lead teacher meeting fall 2012
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Fall meeting in Sun WestTRANSCRIPT
Sun West School DivisionOctober 4, 2012
LEAD TEACHNOLOGY TEACHER MEETING
Today’s Goals• Meet other Lead teachers
in Sun West• Provide overview of
Technology Review Process
• Introduce Division Goals related to the CIAF
• Explore roles and responsibilities connected to the Lead position
• Provide information related to IT duties
• Explain communication Plan regarding technology
• Explore ways to learn about technology
• Share ideas around supporting your staff
• Build plans to reach our technology goals for this year
The Morning
Lead Teacher Position
Team Goals for 2012-
2013
Bits and Bytes
Sharing Our
Learning
LEAD TEACHER SURVEY RESULTS
Activity 1
Sharing Our Successes
Technology Goals related to CIAF
Objective#5
Objective#4
Objective#9
Objective#17
Objective #1
Objective#15
Objective #11
Objective#2
CIAF
Reviewing the Job Description
Strategic Plan for technology: position under
review
Focus onET, rather
than IT
Handout
Skills Needed• Willingness to learn• Problem-solving• Communication• Organization• Multi-tasking• Motivation• Flexible• Approachable• Resourceful• Patience
• Interest in technology• Basic computer skills• Awareness of computer
hardware and software
Team Skills
• “My only strength is my willingness to learn and to give it a try!”
• “Love of sharing what I know.”
Time Allotment
10% = 90 hours
20% = 180 hours
30% = 270 hours
= Equivalent to 4.6 full time teachers in the Division
Review Question:Given this time, how can the Lead technology teacher position support effective technology training/professional learning for staff and students in Sun West?
Technology Budget
• Hardware• Software
• Staffing• IT Personnel• Lead Technology
Teachers
• Lead teacher meeting: $11,200
• Is this meeting the most effective/efficient way to present information to the group?
• Feedback survey
Activity 2
• Lead teacher duties in handout package– How might this look in your schools?
– Groups of 3 (10 minutes)– Share ideas with large group
Ensure Access and Functionality:aka Minor Repairs
Computer Maintenance:•Cleaning computers and monitors•Maintenance on towers•Checking to see if cords are plugged in
Computer Replacement:•Replacing equipment – monitors, keyboards, mice•Hooking up computers•Rebooting of machines•Changing parts like DVD players•Installing and reconnecting speakers
Other Minor Repairs
Printers•Changing ink cartridges in printers•Printer jams•Getting the printer back on line
Other Repairs•Replacing cable•Changing projectors•Dealing with cables for hook up•Projector filter cleaning
More Minor Repairs
Software•installation of software if allowed•helping with Moodle courses
SMARTBoard•Troubleshooting
Handout
Survey Says …
• Top Needs in Your Schools
Handout
Communicating the Job Description
Under review
Duties on CIA website
Focus onET, rather
than IT
Communicating the Job Description
Under review
Communicating Our Roles
Duties on CIA website
Focus onET, rather
than IT
- Following meeting, Friday File update with explanation of the LEAD Technology Teacher role and the Division and School Goals for 2012-2013
Communicating Your Role to Staff, Students and Parents
• Standing item on Staff meeting agenda• Staff email• Opening Assembly• SCC Meeting• Open House• Google Forms• In Class Visits with all classrooms
Bits and Bytes – aka Boring Tech Stuff
Ministry Update
Help Desk
ROVER
Adobe
Auditor’s Report
Q and AEquipmentPurchases
Tech Docs
You Tube for Education
Auditor’s Report
• Also known as “Why we do the things we do”
– I Boss Filtering– Student Log Ins
Tech Docs
• www/sunwestsd.ca/techdocs– Lead teachers eyes only
– Task Pads– Italc– Printer Set Up– Using www.test.com– Cacti Graphs
Activity 3
• Access www/sunwestsd.ca/techdocs• www.test.com
– 5 minutes to explore techdocs and test.com
Gathering Information from Staff
• Email• Helpdesk ticket requests/logbook in the
Computer Lab• Face to face with staff• Google Survey/Forms• Notes in mailbox• Staff meeting discussions• Canvass teachers on at least a monthly basis
Using the Helpdesk
• Submitting help desk tickets– Purpose and process– Examples
• Kenaston pilot project• Contact Doug if you are interested in trying
something similar in your school
You Tube for Education
• Bandwidth Issues– 1 meg per broadcast– HD version of You Tube– Staff and students still using streaming audio in
classrooms– Notifying your staff about these issues
Ministry Update
• Negotiations about bandwidth
Equipment Purchases
• SmartBoards• Wireless Update• Replacement Schedule Update– New hardware and software– Computers for Schools
• Technology Purchases
Adobe Purchase
ROVER Update
AP 140 and AP 140-1
• Administrative Procedure Review– AP 140– AP 140-1
Activity 4
• Exploring AP 140 and AP 140-1
• Groups of 3– Review AP 140– How could you introduce this to all staff and
students in your schools? Email your ideas to group.leadteachers
– 10 minutes
Question and Answer
• Round Table Q and A– What do you still need
to know about the “fix it” things that need to be done in schools?
