TECHNOLOGY PLAN TEMPLATE

North American University

Education Department
M.Ed. in Educational Leadership & M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction
EDUC 5324: INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY INTO EDUCATION
Name:_Samir Ahmadov

Date: 11/20/2015

This template is adapted from

http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/et/rs/documents/et14techplan.doc
INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND
The plan should guide the LEAs use of education technology for the next three
years.

List specific start and end dates (7/1/xx to 6/30/xx). Provide a brief overview
of the LEA, its location and demographics and/or share a link to the LEAs
website.
Technology plan between: 8/1/2015 to 7/31/2018
LEA Title: School of Science and Technology
SST Region: 20
Located: San Antonio, TX, 78233
School phone: 210-657-6400
SST-Alamo total Students: 404
Economically disadvantaged student: 60% (free and reduced meal)
Website: www.sstalamo.org
Describe how a variety of stakeholders from within the LEA and the
community-at-large participated in the planning process.
School Principal: X.X
Assistant Principals: X.Y
Computer Teacher: Y.Z
Stakeholders (other):
District superintendent, District IT manager
Parents
Small businesses
Those community meets while creating school technology plan and planning to
meet end of each semester for evaluate passing periods plan.
Summarize the relevant research and describe how it supports the plan's

curricular and professional development goals.

Summarize the plans major curricular and professional development
outcomes that are supported by research.
Describe and cite the relevant research that supports the plans outcomes.
Describe the connection between the research and the plans goals.
Describe information gathered from site visits, including best practices.
The school is committed to utilizing the maximum potential of technology to
enhance student learning and increase teacher effectiveness by providing
students with technology-related experiences.
Students will have access to the technology required to produce, manage,
communicate and recover information in an efficient way for educational
use. In the completion of both present and future goals, the school will
provide a repeatedly evolving staff development program concerned with
the integration of technology in areas of curriculum.
Concentrate on further actualizing the instructional novation vision and proposed
outline. Proceed to reinforce the innovation support for recently rented
hardware, and give the system administration instruments to oversee offer
work area some assistance with requesting, and additionally upkeep and
investigating. Extra PCs or clickers to control online evaluations, online
appraisal, subsidizing for discharge time.
The association is that our arrangement does exclude budgetary data as it
is discretionary beginning from school opened.
Our heads and some center instructors have made visits to neighboring
grounds to get a few thoughts for our innovation arrangement. Have
imparted their perceptions to staff amid workforce gathering. Perception of
our heads on the best practices has been connected or are wanted to be
connected in the following innovation arrangement
CURRICULUM COMPONENT CRITERIA.
The Plan must establish clear goals and realistic strategy for using
telecommunications and information technology to improve education services.
(Answer at least 2 questions for each subsection below)

Describe teachers' current access to instructional technology and current

use of digital tools.
1. What devices is right now accessible for educators?
School of Science and technology provide following items for staff: laptop for
each teachers with Windows 7 OS, Projector for each classrooms, Aver
document camera for classrooms, Mimio Pad and clickers for math departments,
printer and snapshot scanner for departments, school provide phone for
communication with admins, Ipads for K-3 and SPED and ESL departments,
portable Chromebook total 75 on cart.
2. How are hardware and software currently being used in classrooms
at each grade level and in each content area?

SST Alamo has own server and all computer devices operating from serverwhich user blocking and internet use blocking is different for admins, staff and
students. All needed software`s installed teachers laptops and they manage the
classroom attendance, discipline, grading and etc. from database. All laptops
connected online printer and they have own print out limits Each teachers has
own online username and passwords provided from Dean of Academic for
managing online programs for improving students academics. Example of this
online softwares are, Reasoning Mind, Accelerated Reader, Accelerated Math,
Istation, Alex, Reading Eggs, Math seeds, Study Island.
For using this programs our school providing K-3 grades 5 Ipads for each grades
and 25 Chromebook with cart. 25 Chromebook with cart for 4-5 grades for using
Istation. 25 Chromebook for 7-8 grades for Alex and Istation and AR tests, Also
additional laptops with carts for Science Fair and Science Olympiad classes.
In additional our school has 15 sets of NXT and EV3 Lego set FLL competition.
Describe students' current access to instructional technology and current
use of digital tools. Include a description about the LEA policy, practices,
and/or replacement policy that ensures equitable technology access for all
students.
1. Is technology currently available to all students?
Students at SST schools are able those devices and in additional we have 2 set of
desktops each class for student use.
2. Do all student groups have equaled and appropriate access to the available
technology?
Schools computers have the technology needed to support student research and to
promote academic success has same permission so they can able for equally and each
all school use softwares are installed all devices so, if any problem with carts or devices
they can have another carts if available and can use software which they need or which
their grade level using. Also 26 all in one desktops in the computer lab for technology
class and they are answers requirements nowadays computers. All Chromebook and
Ipads are up to date components.
All digital devices used following by Technology use policy under staff control.

Describe goals and an implementation plan, with annual activities, for

using technology to improve teaching and learning. Describe how these
goals align to the LEA's curricular goals that are supported by other plans.
Describe how the LEA's budget (LCAP) supports these goals, and whether
future funding proposals or partnerships may be needed for successful
implementation.
1. How will technology be used to create more powerful learning experiences to
improve student academic achievement?
Origination can prepare understudies to freely sort out their learning procedure. Along
these lines, rather than being inactive beneficiaries of data, understudies utilizing
innovation get to be dynamic clients. At the point when origination reflects how experts
use it in the work environment, it can improve scholastic accomplishment, urban
engagement, obtaining of initiative aptitudes, and individual, social advancement.
Innovation can be intended to give versatile learning and appraisal encounters for
understudies. Most vital to understudy focused learning, innovation can empower results

that change in light of understudy qualities, premiums, and past execution.

