EDLD 5352 Instructional Leadership: The Technology Link Shari Halpin,

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Week 4 Assignment: Due at the end of Week 4.

Overview
Last week, you engaged in an analysis and wrote a report describing the use of technology and
information systems to enrich campus curriculum, enhance teaching and learning, and generally
integrate technology into our campus improvement plans to effectively integrate technology and
instructional leadership. Your analysis and report should provide the necessary background for
the Week 4 major assignment – developing an action plan for gathering, analyzing, and using
data from a variety of sources for informed campus decision making focusing on integrating
technology, instructional leadership, professional development and organizational leadership.
As a result of this week’s assignments, you will be able to:
• Examine and assess procedures for gathering, analyzing, and using data from a variety
of sources for informed decision making regarding the integration of technology,
instructional and organizational leadership (SBEC Principal Competency 7 indicator);
• Design and apply skills for monitoring and evaluating change and making needed
adjustments to achieve the campus vision and goals, including the integration of
technology as described above (SBEC Principal Competency 7 indicator).
Both of these outcomes are elements of Domain II, Instructional Leadership.
In writing your Week 4 action plan, use your interviews, your readings, including campus and
district improvement plans as well as any technology plans, and your Week 3 report to make
sure the action plan:
• Identifies data gathering sources;
• Provides a description of an organizational chart describing decision making
responsibilities regarding the integration of technology from central office personnel to
campus leadership and staff;
• Describes comprehensive professional development activities to achieve your action
plan (this may utilize information from the previous three weeks of readings and
activities);
• Includes an evaluation plan to assess the progress and success of the action plan.
Students will be asked to post their action plan on the Discussion Board and each student must
review and comment on at least one other action plan focusing on organizational leadership
designed to maximize the use of technology in data gathering and decision making.
Submit your assignment by 11:59 PM on the seventh day of Week 4.
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Rubric
Use the following Rubric to guide your work on the Week 4 Assignment.

Tasks Not Meeting

Accomplished Proficient Progressing
 Expectations

Action plan Student Student Student Student does

includes an completes the completes provides a not complete
organization organizational the partial the
al chart flow chart organizationa organizational organizational
identifying identifying key l chart with chart that does chart or
key personnel from some not include all description of
stakeholders the district identification key roles and
in administration of district stakeholders, responsibilities.
integrating through campus and campus and does not (0 points)
technology implementation personnel, describe the
and district responsible for but does not roles and
and campus integrating address the responsibilities
organization technology and roles and of key
al leadership instructional and responsibiliti personnel.
organizational es of (16 point)e
leadership. Chart personnel in
must identify integrating
personnel titles and
responsible for implementin
this integration g technology,
and instructional
implementation, and
and a brief organizationa
description of l leadership.
the role and (18 points)
responsibilities of
all personnel.
(Maximum 20
points)

Comprehensi Student Student Student Student fails to

ve describes a provides a provides a develop a
professional professional professional professional professional
development development development development development
plan(s) plan or activities plan(s) that plan(s) that plan(s).
designed to designed to address two addresses only
one of the three (0 points)
achieve the achieve the of the three
action plan action plan of bulleted bulleted items
of integrating items from from the
integrating technology with the Accomplished
technology instructional and Accomplishe column.
with organizational d column.
instructional leadership. To
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and achieve (18 points) (16 points)
organization maximum credit,
al leadership. the professional
development
plan(s) must:
• Reference
analysis and
lessons
learned about
the
technology
needs from
the Week 3
report
• Addresses
professional
development
designed to
improve the
gathering,
analysis and
use of data
from a variety
of sources
• Includes
professional
development
to improve
decision
making in the
integration of
technology
with
instructional
and
organizational
leadership.
(Maximum 20
points)

