TECHNOLOGY PLAN TEMPLATE

North American University

Education Department
M.Ed. in Educational Leadership & M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction
EDUC 5324: INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY INTO EDUCATION
Name:_Furkan Aygar___________

Date: _11/22/2015______________

This template is adapted from

http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/et/rs/documents/et14techplan.doc

INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND
The plan should guide the LEAs use of education technology for the next three
years.

List specific start and end dates (7/1/xx to 6/30/xx). Provide a brief overview of
the LEA, its location and demographics and/or share a link to the LEAs website.
Answer 1
Start and End dates: 7/1/2016 to 6/30/2019
LEA title: Harmony School of Excellence
LEA Address: 9321 W Sam Houston Pkwy S, Houston, TX 77036
Phone: 713) 983-8668
Website: https://hsehouston.org/

Describe how a variety of stakeholders from within the LEA and the communityat-large participated in the planning process.
Answer 2
Superintendent:______________________
Principal:______________________
Assistant Principal:______________________
IT manager:______________________
AP of Finance and Operations:______________________
Parents
Students

Summarize the relevant research and describe how it supports the plan's
curricular and professional development goals.
Summarize the plans major curricular and professional development outcomes
that are supported by research.
Describe and cite the relevant research that supports the plans outcomes.
Describe the connection between the research and the plans goals.
Describe information gathered from site visits, including best practices.
Answer 3
The research indicates that using computers for drills and practices
result in higher student achievement.
Computers and Classrooms, The status of Technology in US
Schools, Policy information Report, Educational Testing Services,
Princeton, New Jersey 08541-0001Reyrieved on November 21 st 2015
from https://www.ets.org/Media/Research/pdf/PICCOMPCLSS.pdf
Computer literacy is an important skill that students need to foster to
have a successful academic future and be successful individuals in
society. The schools need to provide students opportunities to develop
these skills in the course of teaching core subjects, integrate
technology in daily learning and practices.
The data shows that students achieve higher when computers are
integrated in learning in the classroom. The computers function best
to revise and practice. Also using computers in classroom develop
students typing skills.
CURRICULUM COMPONENT CRITERIA.
The Plan must establish clear goals and realistic strategy for using
telecommunications and information technology to improve education services.
(Answer at least 2 questions for each subsection below)

Describe teachers' current access to instructional technology and current use of

digital tools.
How does technology assist teachers and principals with their administrative
tasks, attendance and grading?
Computer is a main tool at school for all teachers and administrators.
Teachers do their lesson plans on computers, they use database for
attendance, grading and discipline purposes, also check their email to
communicate with each other and parents and students. Teachers also
can share files, documents in school using web share, and do any online
search for instructional necessities.

 How does technology assist with student assessment?

Students do online home works and assessments on computer at
home or at school. They also directly assesses using computer
such as CoGat Test or NWEA Map Testing. All district assessment
sand practice tests are scanned and uploaded to software for
analyzing purposes. The technology helps sorting the data out
clearly to see how students do in general.
Describe students' current access to instructional technology and current use of
digital tools. Include a description about the LEA policy, practices, and/or
replacement policy that ensures equitable technology access for all students.

Is technology currently available to all students?

All students have access to technology in the campus. What type

of technology they are using differs according to their age. K-2
grade students use IPads for practice and software usage.
However upper gardes use chrome books and computers.
Does access differ for different subpopulations of students?
Some subpopulations have more access to technology in the campus than
others. SPE students use computers, IPads, and smart board for everyday
activities, on the other hand general education students dont have as
much access as SPED students.
Describe goals and an implementation plan, with annual activities, for using
technology to improve teaching and learning. Describe how these goals align to
the LEA's curricular goals that are supported by other plans. Describe how the
LEA's budget (LCAP) supports these goals, and whether future funding
proposals or partnerships may be needed for successful implementation.
How will your curricular goals and needs influence your technology goals?
As a low income and high at risk populated campus, we are aware that the
parents cannot provide support to our students at home. This increases
the gap between our students and where they need to be. For this reason
we need to teach and practice more at the same amount of time as other
public schools to enable our students to catch up state standards.
Practicing more in less time is possible integrating technology to
instruction which increases the number of computers needed at campus.
How are you redesigning learning spaces to support the LEA curricular goals?

