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HHESEdTechInternship

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Meetwithprincipalandshare Technology Summer2016 Letterofintentforthe

ideasandgoalsofproposed Coaches,Principal, principaltosign
PDplanontechnology. AssistantPrincipal,

Reflections:
Lotsofideasshared!!Excitedtogetstartedonitall.WediscussedcreatingaTVstudioand
broadcastingMorningannouncements.Adminsaidwewouldhavehand-me-downequipmentbut
wesuggestedapplyingforagrantforipad&usinggooglehangoutsasawaytostreamittothe
classrooms.Lotsofdetailstofigureoutbuttheyputusinchargeastechnology
coaches/leaders.Wealsodiscussedtheadditionofagreenscreenforinterviewsand
spotlights.Wecanteachotherteachershowtousetheequipmentforvideoprojects.Weasked
for10-15minutesattheendofmonthlyStaffmeetingstosharetechnologyresourcesandtheysaid
theywouldtrybuteachmonthwouldbetrickywithalltheotherthingsincluded.Wedidsecurea
session(breakoutsessionsPDduringPre-Serviceweek)todotechnologysoweneedtoput
togetheraplan.Werethinkingtostartwithgoogledriveandmakesureeveryonecanaccessstaff
shared,logintogoogleaccounts,createandsharedocsandaccessothergoogleapps.Another
ideawetalkedaboutwashostingoneoftheNewTeachercohorttodoatechnology
usage/implementationPDsession-date&timeTBD

Pre-servicePD:WhatsGAFE? Technology Summer2016 Addingstaffsharedto

Howdoweuseit?Howdoour Coaches drive,GoogleForms
studentsuseit?Howcanwe survey
individualizeinstructionusing
it?FocusonDocs,spreads,
andusinggoogledrive-
CreateSlides&Form

Reflection:
Wemettodaytotalkaboutwheretostartandhow.Wedecidedthatweshouldoffera
differentiatedsessionbecausesometeachersaremuchmoreskilledandexperiencedusingGoogle
Appsanddrive,like3-5whohavehadchromebooksfor2years.Ourplanistohaveteacherssplit
themselvesinto3groupsandeachofuswouldleadoneofthegroups:beginners,intermediate,and
expertusers.Beginnersaregoingtofocusonloggingin,accessinggoogledrive,gettingstaff
shared,sharingandreceivingdocs,andcreateadoc.Intermediateuserswillhaveaquickreviewof
allthedifferentgoogleappsandanopportunitytoaskquestionsorseekclarificationonteacher
andstudentuseof:docs,sheets,slides,anddrawing,Onceeveryoneiscaughtupwewillmoveinto
googleclassroomwhichwillbethefocusofthesession.Howtoaccessit,settingupaclass,
joiningaclass,postingassignments,anddiscussionofpossibleuses(likesmallgroupsand
intervention).Finally,expertuserswillhaveaquickreviewofallthingsGAFEtomakesurethey
knowhowtoaccess,use,andwaystoimproveteaching&learning,Thentheywillgointoavariety
ofdifferentedtechtoolsforengagement,instruction,andassessment:Voki,Padlet,Blendspace,
Symbaloo,PlickersandKahoot!.AllgroupswillberequiredtojoinourtechnologyPDGoogle
classroomtoaccesstheslideshow,andmakeacopyfortheirreferenceandfutureexplorationof
resources,aswellasaccesstheevaluationtobecompletedviagoogleformsbytheendofthe
week.

PresentPDmap&preservice TechnologyCoach, Summer2016 Thumbsup/Thumbs

presentationtoSITteamfor leadershipteam, downagreement
leadershipbuyinand administration,
approvalofstakeholders. staffdevelopment
teacher

Reflections:presentedtheslideshowandexplainedthedifferentiatedPD(1beginner,howto
accessgoogle,makeadoc,etc.)toourleadershipteam.ThestaffwhowerehostingtheirownPD
sessionswereaskingforabreaktocometoours!!Thereisstronginterestwhichisgood!Hopefully
wecankeepthatmomentumupthroughoutthewholeyear.