Evaluation The action plan Student Student Student fails to

plan to must also provides an provides an include an
assess the include an evaluation evaluation plan evaluation plan
progress and evaluation plan plan that that addresses in the Week 4
success of that provides addresses only one of the action plan.
the action measurable two of the bulleted items (0 points)
plan. outcomes bulleted from the
designed to items from Accomplished
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address the the column.
following: Accomplishe (16 point)
d column.
• Uses data
and other (18 points)
analysis from
the Week 3
report,
including
using the
campus and
district
improvement
plans, and
local or state
technology
plans;
• Provides
assessments
and/or
monitoring
reports
measuring
professional
development
designed to
use
technology to
improve the
gathering,
analysis and
use of data
from a variety
of sources
• Provides
assessments
and/or
monitoring
evaluating
professional
development
to improve
decision
making in the
integration of
technology
with
instructional
and
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organizational
leadership.
.
(Maximum 20
points)

Posting Student posts Student Student posts Student does

action plan their action plan posts their their action plan not post on the
on the on the action plan on the Discussion
Discussion Discussion Board on the Discussion Board or on their
Board and on and on their blog Discussion Board and on blog.
their blog, and provides Board and on their blog but
and provides evidence, their blog does not
evidence of through written and provides provide any (0 points)
reviewing comments, of evidence, comments or
and reviewing and through reflections on
commenting reflecting on at written the action plans
on action least two other comments, of of other
plans of student’s action reviewing students.
other plan. and
students. (Maximum 20 reflecting on
one other (16 point)
points)
student’s
action plan.

(18 points)

Assignment Responses are Responses Responses are Responses do

Mechanics relevant to are relevant relevant to not reflect
course content; to course course content; knowledge of
student uses content; one more than three course content,
correct APA or two errors errors in lack clarity and
writing in grammar, grammar, depth, and/or
mechanics; no spelling, or spelling, or include multiple
errors in punctuation, punctuation errors in
grammar, including APA including APA grammar,
spelling, or writing writing spelling, and
punctuation. mechanics. mechanics punctuation,
Needs including APA
(Maximum 10 (8 points)
points) (6 errors.
point)Improve (0 points)
ment
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The following four parts to the Week 4 assignments should help you complete an
action plan that incorporates all four elements of the assignment, including
posting your action plan and commenting and reflecting on the action plans
shared by fellow students.

Agnew Middle School Technology Action Plan

2011-2013
Analysis of Need:
While our school is becoming more and more proficient in technology every year, it is
imperative to keep the momentum toward proficiency rolling At this time, our school
does not have a computer to user ratio that would allow computer access to all students
in all classes. In our school, we have two computer labs and one computer cart that is
available to all students. We have wireless internet, but we do not have the bandwidth
to support internet usage for all the wireless laptops in the laptop carts. Likewise, there
are not enough working computers on the laptop carts for more than one teacher to
have both laptop carts (enough laptops for each student in the class to work on his or
her own laptop.). Likewise, individual student devices can access the internet (smart
phones, psp’s, etc.) Our students currently utilize these technological devices without
permission, but the devices could be used for classroom instruction.

Areas for Improvement:

• Increase the district budget for computers on every campus that is in need.
• Our school could then purchase enough laptops for every department to have a
mobile lab (4 mobile laptop carts.) As discussed in my week 3 assignment, teachers
would like to utilize their current knowledge of GoogeApps and other web
applications but are unable to on a regular basis due to lack of available
technologies.
• Work with the district to change the Student Handbook Policy so that students can
use their personal devices for classroom instruction. Also as discussed in my week 3
assignment, students would like to be able to utilize personal devices to enrich the
classroom learning experiences.

Staff Development needed:

Staff will need professional development to discover what types of applications can
be found for free downloadable use on the computers as well as the smart phones
(Kindle on Andriod Market, AudioBooks on Andriod, etc.).