The school staff is working on small group instructions and stations in the
classroom to make instruction more individualized and need oriented.
Therefore each classroom will be a small computer lab where students
can have access to everything in one place for accessibility purposes.
Describe goals and an implementation plan, with annual activities, to address
Internet Safety and the appropriate and ethical use of technology in the
classroom.
What are the LEAs curriculum goals and plans for assisting students to meet
technology literacy and information literacy skills?
Starting from kindergarten students take technology classes to learn to
use computer technology.
How are students using online communication technologies, including but not
limited to social networking and instant messaging?
Students are not allowed to use communication tools or instant messaging
during school hours, they have access to those resources at their home.
The kids are educated how to use these communication tools safely in
technology classes.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMPONENT
The Plan must have a professional development strategy to ensure that staff
understands how to use these new technologies to improve education services
(Answer at least 2 questions for each subsection below)

Summary of the teachers' and administrators' current technology proficiency and

integration skills and needs for professional development.
How does your LEA regularly assess teachers ability to utilize technology in a
standards-based curriculum?
Administrators make observations informed and uninformed to classrooms
and during these observations they also assess teachers ability to use
technology for curriculum instruction besides their classroom management
skills, teaching skills.
What do teachers and administrators consider as their needs for professional
development?

Depending on the experience in profession the needs differ in teachers for

professional developments. Young teachers are competent in technology
usage and integrating it in education, however they need professional
development how to teach content area and classroom management. The
experience teachers are good at classroom management and traditional
instruction methods, they need training how to use newly adopted
software for practicing.
Describe goals and an implementation plan, with annual activities, for providing
professional development opportunities based on your LEA needs assessment
data and the Curriculum Component of the plan.

How will teachers and administrators be trained and provided on-going

support in the effective integration of technology into the curriculum?
The teachers will start professional developments at the beginning of the
year with most basic needs and information. During academic year they
will be provided extra support according to their needs. IT manager in
campus, Assistant Principals, and in case of needed more help trainers
from the companies are invited to campus for the trainings needed.

What professional learning will be available so teachers and

administrators can effectively use technology to assist with student
assessment?
The teachers will be provided training on how to use software for their
area of teaching, how to assign students and how to monitor their growth.
As it is needed teachers will get training on how to use the technology
they are given.

INFRASTRUCTURE, HARDWARE, TECHNICAL SUPPORT, SOFTWARE, AND

ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPONENT CRITERIA
The Plan must include an assessment of the telecommunication services,
hardware, software, asset management, and other services that will be needed to
improve education services.
(Answer at least 2 questions for each subsection below)

Describe the existing hardware, Internet access, electronic learning resources,

technical support, and asset management already in the LEA that will be used to
support the Curriculum and Professional Development Components of the plan.

What hardware/infrastructure currently exists at each school site ?

At school site there are computers at computer labs, teacher lap tops for
their planning an instruction usage, projectors, chrome books, IPads,
printers, mimio pads, smart boards, document camera, digital cameras,
and phones.

Do all staff members have e-mail accounts? Do students have access to

e-mail?
All staff has school email address for communication with school
administration, staff, and parents and students. Students also have a
school email address that they can use at school and at home.

Describe the technology hardware, electronic learning resources, networking and

telecommunications infrastructure, physical plant modifications, technical
support, and asset management needed by the LEA's teachers, students, and
administrators to support the activities in the Curriculum and Professional
Development components of the plan.
What technologies will teachers and administrators need to successfully
implement the plans goals and benchmarks?
The teachers will need a high speed internet, chrome book stets for all
classrooms, software to use for practicing, assessing and repeating
purposes.
What electronic learning resources are needed to implement the Curriculum and
Professional Development components for students and staff?
The staff will need access to webinars and training videos to be able to
use the technology and software successfully, and sample lesson plans
and lesson videos showing successful technology integration for
curriculum teaching.

MONITORING AND EVALUATION COMPONENT

The plan must include an evaluation process that enables the school to monitor
progress toward the specific goals and make mid-course corrections in response
to new developments and opportunities as they arise.
(Answer at least 2 questions for each subsection below)

Describe the process for evaluating the plan's overall progress and impact on

teaching and learning.

What indicators of success will be used to evaluate whether implementation of
the plan has made a positive impact on student achievement?
The success of the program implementation will be measured according to
test results as the ultimate goal is ensuring state standards. Desired rsults
at STAAR test results, MAP scores, district assessment and students
grades will be indicators of success of the plan.
Who will oversee the data collection, analysis, and program modification
process?
The Superintendent will be the person who will oversee the data
collection. He will delegate the collection of data to data analyst, principals
and cluster coaches.

Describe the schedule for evaluating the effect of plan implementation, including
a description of the process and frequency of communicating evaluation results
to tech plan stakeholders.
How often will data be collected and summarized? Who is responsible?
The data will be collected monthly and summarized and compares with
the beginning of the year to be able to see the growth. The data analyst
will be responsible of collecting the data and summarize what are the
indicators and what kind of steps should be taken to reach the goal.
How will teachers, parents, and other stakeholders provide suggestions and
opinions in the evaluation process?
The evaluation of the process will be with the help of the actual users of the
technology. The students will give direct feedback to their teachers orally and to
the administration via survey, the parents will be asked evaluation questions
about the technology and implementation, teachers are the most important
feedback providers here as they see the growth of students and how the plan
helps students progress.