1.3 Policies, Procedures, Programs & Funding
Candidates research, recommend, and implement policies, procedures, programs and funding strategies to support implementation of the shared vision represented in the school, district, state, and federal technology plans and guidelines. Funding strategies may include the development, submission, and evaluation of formal grant proposals. (PSC 1.3/ISTE 1c)
Artifacts: Action Plan, Technology Grant Proposal, and Emerging Technologies Project
Reflection:
There are three artifacts to demonstrate my knowledge in policies, procedures, programs, and funding, which include my Action Plan – Part I, Technology Grant Proposal, and Emerging Technologies Project. All of these artifacts supported the shared vision of the school, state, and federal technology plans and guidelines.
The action plan was assignment created after identifying school-improvement needs based on analyzing at least three consecutive years of assessment data. In this action plan, I had to first identify at least three goals based on the findings and results from the data. To accompany those goals, I created the action plan to identify research-based strategies and programs/policies for implementation, recommend actions that needed to occur, detect the person responsible, design a timeline, create a budget for resources, name the expected outcomes, outline the monitoring tools used to assess student success, and name the person scheduled to monitor the assessment piece.
Completing the action plan helped me to understand the importance of using research-based strategies for students to use during implementation of the plan. I also learned a lot about the importance of budgeting for technology and other resources when creating an extensive plan to implement; it’s essential to know where the money is coming from and how much is there to use. If I could do this project again, I would include more technology-based research strategies in the action plan. This artifact impacted school improvement tremendously through gaining awareness through data analysis and turning the data into an action plan that included budgeting and planning of researched-based programs and strategies. The impact of this project can be assessed through the execution of the action plan in the classrooms as well as student assessment data at the end of the school year.
The technology grant proposal was an assignment that allowed me to implement programs and funding strategies for my fifth-grade students to be immersed into an entrepreneurship experience. Students would run and execute all of the roles in the business of a school store. In this artifact, I identified the instructional objectives, described the time, materials, and people involved, proposed a budget and timeline, and listed my supported references. For this assignment, I learned how to add technology to existing programs to improve the quality and design of the unit or program at hand.
Learning how to choose certain technology to aid in creating a more hands-on and real-life learning experience for my students helped me to see the value additional technology can add to a current curriculum that needs improvement. I also learned how to create and stay within a budget for the items needed for the project. In redoing this project, I would write a grant that could appeal to more than just one age group of learners since I teach multiple grade levels. The proposal gave me a deeper awareness of what it takes to write a grant for technology and gave me a deeper sense of what it takes to enrich the learning experience through technology. The assessment of this project can be evaluated through student learning and surveys of the added technology to the existing curriculum.
The emerging technologies project was an assignment where I researched and implemented a budding tool known as Google Classroom. This project aligned with the policies, procedures, and programs outlined in the TKES assessment for teachers. Funding was outlined as well as details to the program and its benefits when used as an instructional strategy and tool. I learned the different aspects when researching and implementing a new technology tool to make the project come to life. If I could change anything about this project, I would probably add more information about funding the project as well as researched more information about tools that would appeal to differentiation in the classroom for diverse learners. The implementation of Google Classroom is on the rise for the school; faculty development was definitely increased and enriched through the informational project shared with others. The impact can be assessed by the use of Google Classroom being implemented in each classroom.
There are three artifacts to demonstrate my knowledge in policies, procedures, programs, and funding, which include my Action Plan – Part I, Technology Grant Proposal, and Emerging Technologies Project. All of these artifacts supported the shared vision of the school, state, and federal technology plans and guidelines.
The action plan was assignment created after identifying school-improvement needs based on analyzing at least three consecutive years of assessment data. In this action plan, I had to first identify at least three goals based on the findings and results from the data. To accompany those goals, I created the action plan to identify research-based strategies and programs/policies for implementation, recommend actions that needed to occur, detect the person responsible, design a timeline, create a budget for resources, name the expected outcomes, outline the monitoring tools used to assess student success, and name the person scheduled to monitor the assessment piece.
Completing the action plan helped me to understand the importance of using research-based strategies for students to use during implementation of the plan. I also learned a lot about the importance of budgeting for technology and other resources when creating an extensive plan to implement; it’s essential to know where the money is coming from and how much is there to use. If I could do this project again, I would include more technology-based research strategies in the action plan. This artifact impacted school improvement tremendously through gaining awareness through data analysis and turning the data into an action plan that included budgeting and planning of researched-based programs and strategies. The impact of this project can be assessed through the execution of the action plan in the classrooms as well as student assessment data at the end of the school year.
The technology grant proposal was an assignment that allowed me to implement programs and funding strategies for my fifth-grade students to be immersed into an entrepreneurship experience. Students would run and execute all of the roles in the business of a school store. In this artifact, I identified the instructional objectives, described the time, materials, and people involved, proposed a budget and timeline, and listed my supported references. For this assignment, I learned how to add technology to existing programs to improve the quality and design of the unit or program at hand.
Learning how to choose certain technology to aid in creating a more hands-on and real-life learning experience for my students helped me to see the value additional technology can add to a current curriculum that needs improvement. I also learned how to create and stay within a budget for the items needed for the project. In redoing this project, I would write a grant that could appeal to more than just one age group of learners since I teach multiple grade levels. The proposal gave me a deeper awareness of what it takes to write a grant for technology and gave me a deeper sense of what it takes to enrich the learning experience through technology. The assessment of this project can be evaluated through student learning and surveys of the added technology to the existing curriculum.
The emerging technologies project was an assignment where I researched and implemented a budding tool known as Google Classroom. This project aligned with the policies, procedures, and programs outlined in the TKES assessment for teachers. Funding was outlined as well as details to the program and its benefits when used as an instructional strategy and tool. I learned the different aspects when researching and implementing a new technology tool to make the project come to life. If I could change anything about this project, I would probably add more information about funding the project as well as researched more information about tools that would appeal to differentiation in the classroom for diverse learners. The implementation of Google Classroom is on the rise for the school; faculty development was definitely increased and enriched through the informational project shared with others. The impact can be assessed by the use of Google Classroom being implemented in each classroom.