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School Technology Plan

La Plata High School

Spring 2017-UMUC

Nicholas Andrews, Brady Gradowski, Katelyn Torbitzky, Verna York

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School Description

The current La Plata High School opened in 1979 with an open classroom model design.

La Plata High School currently serves 1,144 students from grades 9-12 (Charles County La

Plata High School: 2016 Maryland report card, 2017). Since its opening, it has been

remodeled for individual teacher classrooms. About 60% classrooms still have outdated

chalkboards, desks, and other classroom amenities which have seen little to no updates to meet

the needs of a 21st century classroom.

Each classroom is equipped with several pieces of hardware. All teachers have a teacher

workstation equipped with a desktop computer. Teachers also received a cart at the beginning of

each school year with an LCD projector and desktop computer. Each LCD cart desktop

computer is connected to the school districts network and internet service via an ethernet cable.

The LCD project and desktop are used to project lesson presentations onto boards and projector

screens. There are 15 SMART Boards available for teachers to use. However, this means only

12% of teachers have access to this technology. Teachers with Smart Boards use them to present

lessons from their LCD projectors while only a few use the interactive pens and touch surface

during lessons. Teachers in the tested core subjects also receive laptops at the beginning of the

year which can be used to plan lessons, enter grades, or present materials.

Besides the classroom hardware, there are also two different computer labs with

approximately 30 desktop computers each which teachers can reserve through the media center.

The computer labs are reserved through the media center by completing an online form but are

reserved on a first come first served basis. If a computer lab is not reserved, teachers may use

the computer lab at any point. However, these computer labs are commonly used for state and

county testing with limited access for teachers during testing windows. The media center has 6
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laptops carts with 15 laptops each which teachers can reserve and use in their classroom. These

laptop carts can be reserved by completing an online form at any time, availability pending. Two

of these carts have new 2-in-1 laptops which serve as a laptop and tablet. Along with the

laptops, the media center also has 20 nooks and 20 iPads that teachers can reserve in a similar

fashion to the laptop carts. These technologies are reserved on a first come first served basis but

can be reserved at any time, if they are still available.

Also, students and teachers are allowed to use their own devices through La Plata High

Schools Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) program. Students may use their devices during

instructional time if the teacher gives permission. More so, all students and teachers have access

to the schools Wi-Fi network. However, only 50% of teachers take advantage of using the

BYOD program, and many students lack a device to use during the school day.

La Plata High School also offers several different software applications to teachers and

students. All students and teachers have access to Office 365 which includes applications like

Outlook, Word Online, Power Point Online, Sway, One Notebook, and One Drive. Currently,

teachers use Edline to create classroom web pages and enter grades. Students also have their

own Edline accounts which allows them to check their grades and visit teacher websites as

needed. However, Edline will be replaced in the next school year and only several teachers still

use it for their classroom website. Other software applications are available to students and

teachers based on course content such as Kuta, AutoCAD, Inventor, Scratch, and many others.

Technology is used by teachers to present Power Point or Smart Notebook lessons in a

traditional teaching model. Teachers present lesson content using a projector while students take

paper and pencil notes. Some teachers also use the projector to present instructional videos from

sources such as YouTube. Although La Plata High School has an established BYOD policy,
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around 50% of teachers use BYOD activities during daily lessons. In survey a distributed to 26

teachers at La Plata High School, teachers self-reported their BYOD usage as 2.4 average out of

a 5-point scale. Those that do use BYOD only do so for simple tasks such as online research for

projects or administrating Kahoot quizzes. The teachers who have decided against using the

BYOD policy due to inadequate training and/or lack of student access. However, teachers

responses to the survey averaged as a 4.0 in willingness to use technology and BYOD activities.