Create&sharegoogle Technology Priortofirstdayof Googleclassroomcode.

classroomastechnology Coaches schoolAug2016
coachesforteachersand
supportstaff.Wewillshare
resources,answerquestions,
providesupportetc.

Reflections:didthiswithstaff,makesuretopostitagaintogetalltheteachersonboard
PDTechnologySession- Technology Pre-ServiceWeek GoogleFormstobe
deliverdifferentiated Coaches (Aug23&25th) submittedviaMCPS
instruction,Googleforms: Breakoutsessions account
facultygooglesurveyasking
whattechnologyPD,
preferences,andcurrentskill
set.

Reflection:
AllofoursessionswereFULLthroughoutthewholeweek!Justabouteverystaffmemberselected
tocometooursessions.Initialverbalfeedbackwaspositiveandexcited!Wehadrequestsfor
teacherstocomebacktogothroughthenextlevelofPD(intermediatewantedtocomebackfor
theexpertsession).WeremindedstafftousetheGoogleSlidesthattheycopiedandreferenceall
ofthoseresourcesandinstructionsatanytime.Wealsotoldthemtheirwouldbemoreedtech
toolssharedthroughouttheyear.

Analyzesurveyresultsfrom Technology September2016 PDplanforschoolyear

staffandidentifyprofessional Coaches
developmentbigideatopics
forsessionsduringFY17
schoolyear

Reflection:Mostpeoplefallinoneof2categories,verynewtogoogle(1)orinthemiddle.Itis
goingtobechallengingtoaddressandmeettheneedsofthewiderangeofexperienceamongst
ourstaff.Mosteveryonewascomfortableusingtheinternetforleisurebutlesshadmorecomfort
withsearchingforeducationalresources.Itseemsthatpeoplewanttechtoolstouseimmediately
intheirclasseswhichisalargefocusofourinternship.Thelargestpercentageofteachersuse
technologytoteachwholegroup,likeaprometheanboardtopresentinformationinsomeway.
Only20%useitforassessmentinsomewayandonly19%useittoteachinsmallgroupsand20%
havestudentsuseitduringindependentcentertime.Thiswillgiveus3areastofocusonfored
techtools:differentiatedinstruction,assessment,anddevelopingindependentusersandcreators
oftechnologyandsupportingesol.Thisisconfirmedbythequestionthataskedaboutwhatways
theywantedtolearnabouttechnologyuse.Theconcernswemustkeepinmindfocusarounda
fewthemes:computerandtechnologymanagement/monitorstudentuse;Quick,easytouse,
immediatecreation/implementationwithoutalargetimecommitmentfromthem(i.e.hastobe
practicalnotjustonemorethingtodo);indactivitiesappropriate;basictechskills;equityand
accesstochromebooks/computers/laptopsespeciallyinyoungergrades;andbalancingtimelimits
toensurestudentsreceiveface-to-faceinteractionsaswell.Allparticipantsagreethat
technologycanhelpteachbetterandalmosteveryone(98%)agreeitcanhelpstudentslearn
better.Bothofthesequestionsareimportantbecauseitshowsupthatmostallofourstaffare
opentolearningnewwaysandresourcestousetechnologyandarewillingtoadapttosome
changes.

GrantforTVStudio-funding Technology September2016 GrantApplication

forgreenscreen,ipad,tripod, Coaches Approval
Do-inkapp

Reflection-submittedapplicationfortvstudioequipment.Shouldhearwithinamonthor2!Also
stillwaitingonhand-me-downequipmentfromtheotherschool.

September9th1hourGoogle Technology 9/9/16 Parascreatedseveral

trainingforParaeducators. coaches shareddocuments
Focusonloggingintotheir includingashared
MCPSGoogleaccountand folder.Onewasforcell
accessStaffShared.We phone#sonstaff
reviewedgoogledocs,google shared.
slides,forms,andclassroom.

