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Staff
Development Schedule DRAFT January 24, 2006 Click HERE
to go to training schedule (updated 5/9/06) Introduction Effective use of technology for instruction in the
elementary schools requires (1) computers that can access the Internet from
the classroom, (2) projection devices for delivery of web-based
resources to students, (3) a working awareness of web-based resources for
teaching and learning that address specific learning standards, and (4) the
planning for use of appropriate web-based resources in student learning
activities. Without any one of those
four resources, technology will not be an effective tool in teaching or
learning. A staff development plan has been designed to address
items (3) and (4) above to assist elementary school teachers in integrating
technology and web-based resources into their planning for and delivery of
instruction. The following strategy has been developed to ensure that
each elementary teacher receiving a laptop and projector knows how to use
that equipment for planning and delivery of instruction. This
document includes a calendar for requesting your schools staff development
dates and the procedures for making that request. Staff
Development Goals Each elementary school teacher who receives a laptop and
projector will receive a minimum of three hours of staff development in the
use of the equipment and in strategies for using the equipment for teaching
and learning. The staff development
activities must be completed before the last day of the school year so that
teachers who choose to do so can take the laptops home for the summer in
order to plan activities and resources for the next school year. In addition to the elementary school teachers, teachers at
BRW who already have laptops will received three hours of staff development,
also. Instructional specialists at the
elementary and middle schools will receive six hours of staff development so
they will be able to assist teachers in the use of the classroom technology
for teaching and learning. Principals
at each elementary school will receive three hours of staff development so
they can support their faculty and staff in the development of
technology-based lessons and activities. The Instructional Technology Specialist and the Director
of Computing Services will develop and lead the staff development
activities. See the staff development
outline at http://www.gwd50.k12.sc.us/TechPlans/StaffDevPlan.htm.
Staff
Development Scheduling In building a schedule for the staff development
activities, district staff reviewed the number of laptops being delivered for
each school, the length of the staff development activities for each group,
and the number of days left until the end of the current school year. The staff development activities for elementary school
teachers will be limited to after-school hours. For BRW teachers, the staff development
activities will be completed during scheduled cluster time. Instructional specialists will participate
in one four-hour session and in one session with their own teachers. Principals will participate in one
three-hour session. Possible
Scheduled Times Based on the number of laptop computers being delivered to
elementary schools, each faculty will be split into two groups (except HOD)
of 20 or fewer teachers. There are a couple of different ways to deliver the staff
development to those teachers. One is
the The Teachers at the elementary schools will participate in one
two-hour session (from 3:00 to 5:00) and in one one-hour session (3:00 to
4:00) on consecutive days. Group One
will have a two-hour session on Monday and a one-hour session on Tuesday;
Group Two will have a two-hour session on Wednesday and a one-hour session on
Thursday. In this way, each school can
be completely finished in one week.
There are seven possible weeks and eight schools involved (see the
chart below). The For schools that will be working either March 17 or March
20 (which are non-student days), we can schedule one three-hour session for
half the staff in the morning and another three-hour session for the other
half of the staff in the afternoon. In
this way, those schools can be completely finished in that one day. There are two possible days and eight
schools involved (see the chart below). Other Schedule Considerations Sessions for principals, instructional specialists, BRW
teachers, and HOD teachers have already been scheduled. Sessions for the other eight elementary
schools must be scheduled within the time left prior to PACT testing. No sessions will be scheduled on the
Thursday and Friday (March 23-24) of the week prior to SACS visits, during
the week of SACS visits (March 27-31), or the week of Spring Break (April
10-14). For elementary teachers, only
make-up sessions will be scheduled on Fridays. Principals and instructional specialists have been
scheduled within the regular working day.
