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Instructional Technology Initiatives
Classrooms for the Future/ ACTS
Radnor Township School District
Joan Cusano January 13, 2009
Director of Instructional Technology
Instructional Impact
New opportunities that were not possible without the technology
New opportunities that were not possible without the technology
Enhance and extend learning; deepen understanding
Enhance and extend learning; deepen understanding
Individualize instruction
and
differentiate based on
student needs
Individualize instruction
and
differentiate based on
student needs
IndividualizeIndividualize ExtendExtend PossibilitiesPossibilities
Classrooms for the Future and ACTS (Aligning Curriculum and Technology with Standards)
Grant Award Details 2007-2008– $373,727– 20 participating teachers– 18 classrooms– 14 carts– 430 PC laptops– 18 projectors– 18 Promethean boards– Part time coach
Classrooms for the Future
Classrooms for the Future
Grant Award Details 2008-2009– $68,182 (cost for remaining classrooms
$78,962)– 25 participating teachers– 18 classrooms– 4 carts– 106 PC laptops
REF Grant $12,780• Includes funds for projector bulbs
2007-2008• Mounting LCD projectors $13,500• Electronics for wireless access $14,100• Tech time $1,000• Additional hours for teachers $8,000
2008-2009• Substitutes for course and training -
maximum $4,000• Additional hours for full time coach - $30,000
Classrooms for the Future
Additional District Costs
CFF Professional Development
• Teachers participate annually in online course for approximately 30 hours
• Bi-monthly department meetings
• Ongoing collaboration/training/lesson development with coach, Andrea Brothman
• Substitutes for training (block period)
Instructional Impact
All Social Studies and
English Classrooms
Instructional Impact
Digital filing cabinet
Instant access
to research
Visual engagement
throughelectronic
boards
Writing for authentic
Audiences
Social interaction &collaboration
Benefits
Deep thinking
Reflectivewriting through
blogs
Graphs/Visual Concepts
Teams of students researched how individuality was viewed during different eras in western history. They developed a thesis on how these views changed over time and represented their findings with an interactive graph. Each team presented their graph and debated the validity of each other’s thesis.
Student Writing/Conferencing
Online Polling
Online Polling
CFF 2009-2010
Funding ?
Interest in Math and Science
ACTS
Program Goals
Select a piece of
technology
Implementand
assess
Develop a model lesson
Share with colleagues
Aligning Curriculum and Technology with Standards
ACTS Aligning Curriculum and Technology
with Standards
Teachers select and receive a piece of technology (laptop, electronic whiteboard, LCD projector, document camera), participate in intense professional development and create a model unit or project that utilizes technology to support an academic benchmark and improve teaching and learning.
2004-2005 18 teachers2005-2006 20 teachers2007-2008 19 teachers, 1 principal2008-2009 19 teachers, 1 principal
Total 78 participants
ACTS Aligning Curriculum and Technology
with Standards
Budget Details
• Technology - $40,000 per year• Staff development – 4 substitute days per teacher
Professional DevelopmentTopics:
• Understanding by Design Framework• Essential Questions• Differentiation
• Assessment• Developing Rubrics
• Content Area Standards• Technology
• Graphic organizers• Web design• Copyright• Blogs• Smartboards• Handheld responders• Document cameras• Podcasts
Grade 1 – Graphing in Real Time
Grade 1 – Money – How many ways?
Past Projects• 5th Grade – What makes a good question? What can
we learn from other people? (Biography)
• Spanish 2 – How do a country’s food choices reflect its history, geography and culture?
• Government/ Economics - Who has the power and how do they keep it? (2008 Presidential election)
• American Lit - How does your artist or art form represent
something about the American experience?
• 1st Grade – What is an American Symbol?
• Intro to Calculus/Discrete Math - What can you do with $500,000?
Why are these programs successful?
• Focus on improving instructional practice• Imbedded in content• Technology is readily accessible and supported• Professional development is sustained over time/support during work time• Time for collaboration is planned/scheduled/supported