2012-2013 Technology Team Goals
• Division Goals (CIAF)• School-based Goals• Personal Goal(s)
Division Goals (CIAF) 6 Areas of Focus
• Digital Awareness Session for All Staff and Students (4, 5, 17)
• Online Research Skills– supporting Librarians (4, 12)
• PowerSchool (1, 4)
• Assistive Technologies (2, 4, 17)
• Integrating Purposeful Use of Technology in Classrooms (1, 2, 4)
• Distance Learning (4, 9, 11)
Division Goals – Determining Success
• Reporting at the end of the year:– Spring Satisfaction
Survey
Afternoon Planning
School-Based Goals - 6 Areas of Focus
• Developing School-wide plans with Administrator
• AP 140 and 140-1• IT Supports• Taskpads• Web page
• Cacti Bandwidth Monitoring
• Individual Teacher Needs (school survey?)
• Supporting SLIP Plan• Innovation
School-Based Goals – Determining Success
• Reporting progress throughout the year:– Work with
Administration to develop school-wide plan; share School Plans in October
– Update Progress in December and March
• Technology Showcase in the Spring
Personal Goal(s) - Optional
• Duties encompass large area of technology know-how
• Use some of the time to develop technology skills so you can support your teachers
Survey Says …
• Most Challenging Part of Lead Position …
handout
• What Do I Need to Be More Effective?
handout
Learning and Training
Sun West Supporting Technology
Wiki
Technology Forums
Subscribing to Blogs
Lead Teacher
Colleagues
Workshops and
Conferenced(IT Summit)
User GuidesOnline Tech
Tutorials
Webinars and Podcasts
Trial and Error
Technology Blogs
Technology Forums, Online Training, User Guides
Sun West Supporting Technology Wiki
• Lead Technology Teachers are welcome to add content throughout the year!
Trial and Error
Colleagues
• Joomla
Activity 5
• Collegiality – If a colleague needed help in technology, how
could you assist? Share your technology strengths on a Google Doc.
– When would you be available to meet collaboratively with others? Share your release time on the Doc.
Top ET Needs in Sun West
• Based on survey results, Technology Integration, PowerSchool, SmartBoards are the top three needs for ET support.
• This includes more effective use of the internet.
• 21st century skills
Ministry of Learning
• Technology in Education Framework
• “The integration and effective use of technology is vital to Saskatchewan’s teaching and learning environment and to enhancing learner success.
• The acquisition of skills and dispositions related to technology is fundamental in an information age and knowledge-based society; technology use is no longer just an option …”
21st Century Skills for Staff
21st Century Skills for Students
SUPPORTING STAFF AND STUDENTS IN EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
Supporting Staff and Students in ET
Sun West Supporting Technology
Wiki
Team Teaching
Write a Tech Blog
Hosting Workshops
Sharing information at Staff Meetings
Creating Tech Docs
Creating Tech Tutorials
One on one mentoring
Providing OnlineResources
Lead Teacher Teams
• Feedback Survey• Software Training– Learning– Teaching others
The Afternoon – Putting It All Together
Afternoon
• Add Your Name to the list of Lead Technology Teachers (one team at a time) on the Supporting Technology Wikispace
• Work with a group to develop a plan for implementation of Division and School-based goals
• Share with team at end of today (2:00)
Wrapping It Up
• Feedback Survey – next week• E-copies of today’s handouts• School-wide plan – template (end of October)• Mileage Form• Questions – Doug, Shari, Jade
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Thank you for your willingness to learn today!
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