Teachers will use the laptops, iPads, Nooks, and computer labs for different activities but access

cannot be guaranteed due to testing or usage by other teachers. Several courses, such as

engineering, computer science, and business, are in computer lab classrooms. These courses use

desktop computers every day to complete the course curriculum. However, most teachers refrain

from ever using computer labs, laptops, student devices, or any other technologies in the

classroom.
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School Demographics

La Plata High School has a semi-diverse student population. Most students identify as

white with the next largest population being African American. These students come from a

variety of locations including suburban, semi-urban, and rural. Below is a breakdown of the

student race demographics:

Number of Percentage of Student

Description
Students Population

American Indian/Alaskan 10 0.8 %

African American 221 19.3%

Asian/Pacific Islander/Native
51 4.5%
Hawaiian

Hispanic/Latino 48 4.2%

White 764 66.8%

Two or More Races 50 4.4%

Although La Plata High School has students who qualify for classroom and testing

accommodations, the overall percentage is low. Students who qualify for 504 plans and special

education are placed in regular education courses unless otherwise stated in their IEP. However,

La Plata has a large percentage of students who qualify for FARMS. The number of FARMs

students effects the use of BYOD activities in the classroom. Teachers hesitate to use BYOD

activities since all students do not have adequate access to their own devices.

504 FARMS Special Education

Percent of Student 5.0% 18.7% 6.2%

Population
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Student Achievement

Below are the results of the 2016 PARCC scores for La Plata High School:

2016 PARCC Results

Exceeded Met Approached Partially Not Met

Met

English/Language Arts 16.0% 37.7% 26.0% 8.9% 11.4%

Grade 10

English/Language Arts 5.0% 29.9% 26.5% 26.5% 15.6%

Grade 11

Algebra I 5.0% 16.1% 38.0% 31.4% 14.6%

Algebra II 5.0% 10.1% 16.7% 38.1% 35.1%

The 2016 PARCC results show a low student achievement rate in Algebra I and Algebra

II. Only 16% of Algebra 1 students and 10.1% of Algebra II students were able to reach the

Exceeded or Met benchmarks. Therefore, the majority of Algebra I and Algebra II students

are not achieving the benchmarks set by the Algebra I and Algebra II PARCC exams.

English/Language Arts Grade 10 and 11 PARCC achievement rates are significantly

higher than Algebra I and Algebra II. However, only 53.7% of Grade 10 students and 31.4% of

Grade 11 students were able to reach the Exceeded or Met benchmarks for the

English/Language Arts PARCC. Therefore, there is a large number of students who are not

achieving the benchmarks set by the English/Language Arts Grade 10 and 11 PARCC exams.

Summary of Needs

Teachers at La Plata High School have several concerns about using technology in the

classroom. First, teachers are concerned about using BYOD activities in the classroom since

they cannot guarantee student access. Teachers are also cautious to use BYOD activities due to
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constant off-task student behavior and lack of consequences for violations of the schools

Acceptable Use Policy. Teachers are also concerned about the demands of PARCC and county

testing. Teachers are finding it hard to adapt to the demands of new Common Core State

Standards and PARCC assessments.

The needs of the La Plata High School can be summarized in two categories: student

needs and teacher needs. Students need additional support to achieve on high stakes testing such

as county assessments and PARCC assessments. Traditional methods of teaching are inadequate

to the met the demands of new standards and assessments. Furthermore, students need to

develop new skills to become productive and proactive members of the 21st century. The lack of

effective technology integration is placing La Plata High School students behind other high

school students in terms of 21st century skills.

The teachers needs are different but directly impact the needs of the students. Teachers

need training and additional support before they can effectively implement technology into their

classroom. Technology is readily available for teachers to use, but they are under trained in

using technology to enhance learning experiences. Limited amounts of training are offered for

teachers on technology. Before integrating technology in the everyday classroom, teachers need

to be adequately prepared to do so.

Vision

La Plata High School teachers leverage technology to increase student achievement while

maintaining a digital friendly 21st century learning environment where access to new emerging

technology, BYOD, and assistive technology is encouraged and supported. Through continuous

professional development, La Plata High School teachers design and implement technology

enhanced learning experiences focused on student achievement on Maryland College and Career
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Readiness Standards and ISTE Standards for Students. Teachers at La Plata High School are

held responsible for meeting the ISTE Standards for Teachers through the assistance and

collaboration between administrators, department chairs, technology specialists, and other

teachers.

Goals, Objectives, and Evaluation

Goal 1: La Plata High School will develop an on-going support system geared towards
professional development and technology integration to improve every students 21st century
skills and achievement levels.

