2008-09 Staff Development Pilot Project

During the 2008-09 school year, Information Media and Technology staff will work with elementary teachers during part of the their grade level meetings to assist with the integration of technology in curricular areas.   Grade level meetings are held four times each year.  These meeting time swill allow for collaboration between grade level teachers and IMT staff as well as an opportunity for IMT staff to introduce new technologies or expand on the application of existing technologies.   Each grade level has different projects so the need for each grade level will be different.

• Instructor-organized sessions
  Demonstration or awareness sessions
  Large- or small-group interaction sessions
• Individualized learning:
  Independent exploration possibly in the form of teacher directed tutorials - provide resources for teachers to work independently as they integrate technology.
  The district has purchased Atomic Learning to provide support for this option.
• Collaborative learning:
  Classroom visits - follow up after grade level meetings to collaborate and plan as appropriate
• Development of materials and approaches
  Collaborative materials creation - work with classroom teachers to develop projects