goalsandbenchmarks

=Goals=

= Goals for the LS Technology/ Innovation Program: =

Year 1 - Teachers start taking risks and developing comfort with authentically planning with technology and being innovative with curriculum.

Year 2- Teachers are held accountable for innovative ideas and authentically using technology skills and development in their classroom.Technology being used is authentic and provides the students with engaging activities based on their curriculum.

Year 3- Teachers will seamlessly use technology integrated into their curriculum and be participating in larger global technology initiatives and goals. The teachers are not afraid to take risks and they think of technology as a piece of their lesson planning.

= Benchmarks for Teachers =

Benchmarks For Teachers: Year 2
Teachers have met with Nicole by October 1 to go over personal goals and self evaluation

Teachers are taking risks and trying new tools in their classroom

Teachers can show authentic planning of using technology in their curriculum

Teachers are engaging their students with activities that involve technology tools

Teachers are using new and innovative planning in their curriculum

Teachers have used technology in a new way in their classroom and implemented it.

= Yearly - starting 2014-2015: =

Teachers will be given a Technology guide with ideas and programs to use in their classroom. There will also be a video library online that the teachers can choose to view and learn about programs online. Teachers will be expected to try and use this guide on a regular basis.

Afterschool classes will be offered that will include set sessions but also times that teachers can just come in and brainstorm, share and ask about new ideas. Each teacher should try to attend 5 sessions yearly. [|Click here to register!]

Teachers will meet with Nicole at the beginning of the year (preferable by Oct. 1) and make some Technology/ Innovation goals for the year. They will use the Technology Levels of Integration Rubric.

Teachers will fill out a short google form called Technology Trimester Highlights to help aid Nicole with the stage of growth and needs of the faculty.[| Click here to fill out this form!]

Technology will be part of the teachers end evaluation process based on goals made with Nicole at the beginning of the year.

Teachers will have the option of participating in professional development for 3 days at the end of the school year to focus on areas they need more training, or areas they would like to learn more about.

Teachers will be expected to show growth in integrating technology and technology competencies and innovation in their classroom.

=Benchmarks for Students=

Benchmarks by Grade Level for Students: (modeled by teacher/ Tech specialist)

Kindergarten:
Students should understand parts of a computer/ use of keyboard and start to have understanding of how to find letters on the keyboard to type their name. etc. Students should be able to use the iPads and understand how to handle them. Students are introduced to proper etiquette and importance of being safe with equipment but also online. Students should be able to have a brief understanding of micro-soft word at the end of the year.

First Grade:
Students keyboarding skills are stressed even more by continuing to find letters on the keyboard and using micro-soft word, and other tools for small publishing. Students are introduced to and begin to develop an understanding of word, keynote, comic life, and pixie - students are able to use these tools as directed by the teacher in projects by the end of the year. Basic research tools are introduced and students are able to use links online to research safely and properly. Students have a basic use of iPads and how to use APPS and programs on the devices when directed by the teacher.

Second Grade:
Students continue Keyboarding skills by working at the end of the year with Typing games and more typing of documents and publishing. Students should have a more complex understanding of word, keynote, pixie, and comic life, with knowing and understanding which tools would be best for producing a given assignment by their teacher. Students have been introduced to Google docs and have a basic understanding of how to sign in and the basic use of this tool as collaboration/ publishing. Students are also becoming proficient in the use of Haiku by the end of the year and adding to their portfolio's. Students are able to cut, copy, paste, and insert, upload and download pictures into software programs. Students are actively researching and continuing skills learned in researching online in first grade. Students are citing their research and pictures. Students are able to use iPads and produce a product from an APP when directed by the teacher.

Third Grade:
Google Docs are used more in depth and the students are learning how to use them in projects presentations and usage in completing projects and collaborating with peers, as well as publishing. Students are investigating other software tools and able to pick what they need to use when given a task by a teacher. Students are able to cut, copy, paste, and insert, upload and download pictures into software programs with ease. Continued use of Keynote, Pixie, word, Voicethread, Comic Life and other tools. Students are researching and continuing skills learned in researching online in second grade. Students are citing their research and pictures. Students are continuing the use of Haiku and adding to their portfolio's on their own. Students are able to use iPads and produce a product from an APP.

Fourth Grade:
Students should be able to seamlessly use Google Docs Students should be able to use Haiku and post to their portfolio Students should have knowledge of being good digital citizens and know how to be safe online. Students should be able to use many software programs, such as word, iMovie, keynote, Powerpoint, google docs, comic life, etc. to produce a product. Keyboarding skills should be on track with age level, students should be using type to learn in the lab periodically and Typing Club at home. Student should understand and be able to save, copy, paste, with ease. Students are able to cut, copy, paste, and insert, upload and download pictures into software programs with ease. Students should be able to decide what tools would work best for what they would like to accomplish in their work. Students are continuing the use of Haiku and adding to their portfolio's on their own. Using iPads for many different elements is integrated into their learning, including researching, using APPS like pixie, comic life, iMovie on the iPads are understood by the end of the year.

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