Reflection:OurAPwassupposedtoleadthissessionasitwasahalfdayforgrading&reporting.
Becausewewereviewedbystaffandadminastechnologyleaders&coachesheaskedustodoa
onehourtrainingforourparas.WewereabletosupporttheParasintheirquesttogetonline.Gave
goodideasforhowtocommunicatewithoneanotherandviateachersthroughstaffsharedfolder
andshareddocuments.TheirplanisstillTBD.Forrightnow,theyknowhowtofinddocumentsin
staffsharedandcanaccesstheiraccounts,createdocuments,andhaveaphonelist.

OctoberPD:Google Technology October2016 Googleclassrooms,

Classroom,setup,create Coaches, Gradelevelsubmittheir
assignment,posts,etc. website
WeeblyGradelevelWebsites,
showscreencast5minutes
thenjoinclassroomandview
slides.RestisOnlineLearning
Reflections:
Theinitialtimeallottedwascutwayyyyyyshort.WeadaptedanddecidedtoShowthepremade
screencastforhowtouseWeeblyandquicklygooversomeideasandwaystousethewebsite.
Insteadofhavingteacherswork(timewasout)wesharedthescreencast,theslides,andfree
imagestouseonourTechnologyPD.Weremindedteachersandteamsthatwewereavailablefor
individualsupportandtoansweranyquestions.Teachersfoundithelpfultodothis,andvaluable
foreachteamtohaveawebsite;however,notenoughtime(onlythelast10minutesofPDbefore
school)soweonlygotone2ndgrade(existinggooglesitenotweebly)and3rdgrade.Stillmissing
1st,K(donebutnotlinked),4thand5th.Updates:ESOL&PEsubmittedwebsites.

OctoberPDFace-to-face Technology OngoingSemester Tipswillbepublishedin

transitiontoTechtipofthe Coaches 1-2 thestaffbulletinwith
weekthrough blurbandlink.
January/February

Reflection-wehavetomakeahugemodificationtoourplan-insteadofmonthlystaffmeetings
techspotlightwehavestaffbulletinweeklytechtip(Seelist).Itisfrustratingthatwearenot
abletogetanytimeinfrontofthestaffbecauseofalltheTitleIandMCPStrainingswehavetodo.
Hopefullyteachersarereadingthebulletinandusingthetoolswesuggest!Weshould&willtry
ourbesttoalignthemwiththetrainingtheywantedfromourpre-service.Weshouldalsoaskfor
feedbackaboutthetechtools.Thisfeelslikeahugesetbackbutaslongaswekeepitrelevantwe
shouldbeokaysincetherewas/isstillalotofexcitementaroundit.

OctoberPDMeetwitha Technology Mondayafter Teachercreateda

teacherone-on-oneto
supportusingchromebooks,
developingasystemand
monitoringusage.Workon
settingupGoogleClassroom,
andsupportherinfiguring
outwayssheiscomfortable
tousethetechnology
(teaching,centers,
assessment).
Coaches, school googleclassroom,
printedstudentlog-ins,
createdasymbaloofor
mathcenterswith
relevantmathtopics
coveredfromasitethat
hasgoodinteractives.
Wediscussed
implementationand
monitoringandreviewed
thatnoteverything
shouldbedoneonline.
Reflection:Ithasbeenbroughttoourattentionthatwehavea4thgradefirstyearteacherwitha
classsetofchromebooksthatarenotbeingusedbystudentsatall.Thestudentsdontevenhave
orknowtheirlogins.Wereachedouttodoaone-on-onesessiontohelpherdotheworkto
createandsetupasystemforsomebasicusetostartherout.Weshowedherhowtogetthe
studentslogincardsandgavesomesuggestions,weshowedherhowtoaccessourstaffshared
driveandother4thgradedrivesformoreresources.Shedidntrealizethatshewasreallymissing
outonalotofgoodinformationandresourcesfromherteammatesandotherteachersinthe
county.Wehadhersetupagoogleclassroomanddecidedafterspeakingwithherthatthebest
waytostartisjusthavingthekidsusethemforameaningfulandengagingcenterinmath.We
helpedhercreateasymbalooofsomemathwebsitesandshowedherhowtopostitandsharethe
classroomwithherstudents.Wealsoremindedherthatwewereabletohelpagaininthefuture.
Sheseemedexcitedaboutitandwalkedawayreadytoimplementsomethingtheverynextday.