Objectives Evaluation
Teachers will increase the use of technology in The amount of technology
the classroom by 20% with pre-existing integration will be evaluated
technology and BYOD activities. based on walkthroughs, formal
observations, teacher lesson
plans, and use of technology
resources from the media
center.

All teachers will receive monthly assistance with The monthly schedule for
using technology to enhance student learning by meetings and the attendance of
creating a Technology Specialist additional pay teachers in the department will
position for each department. be used to evaluate
participation.

Teachers will complete a
survey at the end of the year to
evaluate the usefulness of
monthly meetings.

By hosting professional developments specific to The professional development

La Plata High School, all teachers will participate schedule and the attendance of
in professional developments based on using data teachers will be used to
and technology to drive instruction. evaluate participation.

After participating in technology professional The integration of ISTE

developments, 70% of teachers will integrate the Standards for Students will be
ISTE Standards for Students into daily lesson evaluated based on
plans and learning activities. walkthroughs, formal
observations, and teacher
lesson plans.
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All teachers will receive training on UDL The professional development

principles and assistive technology through schedule and the attendance of
professional development workshops. teachers will be used to
evaluate participation.

Goal 2: Technology and 21st century teaching strategies will be used to improve student
achievement in Math and English content areas.

By integrating the ISTE Standards for Students Mathematic County, PARCC,

and Teachers into daily learning experiences, and AP assessment scores will
students will be able to apply Mathematical be analyzed and compared to
content knowledge and skills with at least 20% previous years.
improvement.

By integrating the ISTE Standards for Students English/Language Arts

and Teachers into daily learning experiences, County, PARCC, and AP
students will be able to apply English/Language assessment scores will be
Arts content knowledge and skills with at least analyzed and compared to
15% improvement. previous years.

By using assistive technology, students with County and PARCC

special needs will increase their achievement assessment scores for special
levels in Math and English by 10%. education students will be
analyzed and compared to
previous years.

Goal 3: Students will develop 21st Century skills in order to meet the Maryland College and
Career Readiness Standards and ISTE Standards for Students.

Through modeling by teachers and Student referrals to

administrators, all students will improve their administrators for Acceptable
digital citizenship and technology responsibility Use Policy violations be
by 15%. tracked, analyzed, and
compared to previous years.

By integrating 21st century teaching strategies, all
students will improve on skills associated with
collaboration, creativity, critical thinking, and
problem solving by 30%.
Student work samples, teacher
lesson plans, walkthroughs,
and formal observations will
be used to track integration of
21st century teaching strategies
and student skill improvement.
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Budget

Expenses Purpose Cost Amount/Hours Total

TiE Conference Out-of-house $500.00 Per 7 Tech $3,500.00

Attendance Professional Attendee Specialists
Development
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conference-
2017/custom- _____________
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f65f3c7b1e8b48 $185.00 Food,
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Tech Specialist In-house $32.50/hour per 16 Total Hours $3,640

Stipends (7 total) Professional Technology
Development Specialist

PyxisEdu Out-of-house $149.99/year Up to four-year $600.00

Professional package.
Development:
Online Support +
Resource

Total: $7,740

Budget Details

Given La Platas current level of accessibility to educational technologies, the focus of

this budget is aimed at providing expert professional development experiences for the teachers at

La Plata in order to enhance their ability to make better use of the tools already available to

them. The two main sections of Professional Development allocated in this budget will be in-

house (where professionals come directly to or nearby the school) and out-of-house (which

includes conference attendance, subscription services, etc.). The significance of both forms of

professional developments are not necessarily reflected in their respective costs, as constant
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access to support resources for La Platas teachers should be the main focus.

The Technology Specialist Stipends are of course necessary to ensure that experts in the

field of educational technology integration are utilized and fully compensated for their work in

assisting La Plata teachers. These stipends cover a total of seven Technology Specialists for a

total of sixteen hours between them, in order to ensure a more personal ratio in order to offer the

most effective experience (about 10-12 teachers for each tech specialist).

