E. Hale Curran Technology Plan Murrieta Valley Unified School District Plan with Review Plan Start Year: 2014-2015 School Year Plan Expiration Date: 2017-2018 School Year Acknowledgements: District Technology Staff: Director of Technology-Ken Balliger School Administration: Principal- Pam Roden School Technology Leaders: Technology Leader- Melissa Grabarkewitz Technology Collaborator- Andy Sosa School Technology Committee: Sluder- Teacher Tammy Koeppen- Academic Intervention Specialist Jill Sheridan- Teacher Table of Contents School Description and History………………………………………. 3-4 Mission and Vision statement ………………………………………... 5
Students will also be able to apply skills taught in other curricular areas. 9 interactive Tables (K, 1, 2) To enhance student learning through collaborative exploration, discussions, and STEM integration X Young students will learn to interact and collaborate while investigating and solving problems. Continued subscription to A to Z Learning, including Vocabulary, Science, and Writing, and Raz Kids, Discovery Education, and ScootPad Learning software subscription for all teachers X Students will benefit from rich Common Core lessons and activities that aid in teaching 21st century skills. Hummingbird Robotics Kit (30) for use in grades 4-5 To optimize STEM integration through project based learning with the goal of preparing students to be college and career ready. X Students will learn to problem solve, create and persevere, as well as apply math skills Lego Education WeDo Construction Kits combined with the WeDo software v.12 and Activity Pack for use in grades 2-3 (30 kits) To optimize STEM integration through project based learning with the goal of preparing students to be college and career ready. X Younger students will learn to problem solve, create and persevere as well as apply math skills Lego Education Story Maker Kits (25 kits) grades 2-5 To enhance writing and creativity in keeping with our STEM focus X Students will learn valuable writing skills and apply them in a creative and engaging way. MaKey MaKeys for use with grades K-5 (30 robotics kits) To optimize STEM integration through project based learning and spark creativity with the goal of preparing students to be college and career ready. X Students will be able to create and program various robot type objects and apply valuable
YEAR 1 Develop Stakeholders Group (technology committee), Identify and evaluate existing resources, Come up with a needs assessment for new resources, Agree on technology plan, Establish funding To establish a technology plan that will adapt to the needs of E. Hale Curran over time. Look at existing resources to be equitable and fairly distributed depending on the needs of each grade level. YEAR 2 Deploy new technology, Schedule trainings, Plan for support through PLCs, collaboration, and staff workshops, Investigate other sources of funding like grants, donations, partner with community members and businesses, Set up ways to evaluate student learning through computer based programs and classroom assessments To initiate technology plan and make sure support is given where and when needed, To meet regularly with technology committee to evaluate and conduct needs assessment and resources for support, Develop Haiku page for staff to give feedback and ask for specific support New resources should be distributed equitably depending on assessment, Support is ongoing and fluid YEAR 3 Measure success, Evaluate student learning, identify of improvement To use feedback from staff to identify areas that need improvement, to evaluate student learning through various programs such as SRI, SMI, Raz KIds, Readbaout, READ 180, Math 180, iRead, Easy CBM, classroom assessments, intervention reports, and Smarter Balanced Testing Resources continue to be updated and allocated according to need and where best utilized Outcome on Student Learning Our goal as an institute of education is to make certain our students are equipped with the necessary skills needed to be successful in whatever their endeavors may be as adults. The 21st century brings with it exciting and innovative advances in technology. In order for our students to compete in today’s world, they need to be ready to create new technologies that will help make our