1. Professional Development Wagner Community School District

2. Why 1:1 Computing? Where are our students? Where are our students? –Where do we want them to be? Where are our teachers? Where are our teachers? –Where do we want them to be? How can we accomplish both? How can we accomplish both?

3. Calendar School Board adopted a school calendar which included 10.5 days for professional development School Board adopted a school calendar which included 10.5 days for professional development –3.5 days prior to the first day of school –1 day for data retreat –6 days for professional development of skills

4. Strategic Plan District Leadership Team & ESA worked together District Leadership Team & ESA worked together Mission statement, goals, objectives Mission statement, goals, objectives 3-year plan 3-year plan

5. Professional Development Days Rotating Rotating –RTI (Response to Intervention) –Boys Town Behavior Management/Social Skills –NCA – AdvancEd - (North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement) Fixed – Part of district strategic plan Fixed – Part of district strategic plan –Technology  Optional credit available through USF –Cultural Diversity  Optional credit available through USF –Courses of choice (new this year) –Collaboration

6. Technology PD South Dakota Technology Standards South Dakota Technology Standards –Google Docs  Document sharing Internet scavenger hunts Internet scavenger hunts Web Quests Web Quests Wikis, Blogs, and Podcasts Wikis, Blogs, and Podcasts Web page design Web page design Curriculum mapping in Tech Paths Curriculum mapping in Tech Paths Online Assessment (Quia, WebCT, etc.) Online Assessment (Quia, WebCT, etc.)

7. Funding School District Budget School District Budget TCAP – Teacher Compensation Assistance Program TCAP – Teacher Compensation Assistance Program Title I Title I Title II Part D Title II Part D Stimulus Stimulus

8. Where did the money go? Boys Town Coaches Boys Town Coaches –Extra pay – included training, planning time, etc. NCA – AdvancED Committee NCA – AdvancED Committee Marzano Cohort (Instructional Strategies) Marzano Cohort (Instructional Strategies) –Extra pay – training, materials, implementation –ESA 3 Online Courses Online Courses –TIE - Technology –Dakota Writing Project

9. Technology Opportunities Tech Paths – Curriculum Mapping – 3 days Tech Paths – Curriculum Mapping – 3 days –ESA3 provided instruction –School district pays licensing fees Technology Competencies Technology Competencies Web page design – 1 day Web page design – 1 day Achievement Series – 1 day Achievement Series – 1 day TIE Online Course – Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works TIE Online Course – Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works

10. Additional Opportunities Karen Romito Karen Romito –Writing Measurable Objectives –Calibration of Student Work for Rigor & Formative Assessment –Questioning Strategies & Student Centered Classrooms Collaboration Collaboration Title II D Curriculum Grant (TechPaths) Title II D Curriculum Grant (TechPaths) Reading Strategies Reading Strategies

11. Additional Opportunities, cont. Cognitively Guided Math Instruction – ESA3 - Platte Cognitively Guided Math Instruction – ESA3 - Platte Algebra for Elementary Teachers – ESA3 - Platte Algebra for Elementary Teachers – ESA3 - Platte Laptop Institute - Mitchell Laptop Institute - Mitchell Symposium for Literacy Leaders - Mitchell Symposium for Literacy Leaders - Mitchell Review of Measurable Objectives and Rigorous Instruction Review of Measurable Objectives and Rigorous Instruction

12. Additional Opportunities, cont. Secondary Academic Vocabulary Development/Reading Comprehension Secondary Academic Vocabulary Development/Reading Comprehension Elementary Academic Vocabulary Development/Reading Comprehension Elementary Academic Vocabulary Development/Reading Comprehension Beginner SMART Board Beginner SMART Board Experienced SMART Board Experienced SMART Board Boost Up – Physical activities that create brain pathways Boost Up – Physical activities that create brain pathways

13. Technology Competencies Adopted and revised from Garretson School District Adopted and revised from Garretson School District Teacher self-evaluation Teacher self-evaluation 3 levels 3 levels –Level 1 – basic operation and use –Level 2 – advanced operation and use; beginning integration skills –Level 3 – advance integration skills; 21 st Century learning skills  Replaced with online course from TIE

14. Assessing Technology Skills SimpleTech Learning SimpleTech Learning –Pretests/posttests –Windows/Mac –Professional development –Prescriptive learning www.infosourcelearning.com

15. What’s next? Calendar has been adopted Calendar has been adopted –SchoolFusion Calendar Strategic Plan is being revisited and revised Strategic Plan is being revisited and revised Professional Development days are in planning stages Professional Development days are in planning stages –TIE online courses –iObserve workshops/courses  Stimulus money  Title money

16. Questions? Lisa Tolliver – Technology Integrationist Lisa.Tolliver@k12.sd.us Susan Smit – Superintendent Susan.Smit@k12.sd.us Lori Bouza – Federal Programs Grant Coordinator Lori.Bouza@k12.sd.us