The TiE Conference offers a great opportunity for teachers to attend a conference directly

focused on integrated technology in the classroom and various facets across similar topics. Over

a three-day conference, La Plata send the seven Technology Specialists, who will be attending all

three session days (Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday), including the Sunday Pre-conference,

featuring in depth workshop activities). These costs cover the individual entry fee for each

attendant, as well as food, travel, and any other necessary expenses.

PysixEdu acts as an open resource that La Plata teachers may access at any time during

their day in order to refine their knowledge or build on a new skill. The major significance of this

subscription is having access to quick, thorough professional development programs that will

allow for the diverse set of needs and availability among La Plata teachers to be addressed

throughout each school year. This provides ever present and constant feedback, enhancing the

experience of the major professional development experiences through the Technology Specialist

attendances and the TiE Conference.

Professional Development Plan

Monthly Department Meetings with Technology Specialist

Description:
Once a month technology specialists will go over new tools or technology that will directly
help their department in creating 21st Century classrooms. Teachers will have the opportunity
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to share concerns or new ideas they have come up with. Also, it will be a time to discuss how
if technology is helping to drive student achievement or not. In the end, it will be a time for
everyone to reflect and ask questions.

Objectives/Alignment Number Leader(s) Equipment Evaluation/Assessment

of Hours Needed

Objective: 1 hour Technology Laptops, Each teacher will

Teachers will learn per Specialists presentations, complete an end of the
how to effectively month handouts, year survey evaluating
track, analyze, and (9 total videos. the monthly meetings.
determine outcomes hours)
from testing done in Integration of
their classrooms. technology will be
tracked by
Alignment: walkthroughs, formal
La Plata High School observations, and lesson
will develop an on- plans.
going support system
geared towards
professional
development and
technology
integration to improve
every students 21st
century skills and
achievement levels.

Using Data in the Classroom

Description:
During this professional development teachers will learn how to use Fast Test to track student
progress. The data collected in Fast Test will then be used to help track student progression
over the school year.

Objectives/Alignment Number Leader(s) Equipment Evaluation/Assessment

of Hours Needed

Objective: 1 Technology Laptops, Teachers will take a

Teachers will learn Specialists presentations, survey to evaluate the
how to effectively Review professional
track, analyze, and Sheet, look development.
determine outcomes for, and
from testing done in standards that Teachers will create
their classrooms. SMART goals to
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align with acquire data.

Alignment: testing
La Plata High School
will develop an on-
going support system
geared towards
professional
development and
technology
integration to improve
every students 21st
century skills and
achievement levels.

Using Technology and Data to Drive Student Learning

Description:
Teachers will continue to look at Fast Test, but this time they will be using it to help monitor
student achievement while using technology. This data will then be collected over the next two
years to see how little or much technology has helped with testing.

Objectives/Alignment Number Leader(s) Equipment Evaluation/Assessment

of Hours Needed

Objective: Teachers 1 Administration, Data analysis Teachers will track their

will apply strategies Department sheets, own student data and
learned to help Chairs, and learning evaluate how
incorporate Tech objectives, technology aided their
technology into Specialists state scores.
classrooms. standards,
laptops, Teachers will use their
Alignment: SMART goals to help
La Plata High School track student
will develop an on- achievement using
going support system technology.
geared towards
professional
development and
technology
integration to improve
every students 21st
century skills and
achievement levels.
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The 21st Century Classroom and ISTE Standards

Description:
This professional development will go over ISTE Standards and how they are used in the
classroom. Teachers will then select standards they feel they are able to achieve during the
school year. Once training of ISTE Standards is complete, the professional development will
move into creating a 21st Century Classroom. Here teachers will learn about technology and
tools they can use in the classroom that are simple yet engages students. Ex. Kahoot!, Quizlet,
etc.

Objectives/Alignment Number Leader(s) Equipment Evaluation/Assessment

of Hours Needed

Objective: 2 Technology Laptops, Walkthroughs and

Teachers will be able Specialists presentations, observations by
to implement activities, administrators will be
technology used to games and used to ensure the
create a 21st Century other uses accessibility to
Classroom. involving technology and use of it
technology. in the classroom.
Teachers will model
ISTE Standards by Teacher lesson plans
engaging and will be used to show
progressing in the integration of ISTE
digital world. Standards for Students
and Teachers and 21st
Alignment: century teaching
Technology and 21st strategies.
century teaching
strategies will be used
to improve student
achievement in Math
and English content
areas.