Data and Other Analysis:

Mesquite ISD Technology Plan 2010-2015
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Student Handbook at the Middle School level: “Use of personal technological and
cellular devices is prohibited on campus and can result in confiscation of said
device with a fine.”
Percentage of Campuses with Direct Connect to the Internet: 100%
Percentage of students in the 8th grade with Smart Phones (based on a student
survey: 75%

Technology Plan

Title Responsibility
School Board To accept or reject the changes to the
Student Handbook and policies regulating
use of personal devices. Also, to support
the district’s initiative to increase
technology use and education. To work
with the Superintendent in overseeing the
management of technology funds.
Works with the School Board to oversee and
Superintendent assist in managing technology funds. To agree
to the changes in the Student Handbook and
policies governing use of personal devices.
Works with the campuses to oversee the
Technology Director purchase and usage of the laptops to ensure
that they are being utilized in classrooms. To
teach professional development that helps
teachers understand how to utilize the student
devices.
Works with the teachers to ensure that the
Campus Principal mobile laptop carts are being utilized in each
department. Also, to monitor the student usage
of personal devices to ensure that they are
being utilized properly.
Assists teachers in utilizing available
Campus Department Heads technologies and student devices in the
classroom.
Utilize the technologies in the classroom and
Teachers creating an environment that supports using
personal devices to enrich learning
opportunities. Teaching students how to
navigate their personal devices in such a way
that they do not infringe upon the acceptable
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use policies.
Utilize personal devices appropriately in the
Students classroom without infringing upon the
acceptable use policy.

Resources:
Mesquite ISD. (2010). District Improvement Plan Mesquite ISD Technology
Improvement Plan. Mesquite, Texas.
School Technology and Readiness: A teacher tool for planning and self-assessing
aligned with the
Long-range plan for technology. (2006). Retrieved March 8, 2011, from
http://starchart.esc12.net/docs/TxTSC.pdf
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Week 4 Assignment, Part 1: Development of an organization chart integrating
technology
Using the campus and district improvement plans, and any suggested technology
improvements, develop an organization chart that includes the following:

• Identify by title or job description all personnel/stakeholders responsible for integrating

technology and instructional and organization leadership from the district office to the
campus and classroom;
• Provide a brief description of the role and responsibilities of all identified personnel in
your organizational chart;
• Discuss the role of the principal in making sure the organizational chart is implemented
and monitored.
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Week 4 Assignment, Part 2: Professional Development Planning
Using the campus and district improvement plans, and any suggested technology
improvements, develop professional development activities that include the following:

• Reference analysis and lessons learned about the technology needs from the Week 3
report;
• Addresses professional development designed to improve the gathering, analysis and use
of data from a variety of sources;
• Includes professional development to improve decision making in the integration of
technology with instructional and organizational leadership.
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Week 4 Assignment, Part 3: Evaluation Planning for Action Plan
The technology action plan integrating instructional an organizational leadership must include
evaluation components that provide measurable outcomes designed to address the following:

• Uses data and other analysis from the Week 3 report, including using the campus and
district improvement plans, and local or state technology plans;
• Provides assessments and/or monitoring reports measuring professional development
designed to use technology to improve the gathering, analysis and use of data from a
variety of sources;
• Provides assessments and/or monitoring evaluating professional development to improve
decision making in the integration of technology with instructional and organizational
leadership.
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Week 4 Assignment, Part 4: Posting your Action Report and Responding to Other
Students’ action plans
Using the discussion board and the blog that you have developed, please write and post
your action plan, and be sure to:

• Read and review at least two other action plans

• Respond to other action plans by posting your comments and reflections

The purpose of the action report is to provide you with recommended procedures for
gathering, analyzing, and using data from a variety of sources for informed campus decision
making focusing on the effective integration of technology in curriculum, instruction,
assessment and professional development. Students may wish to use this action plan as
one of your school improvement projects for your Electronic Portfolio. You may also use the
Week 3 and Week 4 assignments as campus supervised hours for your internship logs. As
indicated these two weeks fall under Domain II, Instructional Leadership, and address
elements of Competencies 4, 5 and 7.