Technology Training and Integration:

Managed Change to Build a More Successful Learning Community

According to the U. S. Department of Education, “Technology is now considered by most educators and parents to be an integral part of providing a high-quality education”

Our Reality

Our Commitment

CCSD has invested approximately $30 Million dollars over the past five years to ensure that every classroom in the district is equipped with cutting-edge technology designed to provide a 21st Century learning environment for all students.

We have the technology.

Now what do we do?

Problem: Integration of SMART Technology into Instruction

• Some teachers lack prerequisite technology skills• Teachers use them primarily as overhead projectors• Required training only covers the basics of how to use the tools• Our students communicate in a different medium than traditional

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Past

Present

Future

Solution

• Teacher Technology Change Management

“To achieve the kinds of technology uses required for 21st-century teaching and learning, we need to help teachers understand how to use technology to facilitate meaningful learning, defined as that which enables students to construct deep and connected knowledge, which can be applied to real situations.”(Ertmer and Ottenbreit-Leftwich, 2010)

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Problem: Effectiveness of DIBELS and Read 180

• Only 42% of Read 180 classrooms are implementing correctly

• Less than 1/4 of teachers felt they had sufficient training• Only 26% of DIBELS teachers feel sufficiently trained

Solution

• Teacher Technology Change Management

Problem: Parent Involvement

• Parents in CCSD are not as involved with their children’s education as they should be.

• Teachers are not taking full advantage of the numerous communication tools at their disposal.

Solution

• Teacher Technology Change Management

What does all this mean?According to Cennamo, Ross, and Ertmer (2010), to achieve technology integration that targets student learning, teachers need knowledge that enables them to: • Identify which technologies are needed to support specific curricular goals • Specify how the tools will be used to help students meet and demonstrate those goals • Enable students to use appropriate technologies in all phases of the learning process including exploration, analysis, and production

• Select and use appropriate technologies to address needs, solve problems, and resolve issues related to their own professional practice and growth.(p. 10)

Teacher Technology Change ManagementNot Just Training

Specifically, teacher professional development programs should do the following:

•Align experiences with existing pedagogical beliefs and knowledge•Provide examples of other teachers’ successes emphasizing student outcomes•Provide support for risk-taking and experimentation•Expand the definition of “good teaching” to include technology integration

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