Students will develop

21st Century skills in
order to meet the
Maryland College and
Career Readiness
Standards and ISTE
Standards for
Students.
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TiE Conference

Description:
Technology Specialists will attend the TiE Conference and select sessions to attend that
directly relate to students and the curriculum. They will then create a presentation that will
give an overview of what they learned and tools to use in the classroom. The staff will then
select a session they want to know more about, and meet with the Technology Specialist who
attended to learn more.
(TiE Conference Link)
(Tie Conference Event Program)

Objectives/Alignment Number Leader(s) Equipment Evaluation/Assessment

of Hours Needed

Objective: 2 Technology Laptops, Teachers will take a

Teachers will be able Specialists presentations, survey to evaluate the
to relate the following handouts, professional
topics to their videos. development.
classroom:
Gamification, Social Teacher lesson plans
media for Schools, will be used to show
Personalized integration of topics
Learning, Online and covered.
Blended Learning,
Makerspaces.

Alignment:
Students will develop
21st Century skills in
order to meet the
Maryland College and
Career Readiness
Standards and ISTE
Standards for
Students.

UDL Principles and Assistive Technology

Description:
UDL Principles and expectations on how they should be used in the classroom will be
discussed at this professional development. Teachers will then discuss different learning needs
they see in their classrooms on an everyday basis, and what assistive technology they think
would help. Technology Specialists will then go further into how assistive technology works
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and what each ones does to help those with needs. Ex. Speech to text, microphone for those
hearing impaired, tablets, etc.
Objectives/Alignment Number Leader(s) Equipment Evaluation/Assessment
of Hours Needed

Objective: 1 Technology Laptops, Teachers will take a

Teachers will be able Specialists presentations, survey to evaluate the
to integrate UDL handouts, professional
principles and videos. development.
assistive technology
into their classrooms. Teacher lesson plans
Alignment: will be used to show
Technology and 21st integration of UDL
century teaching principles and
strategies will be used differentiation through
to improve student assistive technology.
achievement in Math
and English content
areas.

Timeline for Completion

June 2017
Advertise Technology Specialist position to all teachers
Begin application and interview process for the 7 Technology Specialist positions

July 2017
Finalize the selection process for the 7 Technology Specialists
La Plata High School will purchase access to PryixEDU

August 2017
Technology specialists will meet and design professional development sessions and
monthly meetings for the 2017-18 school year.

September 2017
Technology specialists lead Using Technology and Data to Drive Student Learning
during in-service day
Teachers attending Using Technology and Data to Drive Student Learning complete exit
survey
Monthly department meeting with Technology Specialist

October 2017
Monthly department meeting with Technology Specialist
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November 2017
Review quarterly referral data for number of student violations of Acceptable Use Policy
Technology specialists lead Using Data in the Classroom during in-service day
Teachers attending Using Data in the Classroom complete exit survey

December 2017
Monthly department meeting with Technology Specialist

January 2018
Review quarterly referral data for number of student violations of Acceptable Use Policy
Technology specialist will attend the TiE conference
La Plata High School will provide funding for teachers attending the TiE Conference
Monthly department meeting with Technology Specialist

February 2018
Technology specialists lead The 21st Century Classroom and ISTE Standards during in-
service day
Teachers attending The 21st Century Classroom and ISTE Standards complete exit
survey
Monthly department meeting with Technology Specialist

March 2018
Review quarterly referral data for number of student violations of Acceptable Use Policy.
Review County Pre/Post data from the 2018-19 school year.
Monthly department meeting with Technology Specialist.

April 2018
Monthly department meeting with Technology Specialist.

May 2018
Monthly department meeting with Technology Specialist.
Review walkthroughs, formal observations, teacher lesson plans and student work samples
for integration of technology, ISTE Standards, and 21st century teaching strategies.

June 2018
Review quarterly referral data for number of student violations of Acceptable Use Policy
Administer survey to teachers on student behavior when using technology.