OctoberSTEAMcommittee Technology Oct&Nov.STEAM Meetingagenda,

meeting-Committee coaches, committee SpreadsheetTools
subgroupstartsresearching committee meetings committeemembersring
andgathering members feedbackregarding
resources/lessonsfor format-spreadsheetor
creatingk-5Technology lessonplans
Curriculumtorolloutto
school.

Reflection:introducedonesubgrouptothecommitteeregardingtechnologycurriculum.Teachers
agreedwiththewhyandwereonboardwithdevelopingandfindingresources.ShowedtheCCSS
technologyguidelinesandpreviouscountyscopeandsequencethatcamefromouroldMedia
specialist.Lettheteamworkandtheyfoundlotsfortheirgradelevelinthe40minutework
period.Weaskedthemtothinkaboutthebestwaytopresentthecurriculum,viagooglesheets,
lessonplans,orsomethingelse??Askedtheycontinuetoworkonitbeforenextmeetingbut
wouldhaveanothermeetingtotrytocomplete.

November-ReceiveGrant Technology November-Endof JoiningGoogle

funds&PurchaseTVstudio Coaches Year ClassroomCreatean
equipment.Begin assignment-Yesviewed
implementingannouncements tosee&followupwith
ASAPAdaptasystemfor classroomswhoare
teachers,paras,&substo watching.
viewannouncementsdailyvia
classroom.

REflection-VERYEXCITED!Westayedafterschooltosetupthegreenscreenandpracticeusingthe
app.Wequicklyrealizedthatgooglehangoutswouldnotworkaswehadintendedandwewere
stuck.Howwillwegetthevideostotheteacherstoshowtheirclasses?Wediscussedoptionsand
reachedouttooneofourprofessors,Natalie,forsomeadvice.Wedecidedthatitwasnot
importantfortheannouncementstobeliveandthatpre-recordedwouldactuallybenefitusand
ourstudentsmore.Wemetwithadmintogooverournewplan.Wewillhavethe4thgraders
comeatrecessandfilmtheannouncementsforthenextday.Wewillcreateathevideoandpost
ittothegoogleclassroomssothatby9:20theyarereadytoview.Thereweretoomany
technologicalsetbackstolive-1.Howdowedoit?Ifteachersorstudentsarelate,whichtheyare,
theymisstheannouncements.2.Studentsarrivelate,itreallylimitsthenumberofstudentswho
canactuallyrecordtheannouncementstoabout10studentsthatarrivetoschoolearlytohelp
withotherjobslikebreakfast.3.Theannouncementsmustbeuploadedby9:05atthelatestfor
themtobeviewableattheannouncementstime(9:20).Wealsodecidedthatsinceitisalotof
reading,andreadingfromateleprompterthatweshouldletstudentsreallypracticeanddoitfor
anentireweek(m-f)beforepickingnewkids.Wealsodiscussedwaystogetstafftrainedtoaccess
thegoogleclassroomandviewthevideos.Wewereunabletosecureenoughtimeata
face-to-facestaffmeeting(originalplan)sowemadeascreencastforteacherstowatchand
follow.Wealsocreated&sharedasystemforhowtoaccessannouncementswhenthereisa
substitute.Weareexcitedaboutourplanandalreadyhaveonespotlightbooked,wellness
wednesdaywithourpedepartment.AfterourannouncementswewillattachavideoFOrstudents
todoteacherledexercisesonwednesdaymornings.Update:wehavemorespotlights!!
Mindfulnessmondaywiththecounselor-techniquesandadvice,teachingenglishTuesdaywithMs.
Novo-esolteacherwhowillteachstudentsdifferentidioms,BlackHistorymonthdailyspotlight
ondifferentpeople,careerdayisinjunesoonceaweekduringMay,wewillspotlightdifferent
careersleadinguptotheeventviavideo,girlsontherunadvertisingtojointheclub/skitby
teachers,Speech&hearingawarenessmonthtipseveryFriday,welcomebackmessagefromwinter
breakmessagefromprincipal,mediaspecialistwasabletousethestudio&equipmenttofilm2nd
gradedebatesandsharetheirvideosviaherowngoogleclassroom.
DecemberCommittee Technology December2016 FeedbackFormgivenand
Meeting-Committeeviews Coaches, STEAM-Technology collectedatJanmeeting(
thewebsitefortheTechnology committee Committee +/delta)
Curriculumanddetermines members Meetings
personalimplementationfora
trialperiodbeforeitisrolled
outtoschool

