continue to have uneven application in the
  Upper School.
• There are lots of mixed feelings curiosity,
  denial, resentment, enthusiasm, anxiety.
• Change is upon us.

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Training Phase One

• Technology Skill Training

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Teacher Preparation

• Laptop or desktop computer for every teacher.
• Provide support staff to specifically help
  teachers.
• Begin training before you expect them to jump
  into integration.

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• Provide two types of technology-related
  professional development
• Technology skill training
• Curriculum integration support

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Technology Skill Training

• Provide opportunities to learn all phases of
  computer operation
• Operating system
• Office suite and e-mail software
• Administrative software

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Technology Skill Training

• In house training
• New Horizons
• Contract for on-site training
• Send to workshops or seminars

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In House or Contract Skills Training

• Focus on a very specific set of skills or task
  such as entering grades, e-mail tips tricks, or
  editing tools.
• Group by skill level if possible.
• Be concise and to the point.
• Limit classes to 30 minutes in length.
• Provide step by step handouts.
• Make classes optional for those who need them.

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Lessons Learned Phase One

• Not everyone is going to be instantly excited
  about incorporating technology.
• Set realistic goals, clarify expectations for
  faculty again and again, then provide constant
  training.
• Teachers who have a poor experience with
  administrative skill training may be more
  reluctant to experiment with instructional
  integration.
• Tie everything to your schools mission.
• There are plenty of excellent resources available
  for curricular planning but you will need to find
  your own way.
• Relax nothing you do initially is going to last
  anyway.

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Curriculum and Training

• Phase Two
• Coping

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School Visits

• Cindy to the East
• Bronx High School of Science Bronx, New York
• Horace Mann Riverdale, New York
• Trevor Day School New York City
• Peddie School Hightstown, New Jersey
• Carolyn to the West
• Girls Middle School Mountain View, California
• Santa Catalina School Monterey, California
• Convent of the Sacred Heart San Francisco,
  California
• Castilleja School Palo Alto, California

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Revisioning

• Curriculum Committee presentation
• Head of School support
• New structure needed as interim plan is outgrown
• Applications delineated by department
• Senior Catch-up Course
• Proficiency testing
• Student survey

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A I have no familiarity with this at all. B I
have been exposed to this once or twice. C I
have a measure of competence with this. D I am
proficient with this and can do it on my own.
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Applications Delineated by Department
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Results

• Leadership team is infused with new ideas,
  inspiration and energy.
• The conviction grows. Yes, Virginia, technology
  affords an enormous educational advantage.
• Creativity backlash begins to occur.
• More advanced uses of technology are called for
  in our educational strategic plan.
• Change is no longer considered an option.

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Training Phase 2

• Integretation Training

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Integration Training Strategies

• Traditional training methods used for skill
  training do not work well when training for
  technology integration.
• Use varied methods depending upon the skill
  levels and learning styles of the teachers
  involved.
• Integration planning should be customized to the
  teacher and her curriculum.

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Integration Training

• The most effective training occurs when
• Small groups with similar skill levels
• Just-in-time - training when needed
• Teacher driven

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Training Formats

• Train by department especially during regularly
  scheduled department meeting times.
• Small group classes arranged during the day for
  covering specific application or hardware.
• One on one sessions which help teacher weave the
  appropriate use of technology into the
  curriculum.

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Integretation Ideas

• Week long summer training
• Send to conferences
• Visit other schools
• Workshops
• Internet
• Professional journals

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When to Offer Training

• Team meetings
• Department meetings
• After school
• During school day
• Faculty meetings
• In-service days
• Summer

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• Summer Training
• Week long summer training with measurable goals
• A teacher's training plan may include goals for
  learning new hardware and software, but should
  primarily focus on curricular goals.
• Use this time to plan actual lessons to be used
  including rubrics, etc.

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Helpful Websites

• Blue WebN
• The WebQuest Page
• Microsoft Lesson Plans
• Ask Eric Lesson Plans
• DiscoverySchool.com
• Teacher.Net Lesson Bank

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Lessons Learned Phase Two

• Leadership is everything.
• Leadership is the most important component of a
  schools technology program. In fact, we believe
  it is the single best indicator of success. It is
  more important than money spent, the number of
  computers, or the size of the technology
  department. Leadership and Technology at
  Independent Schools
• Hire great support people.
• Working with teachers one-on-one or in small
  groups, during the school year, with direct
  application to the classroom translates to
  changes in attitude and improvements in teaching
  and learning
• Seed ideas something will sprout.
• The best software is blank slate multi-purpose,
  not prefabricated teacher-proof software.

