A.4.2+Technology+Planning+Plan+Page

=**Technology Plan** = ISTE NETS for Administrators (NETS*A) ISTE NETS for Teachers (NETS*T) Alief ISD (AISD) American Association of School Libraries (AASL) Texas State Board of Educator Certification (SBEC) Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
 * Technology Planning Codes: **

ISTE NETS*A 2. Digital Age Learning Culture. d. Model and promote the frequent and effective use of technology for learning. || **District Tech Plan Objective** (Alief ISD) 1.2.2. Deliver lessons that require students to apply technology tools in routine assignments. || **AASL** Standard Indicator 3.1.2 Participate and collaborate as members of a social and intellectual network of learners. 3.3.1 Solicit and respect diverse perspectives while searching for information, collaborating with others, and participating as a member of the community. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">**TEKS**, ELA, Grade 8 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">110.20 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">(6) Comprehension of Literary Text/Fiction. Students understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the structure and elements of fiction and provide evidence from text to support their understanding. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">TEKS, Tech Applications, Grade 8<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">126.16 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">(2) Communication and collaboration. The student <span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">collaborates and communicates both locally and globally to reinforce and promote learning. The student is expected to: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"> (A) create and manage personal learning networks to collaborate and publish with peers, experts, or others using <span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">digital tools such as blogs, wikis, audio/video communication, or other emerging technologies. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">#1 Planning for Improvement in Technology Integration into the Curriculum **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">National **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Description of Improvement: Teaching with Blogs **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> At the International School of the Netherlands, students in Grade 8 ELA record their responses to literature weekly in their Reading Journals. The eighth-grade teaching team will collaborate with the librarian to incorporate Web 2.0 technology into their 1:1 laptop program and create a new audience for their journal responses via the creation of student blogs and posting online on a weekly basis in place of traditional Reading Journals. In addition to receiving teacher feedback, the team will develop methods for students to evaluate and comment on each other's posts. Collaboration has been identified by the school curriculum leaders and administration as a 21st Century skill they wo uld like to develop in their students. While some teachers have personal blogs, none of them have used them for instructional purposes before or taught students to use them. The majority of the students do not blog on a regular basis.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> Eighth-grade classroom teachers will assign book readings according to schedule (for example, the standard is 40 pages of reading a week for the class novel, //<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">To Kill a Mockingbird // ). Teachers will provide various prompts each week for students to respond to in their blogs. T his will require some lessons in how to form a short thesis statement and support an answer with evidence from the text or from real-life, depending on the prompt. In addition to making initial blog posts, students will learn to respond to their classmate’s work via comments on each other’s blogs. This will require lessons in how to evaluate another person’s work and how to give responses which contribute to the learning of others. After the posts and comments have been approved for posting by the teachers, the students will be asked to link their blogs via a newly created district Wikispace, giving them a larger audience.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> Classroom teachers will continue to provide scaffolding and discussion centered on issues in the book while the librarian will teach students how to set up their blogs, create initial posts and comment. Classroom teachers will teach how to create constructive comments that go beyond stating the obvious as well as introduce the rules and expectations for netiquette. The teachers will assess and moderate initial postings while the librarian will monitor and assess comments.


 * <span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Hurray for the team effort to integrate Web 2.0 tools into the literature curriculum and for developing evaluation tools to provide evidence of the impact on student learning outcomes. While librarians and teachers can teach netiquette equally well, it would be good for the librarian to have a part in this instruction as well. In fact, this topic is perfect for modeling with think-alouds to demonstrate proper and improper electronic communication. Keep the librarian's role strong throughout the initiative, particular.y in terms of assessment. It would be important for the librarian to know it what ways this initiative was or was not successful. Blogs may not be the best tool for discussion. ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Works Consulted ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Cofino, Kim. Creating a Blogging Scope and Sequence. //Always Learning,// 7 Nov. 2010. Web. 12 Apr. 2012. <[]>. ( <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">blogs <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">, <span style="background-color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">collaboration <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">, <span style="background-color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">social network <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">, <span style="background-color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">blog comments <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">)

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Gardner, Traci. "Teaching With Blogs - ReadWriteThink." //Homepage - ReadWriteThink//. IRA/NCTE, 1 Jan. 2012. Web. 12 Apr. 2012. <http://www.readwritethink.org/professional-development/strategy-guides/teaching-with-blogs-30108.html>. ( <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">teaching with blogs <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">, <span style="background-color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> collaboration <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">, <span style="background-color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">social networking <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">)

