21st Century Skills for the 21st Century Student

Five-Year Action Plan

Change- The high school will be integrating technology in all of its curriculum areas to promote student-centered learning with 21st Century
skills. With the acquisition, will come the shift to move towards electronic means of communication for all of stakeholders.
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Year 1
Years 2-5
Year 5
Activity 1
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Teachers
Assess how much technology teachers
Professional development presented by
Hold annual Technology Expo that will
are currently using in their lessons via
technology specialists, who must cover the
highlight the 21st Century initiative and
school wide survey to get a baseline on
learning, developing, and practicing of
recognize teachers in all subject areas. For
their technology comfort levels, views
applications which incorporates technologies
each of the content areas, Tech Teacher of
on current technology requirements and
into classroom practices and lessons. PLCs will the Year Awards will be given out so that
procedures. This baseline will also serve be focused on ensuring staff confidence and
staff can be praised for cutting edge use of
as a starting point to create purposeful
answering any questions that may arise
the integration of technology in their areas.
PD and PLCs that will help teachers
concerning the technological changes.
This event will be an opportunity for
through this period of change.
Teachers will be encouraged to work on
teachers and students to showcase the good
activities that highlight their achievements.
work they have been doing in their
Activity 2
respective classrooms.
Evaluate curriculum for areas that could Activity 2
be enriched with technological based
Begin to infuse technology into lessons and
Activity 2
learning. Department chairpersons will
look for ways to utilize technological resources Teachers and staff will have the confidence
be trained in how to turn-key these
more effectively. Teachers will work with
to use technology to enrich their lessons.
changes to their content teachers. The
department chairpersons and select teachers
Staff will be able to maintain and upload
focus would be on strengthening the
who are highly proficient in technology will
effortlessly on their Google classroom
skills not necessarily changing the
serve as mentors. These mentors or transitional website to communicate with students and
content. In addition, inventory of
team, will address the needs of teachers,
parents. There will be a staff created
current technological resources needs to
answer questions, ease concerns, and help
database that will list technology
be evaluated to plan for the initiative.
facilitate the implementation of technological
procedures and troubleshooting assistance
resources in classrooms. Conduct periodic
in an electronic medium. Teachers share
surveys to see if teachers feel confident in the
resources and spearhead new technology
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Review policy changes and plan to create
platform to post changes electronically.
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Five-Year Action Plan

Students

Activity 1
Assess how much technological
resources students currently use in their
classrooms. Plan for phasing out
traditional textbooks, dictionaries, and
encyclopedias for hand held tablets that
can contain digital formats of each.

Activity 1
Students will be issued tablets at orientation
that will have eBooks preloaded for use in their
courses of study. Students will be taught how
to navigate the tablet and applications. Focus
will be on student-centered learning through
the means of technologically enriched
curriculum. Creativity is encouraged and
students are asked to brainstorm activities that
will give them a platform to show what they
have been learning.

Activity 1
Students are participating in activity based
learning in all subject areas. This studentcentered methodology will engage and
challenge students. Student activities will
be more project based and collaborative.
Students are encouraged to have choice in
their research focusing on skills not
necessarily content. Students communicate
freely with their teacher and peers on
Google classroom.

Activity 2
Give students a baseline assessment to
determine the level of comfort and
practicality that technologically infused
lessons will have on their academic
achievement. In classrooms, teachers can
give student interest an inventory to held
assist with instructional planning and
how they can best incorporate
technology with these interests.

Activity 2
Based on the baseline data, benchmarks will be
created to track progress. Learning profiles and
student readiness and best practices will also be
created based on the results. Observations,
walkthroughs, and analysis of students work
will be focused on seeing if the initiative is
being done with fidelity. Data will show what
areas are meeting the goals of the initiate and
what areas need to be strengthened to meet
mastery.

Activity 2
Students will obtain mastery level on
benchmarks. Students will participate in
the school Technology Expo. This expo
will highlight the innovative project based
learning that students have created. The
most impressive projects will have the
opportunity to win prizes and be honored
in the media.

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Parents

Activity 1
Hold an information session at the
annual Back to School night event and
present the technological infusion
initiative to parents. Survey the level of
comfort that parents have using
technological means of communication.
Reassure parents that this initiative will
help to better prepare students for the
industry of tomorrow and help them
have more of an immediate connection
to what students are doing in the
classroom.

Activity 2Members of the Parent Teacher

Organization will be asked to create a
committee to fundraise for a tricky tray
event that will help fund the initiative.
Parents will work with teachers and the
community to request support for the
change.
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Activity 1
Provide online resources for fostering parent
involvement in school communities. At report
card nights station the technology specialist
and team to offer training, assistance and
guidance for parents making the transition to
digital communication. Plan for paper based
means of communication to be phased out.

Activity 2
Parents plan and teachers get appropriate
permission and licenses to hold fundraising
event and work with key leaders to obtain
donations that will continue to fuel the project.
Initial fundraisers are held with the hopes of
recruiting more parents annually to the cause.

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Activity 1
Parents will have access to the day-to-day
communication through the districts
electronic communication system Infinite
Campus. Parents can also have access to
their childs work via their childs Google
classroom. These resources will provide
access to student files and individual
learning plans and examples of work, and
providing regular access to student
information system data on their childs
progress. Parents are celebrated as an
integral part of their childs learning
process at school Family Day Celebration.
Activity 2
Annual tricky tray events are held which
contribute to the schools maintenance of
keeping the initiative state of the art.
Parents who have demonstrated exemplary
leadership are honored at event with a
plaque commemorating their achievement.
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Community
Members

Activity 1
Create a specialized committee
composed of a diverse group including
residents, educators, government leaders,
local business owners, and librarians
who all have a strong technological
know-how. Identify the community's
technology assets, including local
infrastructure, providers, facilities,
websites, and innovative uses employed
by institutions. Research and apply for
grants that may alleviate the financial
burden of the cost of technology
integration.
Activity 2
Hold an information session for
community businesses, local
government, local colleges/universities
and organizations to explain the
initiative and request sponsorships of the
programs. Sponsors would be
acknowledged in newsletters that would
be circulated in community newsletters
and at key events that highlight the
initiative.

Activity 1
Hold regular town hall meetings to educate and
expose residents on digital literacy.
Demonstrate how technology can improve the
communication between residents, school and
local organizations. Look for ways to make the
community more technologically enhanced
through Wi-Fi hotspots.

Activity 1
Community is celebrated at the schools
events and a large majority of residents
have the access and know-how to
communicate electronically. Public and
private sector community organizations are
involved with events and students are
utilizing their learning in community
service projects.

Activity 2
School works with committee of community
leaders who sponsor the initiative and develop
incentives to continue the work of the program.
Scholarships are developed that will offer
continued learning and the extension of higher
education.

Activity 2

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Celebrate and recognize key community

members, businesses, organizations and
school partners that have supported the
initiative. The initiative has a trickle-down
effect that has improved communication
and brought forth a new and improved
partnership. The Expo will honor the hard
work and dedication of community as an
integral part of the celebration.
Scholarships will be given out to high
school seniors by these key leaders.

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