ITEC 7410: Action/Evaluation Plan

Name: Brandon Garcia

Semester: Summer 2016

Goal: Skilled Teachers

During the 2016-2017 school year, teachers will use professional learning opportunities led by
specialists and peers to increase their level of technology skills, integration, and repair.
Evaluation Method:
Administration walk-throughs
Dept. Chair walk-throughs
Survey of teachers Eclass pages
Teacher Surveys

Success Indicator:
100% of teachers will have an Eclass webpage
that meets the standards set forth by the school
using innovative technology and the ability to
troubleshoot common technology issues.

Strategies

Timeline

Budget/Funding Source

Teachers attend
professional learning
meetings to learn about
Gwinnett County
Public Schools Eclass
webpage and the
components of it.
Teachers attend
professional learning
meetings to learn about
basic trouble-shooting
from the school
technology specialist.

A 1- hour meeting
one day during preplanning week in
August and in January
before the start of the
spring semester.

Budget for a
professional to instruct
twice a year (fall &
spring)/GCPS

A 1 hour meeting one

day during preplanning week in
August and in January
before the start of the
spring semester.

None-School will use

the school technology
specialist to lead the
PLO

Teachers attend
professional learning
meetings to learn about
innovative technology
tools that can be
implemented into the
Eclass webpage to
improve and enhance
the student and parent
webpage experience.

A 1 hour meeting one

day during preplanning week in
August and in January
before the start of the
spring semester.

None-School will use

an Eclass staff
representative to lead
the PLO

Person(s) Responsible

Administration for
scheduling & budget
Teacher Attendance
Eclass Specialist
Administration for
scheduling & budget
Teacher Attendance
School Technology
Specialist
Administration for
scheduling & budget
Teacher Attendance
Eclass representativeStaff member

Goal: Instructional Change

During the 2016-2017 school year, teachers will use technology to promote higher-order thinking
skills through challenging, collaborative, and differentiated assignments and avoid drill/repetition
activities involving technology during instruction time.
Evaluation Method:
Success Indicator:
Unit plan submissions
75% of teachers will create unit plans that
Dept. chair walkthroughs
integrate the use educational technology to
Administrative walkthroughs
promote higher-order thinking through
Technology reservation data
challenging, collaborative and differentiated

ITEC 7410: Action/Evaluation Plan

Name: Brandon Garcia

Semester: Summer 2016

assignments. Teachers will avoid reserving
technology for drill/repetition activities and
instead promote the use of those activities:
before/after school media center hours,
practicing at home or practicing during
advisement time.

Strategies

Teachers attend
professional learning
meetings to learn about
educational technology
available at the school
and researched-based
teaching strategies to
enhance student
learning and
achievement.
Teachers attend
professional learning
meetings led by peer
leader to learn about
educational technology
available at the school
and researched-based
teaching strategies to
enhance student
learning and
achievement.

Timeline

1 attended meeting by
October 1 for the Fall
Semester.

Budget/Funding Source

Budget for a
professional to instruct
twice a year (fall &
spring)/GCPS

1 attended meeting by
March 1 for the Spring
Semester.

1 attended meeting by
October 1 for the Fall
Semester.
1 attended meeting by
March 1 for the Spring
Semester.

Person(s) Responsible

Administration for
scheduling & budget
Teacher Attendance
Tech/Strat Specialist

Budget for a sub to

cover peer leader if
done during school
hours. $80/GCPS

Administration for
scheduling & budget

Possibly no cost

Peer technology leader

Teacher Attendance

Goal: Student Focused

Teachers will create and implement standards/research-based assignments that are student-focused
using technology to increase student engagement, authenticity of the learning experience and raise
achievement levels from the previous year.
Evaluation Method:
Student data
Administrative walk-throughs
Dept. chair walk-throughs
Unit plan submissions
Teacher Surveys
Strategies

Success Indicator:
100% of teachers will create and implement a
minimum of 2 standards/research-based
assignments using technology.
Timeline

Teachers attend
1 attended meeting by
professional learning
October 1 for the Fall
meetings led by district Semester.
appointed

Budget/Funding Source

Budget for a
professional to instruct
twice a year (fall &
spring)/GCPS

Person(s) Responsible

Administration for
scheduling & budget
Teacher Attendance

ITEC 7410: Action/Evaluation Plan

Name: Brandon Garcia
professionals to learn
about
standards/researchedbased teaching
strategies to enhance
student learning and
achievement.
Teachers attend
professional learning
meetings led by peer
leader to learn about
educational technology
available at the school
to compliment the
researched-based
teaching strategies
taught by the district
representative.

Semester: Summer 2016

1 attended meeting by
March 1 for the Spring
Semester.

1 attended meeting by
October 1 for the Fall
Semester.
1 attended meeting by
March 1 for the Spring
Semester.

District Appointed
Teaching Specialist

Budget for a sub to

cover peer leader if
done during school
hours. $80/GCPS

Administration for
scheduling & budget

Possibly no cost

Peer technology leader

Teacher Attendance

Goal: Diversity Considerations

During the 2016-2017 school year, teachers will create and maintain a classroom environment that
meets the needs of low SES students, promotes gender equity, accommodates students with
disabilities, and appreciates the cultural diversity the area brings.
Evaluation Method:
Student Data
Student Surveys
Teacher Surveys
Administrative walk-throughs
Dept. chair walk-throughs

Success Indicator:
75% of teachers will create and maintain a
classroom environment that meets the needs of
low SES students, promotes gender equity,
accommodates students with disabilities, and
appreciates the cultural diversity the area brings.

Strategies

Timeline

Budget/Funding Source

Person(s) Responsible

A professional learning
meeting will be held in
regards to diversity
considerations at the
beginning of fall
semester and spring
semester. A county
representative will lead
the sessions and

A 1 hour meeting one

day during preplanning week in
August and in January
before the start of the
spring semester.

Budget for a
professional to instruct
twice a year (fall &
spring)/GCPS

Administration for
scheduling & budget
Teacher Attendance
District Appointed
Teaching Specialist

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Name: Brandon Garcia
provide data to support
the plan.
A professional learning
meeting will be held in
regards to diversity
considerations at the
beginning of fall
semester and spring
semester. A peer led
session will take place
and will follow-up on
the strategies and ideas
the district
representative covered.

Semester: Summer 2016

A 1 hour meeting one

day during preplanning week in
August and in January
before the start of the
spring semester.

No cost thanks to a
staff member leading
the session.

Administration for
scheduling & budget
Teacher Attendance
Peer technology leader

Goal: School Related

Administrators and teachers will discuss the shared vision for technology and come up with a plan
to obtain more technology through grant proposals, fundraising etc. to benefit everyone involved in
the learning community.
Evaluation Method:
Success Indicator:
Meeting Minutes
75% of teachers and administrators will
Teacher Surveys
participate in the shared vision/technology
Hard Copy of Shared Vision
fundraising effort.
Strategies

Teachers and
administrators will
meet during preplanning to discuss the
shared vision and
strategies to obtain
more technology to
benefit the school.
Peer led meetings will
focus on the progress
of technology
obtainment and
meeting shared vision
goals.

Timeline

Budget/Funding Source

Person(s) Responsible

Everyday of preplanning and teacher

workdays for 30
minutes.

None-Meetings will
occur at the school
during school hours.

Administrators
Teachers
Technology Specialists

Every teacher workday

for 1 hour.

None-Meetings will
occur at the school
during school hours.

Teachers
Peer Technology
Specialists