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">West, Kathleen. "Weblogs and literary response: Socially situated identities and hybrid social languages in English class blogs." //Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy// 51.7 (2008): 588-598. //EBSCOhost Academic Search Complete//. Web. 12 Apr. 2012. ( <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">blogging <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">, <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">English class <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">, <span style="background-color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">collaboration <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">) ||


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">#2 Planning for Improvement in Technology Integration into the Curriculum **
 * ** National or State Alignment **
 * ISTE NETS-A **

2.d. Model and promote the frequent and effective use of technology for learning. || ** District Tech Plan Objective **


 * Alief ISD **

1.2.2. Deliver lessons that require students to apply technology tools in routine assignments. || ** AASL Standard Indicator **

3.1.2 Participate and collaborate as members of a social and intellectual network of learners.

3.3.1 Solicit and respect diverse perspectives while searching for information, collaborating with others, and participating as a member of the community. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">TEKS


 * §113.19. Social Studies, Grade 7 **
 * (b) Knowledge and skills. **
 * (23) ** Social studies skills. The student uses problem-solving and decision-making skills, working independently and with others, in a variety of settings.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"> TEKS, Tech Applications, Grade 8 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">126.16 <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">(2) Communication and collaboration. The student <span style="background-color: #ffff00; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">collaborates and communicates both locally and globally <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">to reinforce and promote learning. The student is expected to: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">(A) create and manage personal learning networks to collaborate and publish with peers, experts, or others using digital tools such as blogs, wikis, audio/video communication, or other emerging technologies; ||
 * Description of Improvement

At the International School of The Netherlands, students in seventh-grade social studies courses complete a group-based project each term. The seventh grade teaching team will collaborate with the school librarian to give students the required lessons in order to document their collaborations appropriately using the class wiki and Cacoo. They will publish their process and their final product on the class wiki and their peers will comment on their work.

This collaborative process will fit into the scope and sequence of the social studies curriculum. The outline will be as follows: History (term 1), Geography (term 2) , Government (term 3 ), Economics (term 4). Each project will consist of an inquiry/problem-based learning experience that requires collaborative thinking and problem solving. This thinking will be documented using multimedia tools and the process of sharing knowledge and coming to conclusions about the core classroom content will be assessed throughout the unit.

The classroom teachers will focus on the social studies content and the requirements regarding planning, graphic organizers and social studies content. Though the course content will change with each term, each collaborative plan will require students to work together in planning their work , working on tasks collaboratively creating and documenting a final product that will be critiqued, assessed and published by their peers in each term project (four per year).

The librarian will focus on the essential skills in creating a wiki profile, documenting collaborations through comments, discussions and communication pages and creating a graphic organizer with Cacoo. Since this is a continuous process, the librarian and classroom teacher will be co-teaching throughout these units.


 * This plan is strong in that it suggests a spiral curriculum in which learners will engage in inquiry/problem-based projects with increasing sophistication over the course of the year. It could be that four projects it too much for one year. Inviting the 8th-grade social studies teachers into the collaboration can spread out this in-depth learning and ensure continuity. Hurray for the attention to coteaching throughout the projects. ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Works Consulted ||
 * Moreillon, Judi. [|Cooperation-Collaboration PowerPoint] . 23 Aug. 2009. PPT.

Pifarre, Manoli, and Judith K. Staarman. " Wiki-supported Collaborative Learning in Primary Education: How a Dialogic Space Is Created for Thinking Together."//International Society of the Learning Sciences, Inc// (2011): 190+. Web. 12 Apr. 2012. <http://ezproxy.twu.edu:2183/content/yuk0064j5311148x/fulltext.pdf>. ( Using wikis, collaboration , communication )