July 2018
Review PARCC and AP testing data from 2017-18 school year
Evaluate progress towards the goals of the School Technology Plan

August 2018
Technology specialists will meet and design professional development sessions and
monthly meetings for the 2018-19 school year.
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September 2018
Technology specialists lead TiE Conference during in-service day.
Teachers attending TiE Conference complete exit survey.
Monthly department meeting with Technology Specialist.

October 2018
Monthly department meeting with Technology Specialist.

November 2018
Review quarterly referral data for number of student violations of Acceptable Use Policy
Technology specialists lead UDL Principles and Assistive Technology during in-service
day.
Teachers attending UDL Principles and Assistive Technology complete exit survey
Monthly department meeting with Technology Specialist.

December 2018
Monthly department meeting with Technology Specialist.

January 2019
Review quarterly referral data for number of student violations of Acceptable Use Policy.
Monthly department meeting with Technology Specialist.

February 2019
Monthly department meeting with Technology Specialist

March 2019
Review quarterly referral data for number of student violations of Acceptable Use Policy
Review County Pre/Post data from the 2018-19 school year
Monthly department meeting with Technology Specialist

April 2019
Monthly department meeting with Technology Specialist

May 2019
Review walkthroughs, formal observations, teacher lesson plans, and student work
samples for integration of technology, ISTE Standards, and 21st century teaching
strategies.
Monthly department meeting with Technology Specialist

June 2019
Review quarterly referral data for number of student violations of Acceptable Use Policy
Administer survey to teachers on student behavior when using technology.

July 2019
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Review PARCC and AP testing data from 2018-19 school year

Evaluate the completion of the School Technology Plan
Revise School Technology Plan based on the needs of teachers and students

Evaluation Plan

Goal 1: La Plata High School will develop an on-going support system geared towards
professional development and technology integration to improve every students 21st century skills
and achievement levels.

Objective Indicators Benchmarks Measures

Teachers will increase Technology tools will At the end of the Teacher Lesson plans
the use of technology be integrated into all 2017-18 school year,
in the classroom by content areas and teachers will integrate Walkthroughs
20% with pre-existing courses. Student technology into daily
technology and learning experiences lessons at least once a Formal observations
BYOD activities. focus on using week. At the end of
technology to increase the 2018-19 school, Use of technology
student achievement teachers will integrate resources from media
and engagement. technology at least center (computer labs,
twice a week. iPads, laptops, nooks)

All teachers will The schedule and At the end of each Monthly meeting
receive monthly teacher attendance at month, Technology notes
assistance with using monthly meetings will Specialists from each
technology to enhance be recorded by each department will Teacher attendance
student learning by Technology Specialist. submit teacher
creating a Technology Each Technology attendance, meeting Meeting schedule
Specialist additional Specialist will supply schedule, and meeting
pay position for each the administration notes to the Evaluation surveys at
department. with meeting notes. administration. end of the year

By hosting The schedule and After the professional Teacher attendance

professional teacher attendance at development, the team
developments specific professional of Technology Professional
to La Plata High developments will be Specialists will submit development schedule
School, all teachers recorded by the team the teacher attendance
will participate in of Technology to the administration. Teacher exit surveys
professional Specialists. Attending teachers
developments based will complete an exit
on using data and survey to evaluate the
technology to drive professional
instruction. development session.
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After participating in Teachers use the ISTE At the end of the Teacher lesson plans
technology Standards for Students 2017-18 school year,
professional to drive learning teachers will integrate Walkthroughs
developments, 70% of activities. Students ISTE Standards for
teachers will integrate demonstrate skills Students into daily Formal observations
the ISTE Standards for directly aligned to the lessons at least once a
Students into daily ISTE Standards for week. At the end of Student work samples
lesson plans and Students. the 2018-19 school,
learning activities. teachers will integrate
ISTE Standards for
Students into daily
lessons at least twice a
week.

All teachers will The schedule and After the professional Teacher attendance
receive training on teacher attendance at development, the team
UDL principles and the professional of Technology Professional
assistive technology development will be Specialists will submit development schedule
through professional recorded by the team the teacher attendance
development of Technology to the administration. Teacher exit surveys
workshops. Specialists. Attending teachers
will complete an exit
survey to evaluate the
professional
development session.