BRW teachers have been scheduled during the regular working day but
in their cluster time so that instruction will not be affected. HOD will receive only 21 laptop computers;
thus, their staff can be schedule in two days (instead of the four required
for other elementary schools) and a two-day block was available at the
beginning of the week immediately before SACS visits. Choosing
Your Staff Development Time Schools may choose the dates they prefer, on a
first-come-first-scheduled basis. The calendar on the following pages includes pre-scheduled
dates and available dates. The
calendar includes School 1 Group 1 through School 9 Group 2. The school number is used only to designate
the specific sessions you may choose any week you like. The group number designates each half of
the faculty we can serve only half of your faculty at one time. You can choose to put whomever you want in
each group but each group must be limited to 20 or fewer participants. Please review the available dates and select the week that
would best serve your school. When
youve identified the week you want, email Gary West with your preference
(date and time the email was sent will determine priority). You might consider including an alternate
date range in case yours is not the first request for your preference. In your email, include the date range (e.g., March 13-16)
AND the school number for that date range (e.g., School 3). The date range and the school number MUST
identify the same session. Schools that do not request a date will be assigned to a
remaining date after all requested preferences are filled. Requests should be returned to Gary West by the end of the
day, Tuesday, January 31, 2006. DRAFT January 24, 2006 Office
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Staff Development Schedule for Elementary School
Technology
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January 24, 2006
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February |
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3 Laptops delivered to district Inventory of laptops at district |
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6 Delivery of laptops to media centers at elementary schools Barcodes placed on laptops and Follett records created |
7 8:00 12:00 Instructional Specialists Barcodes placed on laptops and Follett records created |
8 8:20 9:20 BRW Related Arts 10:45 11:45 BRW Grade 8 12:30 1:30 BRW Grade 7 2:00 3:00 BRW Grade 6 Barcodes placed on laptops and Follett records created |
9 No sessions Barcodes placed on laptops and Follett records created |
10 No sessions Barcodes placed on laptops and Follett records created |
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13 9:00 12:00 Elementary and Middle
School Principals Laptops delivered to teachers from |
14 8:20 9:20 BRW Related Arts 10:45 11:45 BRW Grade 8 12:30 1:30 BRW Grade 7 2:00 3:00 BRW Grade 6 Laptops delivered to teachers from |
15 Laptops delivered to teachers from No sessions |
16 No sessions |
17 No sessions |
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20 No sessions |
21 3:00 5:00 OAK Group 1 (West) |
22 3:00 4:00 OAK Group 1 (West) |
23 3:00 6:00 OAK Group 2 (West) |
24 No sessions |
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27 3:00 5:00 PIN Group 1 (West) |
28 3:00 4:00 PIN Group 1 (West) |
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Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
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1 3:00 5:00 PIN Group 2 (West) |
2 3:00 5:00 PIN Group 2 (West) |
3 No sessions |
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6 3:00 5:00 LAK Group 1 (West) END Group 1 (Cartledge) |
7 3:00 4:00 LAK Group 1 (West) END Group 1 (Cartledge) |
8 3:00 5:00 LAK Group 2 (West) END Group 2 (Cartledge |
9 3:00 4:00 LAK Group 2 (West) END Group 2 (Cartledge) |
10 No sessions |
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13 3:00 5:00 MAT Group 1 (Cartledge) SPR Group 1 (West) |
14 3:00 4:00 MAT Group 1 (Cartledge) SPR Group 1 (West) |
15 3:00 5:00 MAT Group 2 (Cartledge) SPR Group 2 (West) |
16 3:00 4:00 MAT Group 2 (Cartledge) |
8:30 11:30 (none) 12:30 3:30 (none) |
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8:30 11:30 (none) 12:30 3:30 (none) |
21 3:00 5:00 (HOD moved to 3/22/06 as one session) |
22 3:00 6:00 HOD Group 1 (West) |
23 9:00 12:00 Media Specialists |
24 No sessions |
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27 SACS No sessions |
28 SACS No sessions |
29 SACS No sessions |
30 SACS No sessions |
31 SACS No sessions |
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Staff
Development Schedule for Elementary School Technology
DRAFT
January 24, 2006
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3 3:00 5:00 MER Group 1 (West) WFD Group 1 (Cartledge) |
4 3:00 4:00 MER Group 1 (West) WFD Group 1 (Cartledge) |
5 3:00 5:00 MER Group 2 (West) WFD Group 2 (Cartledge) Delivery of laptops to DIS |
6 3:00 4:00 MER Group 2 (West) WFD Group 2 (Cartledge) OCS configure laptops |
7 OCS configure laptops No sessions |
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10 Spring Break No sessions |
11 Spring Break No sessions |
12 Spring Break No sessions |
13 Spring Break No sessions |
14 Spring Break No sessions |
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17 Deliver laptops to GHS and EMD Inventory and checkout
of laptops for GHS Group 1 and EMD Group 1 No sessions |
18 3:45 5:15 EMD Group 1 (West) GHS Group 1 (Cartledge) Continue inventory and checkout of laptops at all sites Delivery and distribution of projectors |
19 3:45 5:15 EMD Group 1 (West) GHS Group 1 (Cartledge) Continue inventory and checkout of laptops at all sites |
20 3:45 5:15 GHS Group 2 (Cartledge) 3:45 6:45 EMD Group 2 (West) Continue inventory and checkout of laptops at all sites |
21 Continue inventory and checkout of laptops at all sites No sessions |
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Sunday 23rd 1:00 4:00 COACHES (West at DIS) |
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24 3:45 5:15 GHS Group 2 (Cartledge) 3:45 6:45 EMD Group 3 (West) |
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