Building Teams to Integrate Technology into Literacy Instruction---Carl Walker---University of Phoenix

Building Teams Building Teams to Integrate Technology to Integrate Technology into Literacy Instructioninto Literacy Instruction

Why do this?Why do this?For years, the classroom For years, the classroom teacher has been responsible for teacher has been responsible for teaching young students to read teaching young students to read and write. Why enlist the help and write. Why enlist the help of teams now?of teams now?

Building Teams to Integrate Technology into Literacy Instruction---Carl Walker---University of Phoenix

Why use teams?Why use teams?Changing Nature of Changing Nature of LiteracyLiteracy

–Information and communication Information and communication technology redefining literacytechnology redefining literacy

Complexity of the ProblemComplexity of the Problem–No one person can keep up with No one person can keep up with new technologies for literacy new technologies for literacy instructioninstruction

Early AdoptionEarly Adoption–Team members become Team members become proponents of integrationproponents of integration

Building Teams to Integrate Technology into Literacy Instruction---Carl Walker---University of Phoenix

MembershipMembershipA heterogeneous mix of A heterogeneous mix of personalities, opinions, abilities, personalities, opinions, abilities, and perspectives, allows the and perspectives, allows the team to complete its task team to complete its task effectively.effectively.Technologists Technologists Master and novice teachersMaster and novice teachersSpecialistsSpecialistsParentsParentsCommunity membersCommunity members

Building Teams to Integrate Technology into Literacy Instruction---Carl Walker---University of Phoenix

PlanningPlanningGoalGoal

–Enlisting the aid of staff, Enlisting the aid of staff, family and communityfamily and community

Team ContractTeam Contract–Explicit operating normsExplicit operating norms

Action PlanAction Plan–Necessary stepsNecessary steps–ObjectivesObjectives–DeadlinesDeadlines–Responsible PartiesResponsible Parties

Building Teams to Integrate Technology into Literacy Instruction---Carl Walker---University of Phoenix

LaunchingLaunching

Several years of classroom Several years of classroom computer use required to computer use required to produce measurable resultsproduce measurable results Support of AdministrationSupport of AdministrationTeams mustTeams must

–Identify problemsIdentify problems–Gather informationGather information–Solve problemsSolve problems–Communicate solutionsCommunicate solutions

Building Teams to Integrate Technology into Literacy Instruction---Carl Walker---University of Phoenix

EvaluatingEvaluatingJournalsJournals

–Personal and groupPersonal and group–Observations, accomplishments, Observations, accomplishments, conflictsconflicts–Review to brainstorm strategiesReview to brainstorm strategies

PortfolioPortfolio–Classroom and administrative Classroom and administrative productsproducts–Review, evaluate, improveReview, evaluate, improve

Building Teams to Integrate Technology into Literacy Instruction---Carl Walker---University of Phoenix

Building Teams Building Teams to Integrate Technology to Integrate Technology into Literacy Instructioninto Literacy Instruction

For students to be successful in For students to be successful in our information age, we must our information age, we must prepare them to be literate users prepare them to be literate users of information & communication of information & communication technology.technology.