Reflection-Technologycoachesdecidedtohousethecurriculumonaweeblywebsitethatwould
belinkedtothehhesschoolwebsite.Weshowedthecommitteethewebsiteandexplainedthe
possiblewaystoimplement/useiteffectively.Youngergradescouldbookthecomputerlabonce
aweek,maybeontheirnospecialDayandusethisasatechnologyspecial.Uppergradeswhohave
5specials,(4th&5thwithchorus)couldintroeachskillinclassandusethewebsiteasa
technologycenterwithafocusedskilleachweekorexploreandshareotherideas.Eachskillhas
anobjectiveandworkthrougheachcontentarea.Wesharedthereasoningbehindit,especially
withallstandardizedtestingdoneoncomputersnow.Weaskedthemtotestitoutandbringback
feedback,suggestions,etc.fornextmeetingbeforewerollitouttotheentirestaff.

January-CurriculumWebsite TechnologyCoach, JanuarySTEAM Website

rollouttowholestaffvia committee CommitteeMeeting CommitteeMembersto
committeemembers,staff members andsubsequent Share
bulletin,announcements,and gradelevelPLCs
e-mail

Reflection-committeememberswerereallyimpressedandexcitedaboutthetechnologyskills
curriculum,aswasouradmin.Somesuggestionswerefocusedonwaystoimplementit.Finding
moreconnectionstothecurriculum,especiallyinuppergrades.Youngerteacherslovedit.Another
suggestionwashowtosharethelinktothewebsitesincesometeachersdontusetheschool
websiteandothersdue.MediaspecialistwasusingittoteachKindergarten,theonlygradethat
getsmediaasaweeklyspecial.Andsaidithasbeenchallengingbutitsimportantandhelpful.The
kidsareexcitedandlearning.OurnextstepsaretopassitontoourteamsatourPLCmeetingsand
schoolwideviaannouncements,emailandstaffbulletin(techtipoftheweek).

Februaryindividual Technology February Actualgoogleform-and

sessionforprincipalusing Coaches,principal parentversion
GoogleFormstodevelopa
surveyforstafffeedback
regardingdualimmersion
programandhowtocopyit
forparentsandshareitwith
anotherprincipal

Reflection:Itwasveryvalidatingtohavetheprincipalaskforhelpandbeabletoshareour
knowledgefromtheprogram.Shewasveryappreciativeoftheextrahelpandforthetimewegave
intheone-on-onesession.Wesharedsomevideotutorialsforgooglesheetsanddocsforherto
viewperherrequestforadditionalsupport.

