A Need for Change at Webster County Elementary/Middle School

A presentation for Faculty and StaffAugust 30, 2011

Presented by: Marcia Roberts, Media Specialist Webster County Schools

How are we doing? Georgia vs. Webster

Comparison of 2010-2011 CRCT State to Webster County Percent of Students Scoring in Does Not Meet the Standard/Performance Level 1 in Science

6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade0

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Comparison of 2010-11 CRCT State to Webster County Percent ofStudents Scoring in Does Not Meet the Standard/Performance Level 1 in

Social Studies

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Graph B

Operations/ Concepts

Responsible Use

Productivity Tool

Communicate Information

Information Search

Data Utilization

Grade 6 43% 41% 43% 32% 34% 35%Grade 7 42% 33% 30% 33% 41% 28%Grade 8 92% 98% 85% 96% 87% 95%

2010-2011 OAS Technology Literacy Results

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Percent achieving mastery/competency in each domain

Why aren’t our students performing better on this assessment?

What can we do?

If we expect different results in the future, we have to change what we are

doing today.

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Research supports the idea that: Technology is the Key We now have the technology to implement change.

Our goals:

• To increase the number of 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students who meet or exceed the CRCT performance standards in science by a minimum of 3% by 2013.

• To increase the number of 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students who meet or exceed the CRCT performance standards in social studies by a minimum of 3% by 2013.

• To increase the number of 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students achieving mastery/competency on the OAS Technology Literacy Test by 3% by 2013.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZt3_f6N2vk&feature=player_detailpage – benefits of tech in the classroom 1:10

Benefits of Using Technology in the Classroom

Professional Development

•Professional development will be offered on an ongoing basis. •You will be shown how to use your new technology tools and how to integration technology into your lessons and activities. •You will be expected to teach your students to utilize the technology so that it adds meaning to their learning.

SMART BOARD USE EXAMPLEhttp://www.youtube.com/v/G8P-sv9dOu8?version=3"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/G8P-sv9dOu8?version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="390"></object> USING SMART in science and ss classroom , 3:24 minutes

Wondering what to do with your new SMART Board?

Science in Action with the Smart Document Camera

Digital Camera Uses

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLoUVHqMRRE&feature=player_detailpage

How will we know if the technology integration plan is working?

Student interviews

Student portfolios

Anecdotal reports

Lesson plan checks by administrators

Teacher discussion

Administrative observations

Rubric use for teachers and for students

Could this be us in the future?

References

Brockman, Rachel. (2009). Digital Photography in the Hands of Our Students [Video file]. Retrieved from:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=pLoUVHqMRRE

Eden Prairie Schools. (2011). Eden Prairie Schools Using Technology in Class [Video file]. Retrieved from:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fwZEMbBCbU&feature=player_detailpage

Grogan, Marnie. (n.d.). Integrating Technology into Classrooms [Video file]. Retrieved from:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cxyH1qgKZQ&feature=player_embedded#at=209

Putt, Steven. (2008). Using Smart Board Technology in the Elementary Classroom [Video file]. Retrieved from:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=G8P-sv9dOu8

SmartClassrooms. (2008). Science in Action with the Smart Document Camera [Video file]. Retrieved from:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Q5_XH_a5bTc

Tandberg America. (2009). Benefits of Technology in the Classroom [Video file]. Retrieved from:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=mZt3_f6N2vk

Smart Technologies. (2011). SMART Board [Image]. Retrieved from:

http://www.binbin.net/photos/smartboard/sma/smartboard-660i-interactive-white-board.jpg

Smart Technologies. (2011). SMART Document Camera [Image]. Retrieved from:

http://www.smarttech.com/ru/images/products/DocumentCamera/bnr_prd_doccam_hero.jpg

Smart Technologies. (2011). SMART Tech Smart Slate [Image]. Retrieved from:

http://smarttech.com/Home%20Page/Solutions/~/media/6FB49BA4D14345B0BD0BD2AE98B638E3.

ashx?sc_lang=enSmart Technologies. (2011). SMART Response Interactive Response System [Image]. Retrieved from:

http://smarttech.com/us/Solutions/Education+Solutions/Products+for+education/Complementary+hard

ware+products/~/media/E2FB971BB99D4F8E8B7922591E4026BA.ashx?sc_lang=en