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Curriculum and Training

• Phase Three
• Hoping

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Accountability

• Department heads given responsibility for
  evolution of program.
• Analysis made possible by inclusion of technology
  strand on curriculum maps.

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Accountability

• Department heads given responsibility for
  evolution of program.
• Analysis made possible by inclusion of technology
  strand on curriculum maps.
• The Plan

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Accountability

• Department heads given responsibility for
  evolution of program
• Analysis made possible by inclusion of technology
  strand on curriculum maps
• The Plan
• New Faculty Development/Evaluation System
• Laptop Survey

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Major Findings from Laptop Program Survey, May
2002

• 1. High student enthusiasm in 8th and 9th grades
• More organized
• Easier
• More fun
• Increased communication
• Faster
• Better quality
• 2. Positive teacher response both in Middle and
  Upper School
• 3. Different levels of use by departments and by
  grade level
• 4. Productive use indicated by students

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Issues from Laptop Survey, May 2002

• Students
• Not enough use or use for uses sake
• More to carry
• Slow machines
• Distraction reaction
• Faculty
• Off-task in class with laptops
• Loss of content

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Faculty Quotations from Laptop Program Survey,
May 2002

• It often took away from the content of the
  course.
• I would simply like to have more opportunities
  to share ideas about projects and assignments
  that others have found helpful or engaging. This
  would be most helpful with the same discipline
• I just want to ensure that laptops are used for
  the benefit of the girls in gaining understanding
  of material rather than just to use laptops.
• I want us to keep moving forward and never
  become satisfied that weve arrived! Im proud of
  our students and Im proud of the advancements
  our faculty has made in the last five years!
• I couldnt imagine teaching in a school that
  wasnt laptop.

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Results

• Affirmation
• New Goals moving toward the Mission
• Find ways to increase laptop use for development
  of critical thinking and in-depth understanding
• Share best specific applications within
  departments
• Changed teaching

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Training Phase Three

• Toward Greater Independence

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Conferences

• Anytime/Anywhere Summit
• NECC
• Florida Educational Computing Conference
• Cincinnati Day School
• Summercore Steve Bergman

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Student Training

• Project specific training by ed tech teacher
  when needed to be used in classes when teacher
  not comfortable with skill
• French chateau project
• Science multi-media PowerPoint training
• Newspaper formats

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Tech Masters

• Uses the power of students to help teachers learn
  basic technology skills
• Pair a student with a teacher
• Make the offer and have teachers elect to have a
  helper
• Provide one-on-one training during the school day
  according to the agenda and schedule set by the
  faculty member and student
• Students have a chance to show their expertise
  encourage students to help with hardware and
  basic computer skills

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Lessons Learned Phase Three

• Give teachers a chance to show off what theyve
  done Tech Fair, Department meetings, faculty
  meetings, and in-service days.
• Train the students to use the programs before you
  expect them to do a project using the program.
• Accountability is key consolidate it in
  Department Heads.
• Keep surveying to ensure that you are evolving
  toward your mission.
• Cheerful, insistent, persistent, united
  leadership will triumph over the wait-em-out
  crowd.
• Teaching will change.
• The curriculum will change.

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Technology Infrastructure/Platform Budgeting
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Infrastructure / Platform

• Bandwidth Planning
• Wired Network Backbone
• Wireless Network
• Information Services

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Bandwidth Planning

• Bandwidth What is it and why do I need it?
• Existing Network Traffic / Users
• What do we do now with how many users?
• Expanded Student / Application Traffic
• How many students will be added using what
  applications?
• Internet Access
• Future Expansion
• What will we be doing in the future?

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Network Bandwidth(GPS 1998 Network)

• Bandwidth the quantity of data that can be
  transmitted in a fixed amount of time.

T-1 line to ISP / External Mail System
120 Users
GPS Network Backbone Switched 10 Mbs
Server 1 File/print server Administrative
software
Server 2 Web Page
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Bandwidth Planning

• Bandwidth What is it and why do I need it?
• Existing Network Traffic / Users
• What do we do now with how many users?
• Expanded Student / Application Traffic
• How many students will be added using what
  applications?
• Internet Access
• Future Expansion
• What will we be doing in the future?