Goal 2: Technology and 21st century teaching strategies will be used to improve student
achievement in Math and English content areas.

Objective Indicators Benchmarks Measures

By integrating the Teachers use the ISTE During the 2017-18 County Pre/Post Test
ISTE Standards for Standards for Students school year, student data
Students and Teachers to drive Mathematical achievement on
into daily learning learning experiences. County Pre/Post Tests, Algebra 1 PARCC
experiences, students Teacher lesson plans Algebra 1 PARCC, data
will be able to apply show integration of Algebra II PARCC,
Mathematical content ISTE Standards for AP Calculus AB, and Algebra II PARCC
knowledge and skills Teachers to design 21st AP Statistics will data
with at least 20% century learning increase by 10%.
improvement. experiences. Students AP Calculus AB data
engage in learning During the 2018-19
experiences and use school year, student AP Statistics data
21st century skills to achievement on
advance learning. County Pre/Post Tests,
Algebra 1 PARCC,
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Algebra II PARCC,
AP Calculus AB, and
AP Statistics will
increase by 10%.

By integrating the Teachers use the ISTE During the 2017-18 County Pre/Post Test
ISTE Standards for Standards for Students school year, student data
Students and Teachers to drive achievement on
into daily learning English/Language County Pre/Post Tests, English/Language
experiences, students Arts learning English/Language Arts Grade 10 PARCC
will be able to apply experiences. Teacher Arts Grade 10 and 11 data
English/Language lesson plans show PARCC, AP English
Arts content integration of ISTE Language and English/Language
knowledge and skills Standards for Teachers Composition, and AP Arts Grade 11 PARCC
with at least 15% to design 21st century English Literature and data
improvement. learning experiences. Composition will
Students engage in increase by 7.5%. AP English Language
learning experiences and Composition data
and use 21st century During the 2018-19
skills to advance school year, student AP English Literature
learning. achievement on and Composition data
County Pre/Post Tests,
English/Language
Arts Grade 10 and 11
PARCC, AP English
Language and
Composition, and AP
English Literature and
Composition will
increase by 7.5%.

By using assistive Teacher lessons show During the 2017-18 County Pre/Post Test
technology, students differentiation for school year, special subgroup data
with special needs will students with special education students will
increase their needs by using increase performance PARCC subgroup data
achievement levels in assistive technology by 5% on County
Math and English by and UDL principles. Pre/Post Tests, AP courses subgroup
10%. Students use assistive PARCC, and AP data.
technology to assessments.
complete daily
learning task. During the 2018-19
school year, special
education students will
increase performance
by 5% on County
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Pre/Post Tests,
PARCC, and AP
assessments.

Goal 3: Students will develop 21st Century skills in order to meet the Maryland College and
Career Readiness Standards and ISTE Standards for Students.

Objective Indicators Benchmarks Measures

Through modeling by Teachers and At the end of each Referral data related to
teachers and administrators abide quarter during the violations of the
administrators, all by the Acceptable Use 2017-18 and 2018-19 Acceptable Use Policy
students will improve Policy. Students school years, referrals
their digital follow the Acceptable for Acceptable Use Teacher and
citizenship and Use Policy during Policy violations will administrator
technology instructional time, decrease by 2.5%. At observations of
responsibility by 15%. PRIDE Time, and the end of the 2017-18 student behavior when
other times throughout and 2018-19 school using technology
the school day. years, teachers will
Students demonstrate report student Periodic survey on
digital citizenship behavior when using student behavior when
during and after technology through a using technology
school through survey.
respectful interactions
on social media.

By integrating 21st Teacher lesson plans During the 2017-18 Teacher lesson plans
century teaching will show integration school year, teachers
strategies, all students of 21st century will incorporate at Walkthroughs
will improve on skills teaching strategies. least 2 learning
associated with Students will be activities based on 21st Formal observations
collaboration, engaged in classroom century skills each
creativity, critical activities by using week. Student work samples
thinking, and problem collaboration,
solving by 30%. creativity, critical During the 2018-19
thinking, and problem school year, teachers
solving. will incorporate at
least 3 learning
activities based on 21st
century skills each
week.

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