EDLD 5352 Instructional Leadership: The Technology Link

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.

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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.

Name/Job Title Job Description/Role

Dr. Mark Henry, Superintendent To create and oversee the districts

plan.

Galena Park ISD To make sure the Superintendents

vision is implemented throughout the
Board of Trustees district.
June Harris, President
Wilfred J. Broussard, Vice President
Joe Stephens, Secretary
Dawn Fisher, Board Member
Wanda Health Johnson, Board Member
Ramon Garza, Board Member

Galena Park ISD Advisory Team Uses the district plan to develop ways
to implement techonolgy into the
district based on their needs.

Galena Park Director of Techonolgy Locates the proper funding to support

Support the technology in the district.
Darlene Lovinggood

North Shore Middle School Principal To support and provide trainings for all
new technology used in the classroom.
Paul Drexler

North Shore Middle School Technology To support and train teachers/staff how

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Specialist to use the technology successfully in

the classroom.
Joan Mullinax

North Shore Middle School Teachers To attend the professional development

trainings and use the new technololgy
successfully in the classroom.

The role of the principal at North Shore Middle School is to provide professional
development trainings to teachers/staff about new technology in the school. To
make sure this technology is being applied in the classroom the proper way to
increase student achievement.

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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.

Our districts goal according to their website is “the technology mission of GPISD is to integrate
technology in a way that the educational program for all children in the district will encourage
problem-solving, exploration and learning in the classroom; provide student-centered learning;
provide access to technology for all students and staff; provide for both current and future
needs; restructure the learning environment; encourage communication; complement current
key teaching strategies; and implement a comprehensive information system.” We as campuses
need to integrate this goal into our classrooms to become successful.

In week 3, I learned through the many interviews about my schools technology needs. The Star
Chart provided data about how teachers feel about the trainings they have to attend throughout
the year. We know these trainings are important but have to be reminded of how they are going
to benefit our students learning experience. The interviews also provided information of how we
continue to receive new technology every year. We need to understand the proper ways to
apply this technology in our classrooms where our students are using this technology first hand.
We are using such technology as; smart boards, projectors, interwrite pads, Elmos, computers
in each classroom. These computers are being used by the students to work on programs like
Odyssey, Study Island, PowerPoint, Word Document, and Moodle. We need to continue to
integrate these technology programs and technology into to our classrooms each year. To have
this run successfully we need to have successfully professional development trainings for the
teachers.

The professional development trainings will become successful only if the information being
learned is appropriate to the student’s success. This all starts with the campus Technology
Specialist when she reviews the Star Chart results to determine where the improvement needs
to increase and how we are going to accomplish this. She will then plan trainings around the low
areas to show teachers easy ways to improve technology use in the classroom along with
planning professional development trainings on technology instruction in the classroom. These
professional development trainings need to be designed around teachers and make sure their
opinions are being addressed. The teacher’s opinions should be addressed during the trainings
and after the trainings through surveys. The survey is a great way to get the teachers opinions
heard and help prepare the professional development trainings for next time. From these
professional development trainings, the specialist should take what they learned and plan it
around their subject area. They should take these lessons that have been integrated by
technology and teach their subject teachers how to apply it in their classroom. The teachers
should also learn how to blog their technology lessons to other teachers in their school and

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around the world. Using the blog will help teachers around the world and in their school
communicate successful technology lesson plans.

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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.
The evaluation of any action plan should always start with the feedback from the people
involved. The teachers and staff members need to take the surveys serious when
leaving the professional development trainings. They need to explain the positives and
negatives about the sessions so they can change the future sessions. The teacher’s
goal is to learn from these experiences to improve technology use in their classrooms.
These goals set out by the district need to be meet by each of the campuses. The
campuses need to make sure each of the teachers meet these goals in the classroom.
For this strategy to work efficiently all the members need to work together.
The administration in the campus needs to show support for the technology plan to work
efficiently. They need to apply the districts goals to the campus and make sure all the
teachers are aware of these goals. They need to make sure each goal is clear and
everyone understands their responsibility in completing this goal. These goals can be
measured each year through the AEIS data and the Star Chart. The teachers can
measure their administrations support by filling out surveys. The administration can use
these surveys to change their approach to technology next year when working on the
CIP. The teachers need to be able to work productively with the administration staff to
incorporate this technology in their classrooms. Technology is changing everyday and
we need to be willing to change with the technology too. Something that works one day
will not always necessary work the next day. The teachers can be evaluated with their
performance by the AEIS data, Star Chart, student surveys, required lesson plans that
incorporate new technology, professional development trainings attendance and
observations done by the administrators.

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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.

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