Smaldino, Sharon E., Deborah L. Lowther, and James D. Russell. " Connecting Learners Using Web 2.0 Tools ." // Instructional Technology and Media for Learning //. Boston: Pearson, 2012. //Kindle// ebook file: ch 6. ( collaboration, Web 2.0 , technology ) ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">#3 Planning for Improvement in Technology Integration into the Curriculum **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">National or State Alignment **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">ISTE NETS-A **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">2. Digital Age Learning Culture <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">c. Provide learner-centered <span style="background-color: #00ff00; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">environments equipped <span style="background-color: #00ff00; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">with technology and learning <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;"> resources to meet the individual, <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">diverse needs of all learners. || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">District Tech Plan Objective **
 * Alief ISD **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">1.1.4: Align <span style="background-color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">technology-rich lessons <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;"> with curriculum content. || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">AASL Standard Indicator **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">3.3.5 Contribute to the <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">exchange of ideas <span style="background-color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">within and beyond the <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;"> learning community.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">3.1.3 Use writing and <span style="background-color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">speaking skills to <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;"> communicate new <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">understandings effectively. || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">TEKS **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">§110.18. English Language Arts and **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Reading Grade 6 **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">(b) Knowledge and skills. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">(27) Listening and Speaking/Speaking. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Students <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">speak clearly and to the point, <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">using the conventions of language. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Students are expected to give an organized <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;"> presentation with a specific point of view, <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">employing eye contact, speaking rate, <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">volume, enunciation, natural gestures, and <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;"> conventions of language to communicate <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">ideas effectively.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">**§126.12. Technology Applications** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">**(Computer Literacy), Grades 6-8.**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">(c) Knowledge and skills. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">(11) Communication

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">The student delivers the product <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;"><span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">electronically in a variety of media , <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">with appropriate supervision. The <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">student is expected to: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">(A) <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">publish information in a variety <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;"> of ways including, but not limited to, <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">printed copy, monitor display, <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Internet documents, and <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">video. ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Description of Improvement: Creating and sharing Video Book Talks **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">At the International School of the Netherlands, students in Grade 6 Language Arts (LA) read a variety of literature from different genres throughout the year. Each quarter, students choose one of the books they have read and give a book talk about it for their Language Arts classmates. In order to share their reading recommendations with a wider audience, the LA teacher, librarian, and IT teacher are designing a unit to integrate technology into the LA curriculum by having students create video book talks (VBTs). Students will use the iMovie software on their laptops to create the VBTs and will then post them on the password-protected section of the school's website to share with the school community. To support this project and other activities that involve integration of video production, the principal recently purchased equipment for a green screen studio.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">The sixth grade LA teacher will collaborate with the librarian and the Information Technology teacher to combine the skills of reading, writing, persuasive speaking, and video production. Before starting on the video component of the book talk, students will spend several weeks writing scripts that are both informative and persuasive. The LA teacher delivers lessons about writing topic sentences, supporting an opinion with evidence from the text, and creating a "hook. " Once the scripts are approved, the librarian and LA teacher model clear and expressive speaking using some of the students' VBT scripts. Students practice by putting their scripts into [] and adjusting the speed so that the pace feels natural. The more they practice, the more familiar they are with the text and the more "eye contact" they can make with the camera. By the time they are ready for filming they are able to speak comfortably and read a chosen excerpt from the book with expression.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">When students are ready to film, the IT teacher explains the importance of having the lights positioned so that they cross each other and for the speaker to stand away from the green screen to minimize shadows. The librarian and LA teacher assist the students with filming. As students finish their filming, the IT teacher shows them how to convert and import clips, import a photograph, add titles and credits, and adjust sound. The IT teacher also shows the students how to adjust timing for the green screen effect and how to put their green screen footage on to their background photo.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Students locate backgrounds on websites with Creative Commons or public domain photos such as: [] Finally, the LA teacher and librarian teach the students how to add the citations for their background photos and for their book to the credits at the end of the movie. Because of the green screen effect, students look like they have jumped into the setting of the book, which serves to connect viewers to the action. An example of a student-created VBT is available here..

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">The students will post the videos on the password-protected section of the school website. The principal will send the link to the parents in her weekly e-mail and encourage them to watch and comment on the students' book talks. This collaboration amongst the classroom teacher, librarian, and IT teacher is just one of many units that the school has planned for integrating video into subject area curricula.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">The strength of this plan is the interdisciplinarity! (Yes, it is a word!) Students shine (as Kelsey does in the example) as they share their digital booktalks. To take this one step further (and with the customizable library collection circulation and management s oftware) link the students' booktalks to the catalog. Yes, parents will also enjoy viewing (and commenting on?) these projects. Brava for including this attention to advocacy for the library program in this plan.** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Works Consulted: **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">"Instructional Strategies Online - Book Talks ." //Online Learning Centre//. Web. 14 Apr. 2012. <http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/de/pd/instr/strats/booktalks/index.html>. ( sharing ideas, publishing in a variety of formats)