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GPS Campus
Science
Upper School
Library
Math Technology
Admin
Middle School
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GPS Campus Wiring Closets
Science
Upper School
Library
Math Technology
Admin
Middle School
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GPS Campus Wiring Closets
Science
Upper School
Library
Math Technology
Admin
Middle School
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Wired Backbone

• Whats a backbone and why do I need one?
• Campus Layout
• Layout determines whether to consolidate the
  backbone (collapsed) or segment the network
• Topology
• Fast Ethernet, ATM, FDDI, Gigabit Ethernet
• Five year planning
• Plan expansion of network traffic such as
  streaming video, IP telephony and faster internet
  alternatives

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GPS Campus Wiring Closets
Science
Upper School
Library
Math Technology
Admin
Middle School
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Building Wiring Closet Layout 100 Mbs Backbone
12 PCs
Symbol 11Mbs Wireless Network Access Point
24 PCs
3Com 12 and 24 Port Hubs
Printers
Fiber to 100 Mbs Backbone
3Com 1100 10 Mbs Switch
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GPS Campus Gigabit Backbone
Science
Upper School
Library
Math Technology
Admin
Middle School
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Building Wiring Closet Layout Gigabit Backbone
PCs
Symbol 11Mbs Wireless Network Access Point
Switched 100 Mbs
Printers
3Com 4400 100 Mbs Switch
Fiber to Gigabit Backbone
3Com 4400 100 Mbs Switch
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Wireless Network

• Wireless Do I need it?
• Site Audit
• How many access points to provide coverage and
  bandwidth?
• Installation Considerations
• Power and data distance requirements
• Overlapping access point channels
• Testing
• Where is coverage weak or slow?

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GPS Campus Access Points
Science
Upper School
Library
Math Technology
Admin
Middle School
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GPS Campus Wireless Coverage
Science
Upper School
Library
Math Technology
Admin
Middle School
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Information Services

• Hardware
• Servers needed for basic functionality
• Software
• Basic requirements for email, web and
  administration
• Key personnel
• I. S. Director (Technology leadership)
• Network Administrator
• Technology Coordinator
• User Support
• How many PCs can one analyst support?

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Budgeting

• Hardware
• Software
• Support

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Hardware

• Network Infrastructure / Wiring
• Network wiring per port
• How many ports per classroom?
• Network wiring equipment
• Hubs and Switches
• Servers
• Email, Web, Internet, Administration
• Desktops, Teacher laptops, Labs
• Teacher laptop lease program

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5 Year Hardware Budget
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Software

• Administration - Blackbaud
• Admissions, Development, Business Office and
  Registrars
• Web Page Microsoft Internet Information Server,
  Web filtering
• Email Exchange 2000
• Faculty, Staff, Parent and Student accounts
• Classroom Specific Blackboard, Inspiration,
  Geometers Sketchpad

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5 Year Software Budget
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Support

• I. S. Director
• Technology Leadership, Systems/Personnel
  Management, User Support
• Network Administrator
• Network, Server Support, Email, User
  Administration, User Support
• Technology Coordinator
• Teacher/Student Training and Support
• Support Analyst
• Laptop Program Administrator, User and Teacher
  Support

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5 year Support Budget
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Total I.S. Budgets
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Improvements in Teaching and Learning
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How has technology improved teaching learning
at GPS?

• Heightened student engagement
• Multisensory
• Engages a variety of learning styles
• Use of real data increases relevance
• Increased independence, autonomy and agency for
  each student
• Enables increased use of discovery learning for
  greater retention
• Forces reconsideration of curriculum

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• Expanded opportunities for creativity
• New opportunities for problem solving
• Increased participation and thoughtfulness in
  online discussions
• Requires both self-discipline and discernment
• Increased opportunity for communication among
  students, teachers and parents
• Lower career barriers
• Promotes interdisciplinary work
• Promotes a more global outlook

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Web Pages

• 9th Grade Class
• English Faculty Web page
• Character Education
• Student Study Guide

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Blackboard

• Latin Course

Mimio

• Chemistry Mimio Notes

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Discussion Forum

• Interdisciplinary AP Discussion

Web Quest

• American Dream Web Quest

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PowerPoint

• Spanish Clothing Catalog

Geometers Sketchpad

• Sample Lesson

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Graphic Design
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Word

• Science Olympiad Mission
• Roman Newspaper

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Coming Attractions

• Videoconferencing
• Online textbooks
• Alumnae networking

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