March-Endofinternship,tech Technology March2017 EndofyearGoogleForm

tipsendinbulletin,continue coaches EvaluationResults
announcementsthroughend
ofyear,continuetosharethe
technologycurriculumwebsite
andremindteachers,analyze
endofinternshipevaluation

Reflection:Accordingtooursurveyresultswehadasuccessfulyearlonginternshipofshowing
ourstaffwaystoincorporatetechnologyandhelpingthemdevelopskillsandbecomemore
comfortableusingedTechtoolsandGoogle.Almostallsurveyparticipants(55)reportedthattheir
skillsandcomfortlevelwithgooglehaveincreased-almosthalfreportedthattheywerenow
strongusersofGAFEand80%reportgettingbetterandmorecomfortablewithusingtechnology
andgoogleappsintheirclassrooms.Almosthalfofparticipantsthoughtthetechnologytipof
weekwasatleastsomewhat-veryhelpful.Itisabigdiscouragingthat20%reportedwhatisthe
techtipoftheweek?Thiscouldbebecausetheydontreadthestaffbulletinandcouldhavebeen
avoidedifwehadtheopportunitytodoface-to-facePDsessionsasweoriginallyplanned.Getting
stafftoreadthingslikethebulletinandemailisnotpartofourresponsibilityandbecausetheir
waslittletonoaccountabilityimnotsurehowweaddressthis.Itwouldhavebeenhelpfulto
knowinthebeginningthatwewerentgettingfacetimeandwecouldhavetoldthestafftolook
foritatourpre-serviceweeksessionwhentheywereface-to-face,engagedandexcitedbutoh
well.Wehadsimilarresultswiththehhestechnologycurriculum.Alittlemorethan20%didnt
knowaboutit.Thiscouldbebecausetheirgradelevelcommitteerepsdidnotsharethe
informationatalloreffectively,ortheymisseditwitheverythingelsegoingon,and/orthey
wouldntknowwhatitisiftheywerentonagradelevelteamforexamplespecialistslikepe,art,
specialed,interventionteachers,etcwhoarentnecessarilyonteamsforupdates.Wehopethat
ifwestartthisinthebeginningofhteyearandstartatpre-serviceweekthatwewillhavemore
engagementanduseofthewebsiteandcurriculum.Overallalmost20%useitdailyorweekly
whichisagreatplacetostart!Fromthecommentsitseemsthatpeoplestillwanttolearnarange
ofthingssomefallunderIT/prometheanboardskills(inwhichtheycantakeclassestolearnmore
aboutthat),moreaboutgoogledocsandotherapps,managingandgettingchromebooks,class
websites,monitoringstudentprogress,moretimetoteachtechnologyasinasetschedule.One
commentreallystoodouttomethatconfirmedourfrustrationwithusingthebulletinasameans
togetinformationout.Thepersonsaid,Thebulletinisagoodtooltousetoshareinformation,
butnotteachpeoplehowtousethings.Ithinkthatdemonstrating,justlikewedoforstudentsis
muchmoreeffective.Icouldntagreemore.Ithinkitprovesthateventhoughwehada
successfulinternshipinmyopinion,ourworkisfarfromover.Wearejustataverygoodstarting
point.Itisevidentthatourstaffwantsmoreandournextjobwillbetofigureoutandplanfor
nextsteps.Thissummerweplantoshareourresultswithouradministrationtobrainstormsome
moreeffectivewaysandpossibleoptionstogetmoreandbettertrainingintechnologyuseand
techtoolstoourteacherstoimproveteachingandlearning.Whatthatwilllooklike,unknown,
butoneideaihadistodevelopaseriesofscreencastsonthetoolsthatwereinthebulletinthat
staffandwatchlikeaflippedclassroom.Wecanfocusononeeachmonthanduploadthemtoour
googleclassroom.Thisprobablywouldhavebeenwellservedthispastyear;hoewever,weruninto
thesameproblemofpeoplewhodontreadthebulletin,howwillwegetthemtologinandwatch?
Itisobviouslynotaquickfixanswerbutsomethingthatwewillhavetogrowanddevelopinthe
upcomingschoolyears.Asourstaffchangesallthetimesowillourefforts.