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Smaldino, Sharon E., Deborah L. Lowther, and James D. Russell. " Enhancing Learning with Video " //Instructional Technology and Media for Learning//. 10th ed. Boston: Pearson, 2011. Kindle file. Loc 6693 of 9969. ( Video storytelling, videography) ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">#1 **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **Planning for Staff Development for the Effective Use of Technology**
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">National or State Alignment **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">ISTE NETS*A **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">ISTE NETS*A **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">3. Excellence in Professional Practice <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Educational Administrators promote <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">an environment of professional learning <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;"> and innovation that empowers educators <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">to enhance student learning through the <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">infusion of contemporary technologies <span style="background-color: #00ff00; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">and digital resources. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">a. Allocate time, resources, and <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;"> access to ensure ongoing professional <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;"> growth in technology fluency <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;"> and integration.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">5. Digital Citizenship <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Educational Administrators model and facilitate <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">understanding of social, ethical and legal issues and <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">responsibilities related to an evolving digital culture. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">b. Promote, model and establish policies for safe, <span style="background-color: #00ff00; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">legal, and ethical use of digital information and <span style="background-color: #00ff00; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">technology. || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">District Tech Plan Objective ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">**Alief ISD**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">1.1.4: Align <span style="background-color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">technology-rich lessons <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;"> with curriculum content. || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">AASL Standard Indicator **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">2.1.6 Use the writing <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">process, media and visual <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;"> literacy, and <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">technology skills <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">to create products <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">that express new <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;"> understandings. || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">SBEC for Teachers **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">//Standard V.// All teachers know <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">how to plan, organize, deliver, <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">and evaluate instruction for all <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">students that incorporates the <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">effective use of current technology <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;"> for teaching and integrating the <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Technology Applications <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Texas Essential Knowledge and <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Skills ( TEKS) into the curriculum.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">5.7s Create project-based learning activities <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">that integrate the Technology Applications <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">TEKS into the curriculum and meet the <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Technology Applications TEKS benchmarks; <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">5.9s Select and use developmentally appropriate <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;"> instructional practices, activities, and materials <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;"> to improve student learning of the <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Technology Applications TEKS; ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">**Description of Inservice: Integrating video production into the curriculum**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">To ensure that all teachers are aware of the impact video production can have on student learning and to make certain that teachers are comfortable with the hardware and software used for video production, the International School of the Netherlands will offer a series of professional development workshops for teachers. Many classroom teachers are not familiar with video production skills and have not previously used software such as iMovie in instruction. Throughout the school year, the librarian and IT teacher will offer professional development workshops related to video production.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">These will include:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;"> skills-based workshops about<span style="background-color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;"> filming, lighting, sound, editing, special effects, and green screen techniques
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">educator-planning workshops focused on integrating video production into curricula of various disciplines
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;"> digital citizenship workshops focused on copyright and information privacy

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">The librarian will provide training to ensure that all teachers have experience setting objectives and addressing standards for teaching and assessing student videos. The initial workshops will be held during department meetings so that teachers will be able to focus on the<span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;"> standards of their own discipline when designing units that incorporate video. The first departments to be involved in these professional development inservices will be the Language Arts, EAL, and Modern Language departments. Since communication is key to the standards of these disciplines, video production activities will have an immediate impact on student learning in these courses.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Skills-based workshops will take place during early release days in September and October. The librarian and all three IT teachers will be available for trainings and teachers will be able to <span style="background-color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">choose beginner, intermediate, or advanced workshops. A description of the learning objectives for each workshop will be available on the PD registration page of the school website. Teachers who have previous experience with video production will be able to enhance their skills and then focus on planning and curriculum development. Those who need additional work with skills specific to video production will continue to progress through the workshop series until they feel comfortable with the technology.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">At the end of the first semester, the librarian will go to each department during a scheduled department meeting and help teachers assess the use of video production. Ongoing collaboration amongst the classroom teachers, the IT teacher, and the librarian will involve co-developing unit plans and assessments in addition to scheduling times that co-teaching can take place.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">This staff development plan aligns well with the integration book talk integration plan. Teachers will be more engaged when they see an immediate use for this knowledge. ELA-R teachers can lead by sharing students' book talks with the faculty. Hurray for the IT-librarian collaboration. School librarians must reach out to IT people . Staff development is a great way build the IT department's understanding of coteaching and to affirm the librarians' technology skills and expertise in terms of integration.** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;"> Works Consulted:

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Hakkarainen, Päivi. "Promoting Meaningful Learning through Video Production-Supported PBL ." //Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning// 5.1 (2011): 34 - 53. Web. 15 Apr. 2012. <http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/ijpbl/vol5/iss1/4> ( educational digital video, project-based learning )

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Gromik, Nicolas. "Windows Movie Maker in the English as a Foreign Language Class."//Innovate//. Nova Southeastern University's Fischler School of Education and Human Services. Web. 15 Apr. 2012. <http://www.innovateonline.info/index.php?view=article&id=2>. ( integrating filmmaking into instruction, communication ) ||

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">ISTE NETS*T <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">2. Design and Develop Digital Age Learning <span style="background-color: #00ff00; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Experiences and Assessments. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">a. Design or adapt relevant learning experiences that <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> incorporate digital tools and resources to promote <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">student learning and creativity. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">**District Tech Plan Objective** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">(AISD) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">1.2.2. Deliver lessons that require students to apply technology tools in routine assignments. || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">AASL Standard Indicator ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">3.1.2 Participate and collaborate as members of a social and intellectual network of learners. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">3.3.1 Solicit and respect diverse perspectives while searching for information, collaborating with others, and participating as a member of the community. || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">SBEC for Teachers ** //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Standard V. //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">All teachers know how to plan, organize, deliver, and evaluate instruction for all students that incorporates the effective use of current technology for <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> teaching and integrating the Technology Applications Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) into the curriculum. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">5.4s develop and implement, using technology applications, tasks that emphasize <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">collaboration and teamwork among members of a structured group or project <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">team. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">To follow up on the new Student Response Blogs being implemented in Grade 8 ELA at the International School of the Netherlands, it will be necessary to ensure that all ELA t eachers know how to 1) teach students to create and post via blogs, 2) teach students how to comment constructively and ethically to each other’s blog posts, 3) provide feedback and assess on the student blogging experience.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">#2 **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **Planning for Staff Development for the Effective Use of Technology**
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">National Alignment **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Description of Inservice: Teaching with Blogs **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">The majority of the teachers has had experience in personal blogging, but fewer have ever officially implemented them into the classroom. The librarian will provide training to the teachers in order to ensure that each teacher has the same objectives and standards when teaching and assessing student blogs and will be able to give consistent feedback on the students' posts and comments. The training will be initiated at a full-staff meeting at the start of the year. Then the librarian will give small-group professional development on how teachers can develop methods for students to appropriately and critically comment on each other’s blog posts in order to ensure that collaborative learning takes place. During training, it may become evident that some teachers are more comfortable with the technology; therefore, those with more advanced skills will focus on planning and curriculum development, while those who need basic knowledge will be taught more about blogs.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">The librarian will then go to each department during a scheduled department meeting and help teachers assess the initial use of Student Response Blogs in ELA. The ELA teachers and the librarian will discuss the unit plans and assessments and schedule times that the co-teaching can take place.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">This is a brilliant plan! If I were your administrator, I would select a professional book title as the topic for the blog posts. This could be done in the summer before the new school year or in the previous spring before launching the blog integration in the fall semester. The principal would be delighted to collaborate with you on selecting a book for discussion - one that meets her/his objectives for teachers perhaps. (If I were your administrator, I might select one of these: //Hamlet's Blackberry: A Practical Guide for Building a Good Life in the Digital Age// by William Powers, //In the Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains// by Nicholas Carr, or //Free Culture//: //The Nature and Future of Creativity// by Lawrence Lessig.) ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Works Consulted ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Gardner, Traci. "Teaching With Blogs - ReadWriteThink." //Homepage - ReadWriteThink//. IRA/NCTE, 1 Jan. 2012. Web. 12 Apr. 2012. <http://www.readwritethink.org/professional-development/strategy-guides/teaching-with-blogs-30108.html>. ( teaching with blogs, collaboration , s ocial networking  )

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">West, Kathleen. "Weblogs and literary response: Socially situated identities and hybrid social languages in English class blogs." //Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy// 51.7 (2008): 588-598. //EBSCOhost Academic Search Complete//. Web. 12 Apr. 2012. ( blogging, English class , collaboration ) ||