Goal 5: Provide educators with ongoing professional development so that they can use technology to improve teaching and learning.

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Goal 5: Provide educators with ongoing professional development so that they can use technology to
improve teaching and learning.

Objective A: Use LoTi surveys to determine staff levels of technology integration, and provide
comprehensive, ongoing, appropriate technology training to staff members

Change: Survey staff to determine current levels of technology integration.

Objective B: Provide sufficient training to staff so that they see technology as one of many tools
to enhance student learning.

Change: Provide sufficient staff training to enable the use of technology as a tool to enhance student learning.

Objective C: Encourage technology-savvy staff members to provide staff training.

Change: Encourage technology-savvy staff members and allocated technology staff to provide regularly scheduled staff training.

Objective D: Provide ongoing training for technology staff in current and emerging technologies
so that they can better support district needs. Use a “Tech Thursdays” model where technology
classes are offered each Thursday during the school year.

Change: Provide ongoing training for technology staff to better support district needs.

Objective E: Provide encouragement and financial support to staff members who take
technology-oriented workshops and courses.

Change: Provide financial support to staff members for training in current and emerging technologies.

Objective F: Work with institutions in the public and private sectors to help develop a
technologically advanced staff.

Change: We need more information about the background of this objective.
Notes: staff attending outside PD


Update from 2/10/11: Our PD committee met and completed the PD objectives and their current status - see attached document.

Attachment: A draft document containing the 2008-2011 objectives, current status of each objective, and revised objectives for 2011-2014