Activities

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Activities: 1. Create an agenda for everybody to follow. DROP since this does not match the actual purpose. 2. Evaluate last year's technology training sessions. Change to #1. 3. Suggest ways to improve teacher technology training. Change to #2. new 3. Research with staff ways that they are successfully implementing technology with learner-centered projects. 4. Focus on the best ideas. 5. Present the ideas to administration and the campus Instructional Technology Specialist. 6. Implement the new ideas into teacher training.

Next we need to work on the activities. I suggested a some, but I think they need to be changed.

**Connie said: The first example of an activity is a shared vision: Our vision is to effectively faciliate teacher competence with technology so that technology can be integrated into learner centered activies for students to prepare them for life.

This was a start...by no means carved in stone (after all it is a Wiki).**

**Gary**: I've tinkered with the activities. Input? **Activities**: 1. Develop a shared vision. **ESTIMATED TIME**: 30 minutes 2. Evaluate last year's technology training sessions. **ESTIMATED TIME**: 2 days 3. Research with staff ways that they are successfully implementing technology with learner-centered projects. **PURPOSE**: Develop resources for "model" learner-center projects and possible presenters. **ESTIMATED TIME**: 2 days 4. Focus on the best ideas. **ESTIMATED TIME**: 60 minutes
 * PURPOSE**: Direct the focus of the wiki team.
 * DESCRIPTION**: Team drafts possible vision statements and finalizes a shared vision such as: //"// //Our vision is to effectively facilitate teacher competence with technology so that technology can be integrated into learner centered activities for students to prepare them for life."//
 * PURPOSE**: Determine the types and purposes of the previous school year's technology sessions, as well as get trainers' perspectives on sessions.
 * DESCRIPTION**: Team reviews the types of sessions offered to staff by categorizing them and comparing attendance to subject area content of the attendees. Additional research would be in getting feedback from presenters  and the campus ITS.
 * DESCRIPTION**: Team visits with staff who are having success with implementing learner-centered projects utilizing technology to gather ideas and gain insight into methodology that may direct possible professional development sessions. **This could be a survey.**
 * PURPOSE**: Narrow down the research into categories of easy to difficult implementation.
 * DESCRIPTION**: Team reviews the information gained and prioritizes ideas that would help move the campus to a higher level of technology implementation. **This could be the result of an evaluation of the survey.**

5. Suggest ways to improve teacher technology training. **ESTIMATED TIME**: 2 days 6. Present the ideas to administration and the campus Instructional Technology Specialist. **ESTIMATED TIME**: 60 minutes
 * PURPOSE**: Provide suggestions for improving training in order to maximize the expertise available on campus to increase the use of learner-centered activities.
 * DESCRIPTION**: Team reviews methods of conducting technology training and STaR chart deficiencies to design a recommendation for improving sessions and methods of training provided.
 * PURPOSE**: Gain support and guidance in moving campus to the next level.
 * DESCRIPTION**: Team schedules time with campus administration and ITS to share information gathered and provide a recommendation for the technology professional development sessions for the upcoming school year.

7. Implement the new ideas into teacher training. **ESTIMATED TIME**: 6 months
 * PURPOSE**: Direct the focus of the campus to more learner-centered technology projects.
 * DESCRIPTION**: Working with campus administration and ITS, team motivates campus to utilize technology at a higher level through learner-centered projects for students and staff.
 * I am not sure if I have anything else to add. I will look at this later today.**