Gray, R.

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Current Reality Report/SWOT Analysis
1.2 Strategic Planning
Candidates facilitate the design, development, implementation, communication, and
evaluation of technology-infused strategic plans.

The Current Reality Report/SWOT Analysis report demonstrates my ability to facilitate

the design, development, implementation, communication, and evaluation of technology-infused
strategic plans because it allowed me to assist my school creating a shared vision and action plan
for technology integration. Using the ISTEs Essential Conditions for successful technology
integration, I created a Current Reality Report/SWOT Analysis Report using a template. This
report assesses the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats that my school currently
faces regarding technology integration.
After evaluating the School Districts Three Year Technology plan, as well as my schools
School Improvement Plan, I was able to design and develop a report using data from surveys and
interviews. Using the ISTEs Essential Conditions for successful technology integration and the
ISTE Lead & Transform Diagnostic Tool as a guide, I was also able to identify my schools
strengths and weakness. I also identified threats that needed to be addressed before technology
could be properly implemented. For example, despite having a school improvement plan that
includes technology integration, our school lacks a shared vision for this integration. According
to Creighton (2003), when there is a lack of a shared vision, technology integration will not be
successful. Also, without a shared vision, our school lacks direction (Gabriel and Farmer, 2009).
Therefore, in order to ensure that technology integration is effectively implemented, we need to
create a shared vision that includes input from various stakeholders.

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Current Reality Report/SWOT Analysis
Due to our lack of a shared vision, we have an inadequate plan for technology
integration. This lack of a plan has led to ineffective instructional uses for technology
integration, resulting in teachers using technology for basic skill and drill (Creighton, 2003).
Therefore, in order to assist my school in creating a plan that effectively integrates technology, I
identified opportunities or potential strengths that have been neglected and needed to be
considered.
Under the opportunities column, I made recommendations on how to strengthen each
condition using research, as well as the input from stakeholders. I stated that our focus should be
on designing an action plan that includes a shared vision for technology integration. In this plan,
we will include on-going professional developments that adhere to the ISTE Standards. We will
also train teachers on how to identify and accommodate the needs of our SES, SWD, and ELL
students through technology integration.
As a result of this artifact, I learned in order to make an action plan work, a SWOT is
needed to assess the current status of a school. I learned that by assessing a schools plan for
technology integration, we are able to see the strengths or areas that we need to utilize, as well as
the weaknesses or areas that need to be addressed. These assessments can help schools to
identify any threats that may prevent success, as well as identify opportunities for success by
making recommendations to strengths that have been neglected. To improve the quality of the
artifact or the process involved in creating the artifact, I would have involved input from my
principal. According to Creighton (2003), the lack of support from school leaders regarding
technology integration will defeat the purpose of the vision and the technology plan. In order for
us to overcome our obstacles, it is vital that I have his input and support.

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Current Reality Report/SWOT Analysis
The work that went into creating this artifact will impact school improvement, faculty
development, or student learning because this report assesses the strengths, weaknesses,
opportunities, and threats that my school currently faces regarding technology integration. Due
to our large, diverse school population of at-risk students, our job is to use technology as a tool
that fosters critical thinking. As educators, we cannot simply, use technology for skill and drill
nor can we resist or sabotage technology integration (Creighton, 2003). This artifact will be used
to improve the current status of technology integration within my school by demonstrating the
importance of professional developments that adhere to the ISTE standards. These professional
developments will provide teachers with research-based strategies that will give them the
confidence they need to effectively implement technology. To assess this artifact, observation,
interviews, and surveys will be used to determine if the recommendations were beneficial to the
improvement of technology integration.

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Current Reality Report/SWOT Analysis
References

Creighton, T. (2003). The principal as technology leader. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press,
Inc.
Gabriel, J. G., Farmer, P. C., & ebrary, I. (2009). How to help your school thrive without
Hollenbeck, J., & Hollenbeck, D. (2009). Using technology to bridge the cultures together in the
multicultural classroom (Master's thesis, Oklahoma State University, 2009) (pp. 1-6).
Stillwater: Donald P. French.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education. (n.d.). Osborne High School.
Retrieved November 8, 2014, from
http://www.schooldigger.com/go/GA/schools/0129000521/school.aspx