2. What LEA adopted curriculum supports the acquisition of

technology and information literacy skills?
SST-Alamo all used programs from district or support provider advice and those
programs or softwares are highly recommended, also technology classes used
flash based online program named Learning.com. It was so great for K-5 grades
with explain with animation and with practice.
Describe goals and an implementation plan, with annual activities, to
address Internet Safety and the appropriate and ethical use of technology
in the classroom.
1. What are the LEAs curriculum goals and plans for assisting
students to meet technology literacy and information skills?

Every educator has professional development needs. The intensive training in

new technology tools, professional development is a critical component of
teaching and learning. When designing professional development activities for
technology operation, it is critical that efforts be double: teachers need basic
technical knowledge about how to use a tool, the other should be how to
integrate the tool into their existing. In order to achieve fully change, schools
need to confirm that strong professional development programs are in place and
that teachers have a variety of opportunities for learning.
Also the presence of professional development alone will not guarantee
successful implementation. It does not important weak or poorly planned
professional development program may actually interfere with technology
integration.
2. How and when will teachers and/or librarians help students acquire Internet
safety skills?

There are some animation lessons added in Learning.com which is good for K-8
grades, and officially added 3-7 grades curriculum online safety lessons for 2-5
lessons based on grades levels. Buy the way Learning.com flash online safety
programs very effective.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMPONENT
The Plan must have a professional development strategy to ensure that staff
understands how to use these new technologies to improve education services
(Answer at least 2 questions for each subsection below)

Summary of the teachers' and administrators' current technology

proficiency and integration skills and needs for professional development.
1. What is the administrators support for teachers to prepare
professional development?
This article reviews personal, institutional and technological factors that
encourage teachers use of computer technology in teaching and learning
processes. They must have knowledge of hardware and software
applications. Teachers professional development is a key factor to
successful integration of computers into classroom teaching. Educators who

integrate technology with new teaching practices gained through professional

training can transform the performance of the students all those and success
comes from school administrators to provide professional development by
district or to direct them to the technology use professional development or
specific software developments which is using on their grade level at the
school.
2. What do teachers and administrators consider as their needs for
professional development?
After administrators observations teachers classes and questions from
teachers will give the admins that the teachers need to improve their
technology use skills, also assigning the assignment to the students and
checking by the administrators, will give them idea about teachers
technology skills.
Describe goals and an implementation plan, with annual activities, for providing
professional development opportunities based on your LEA needs assessment
data and the Curriculum Component of the plan.
1. What professional learning will be available so teachers and administrators
can make informed decisions using data to meet individual student academic
needs?
Schools of Science and technology schools are the outstanding charter schools in San
Antonio area. This shows that our schools and central office working with our district
teachers regularly and if needed provided professional developments by district or direct
them to region.

2. What professional learning will be available so teachers and

Admins can make informed decisions using data to meet individual student
academic needs?
There is a few online testing are providing students at SST-Alamo and results of
those tests give our school principals and front office approximately idea. Also
there is Map testing which creating answer sheets from computer and evaluate
with using technology to getting idea about students success.
INFRASTRUCTURE, HARDWARE, TECHNICAL SUPPORT, SOFTWARE, AND
ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPONENT CRITERIA
The Plan must include an assessment of the telecommunication services,
hardware, software, asset management, and other services that will be needed to
improve education services.
(Answer at least 2 questions for each subsection below)

Describe the existing hardware, Internet access, electronic learning

resources, technical support, and asset management already in the LEA
that will be used to support the Curriculum and Professional Development
Components of the plan.
1. Is the exiting hardware, internet access good enough to working
electronic learning resources easily?
SST-Alamo provide staff and students high quality internet which is Google Fiber
equal 1,000 Mbit/s that means there is no network and online connection
problem. Our nowadays hardwares which is Ipads, Laptops, Chromebooks and

all in one desktop computers are very fast with high quality internet make
teachers and students jobs easy.
2. What technology access do parents have from home? What technologies
do parents prefer for home/school communication?

SST-Alamo provide parents from home online database. Parent can using their
password and check their childrens homeworks, grades, due date of grades,
disciplines, meal balances, can e-mail teachers from this account, and news from
schools web sites. Also we have social media accounts which is parents can
follow from there.
Describe the technology hardware, electronic learning resources,
networking and telecommunications infrastructure, physical plant
modifications, technical support, and asset management needed by the
LEA's teachers, students, and administrators to support the activities in the
Curriculum and Professional Development components of the plan.
1. What innovation is expected to execute the Curriculum and
Professional improvement parts for understudies and staff?
SST-Alamos all classrooms covered with brand new projectors, Mimio document
cameras, sound systems, docking stations, projector screens, and portable
Chromebook, instructors laptops help teachers and students to reach the success.
And all of our technology equipments are renovated from a year ago.
2. Where will the technology be placed to effectively support the
curriculum and Professional development components?
SST schools planning to buy new computers for teachers if needed. Other way all
new Chromebooks and planning to add some of Chromebooks to increase count of
them for student count increased.
MONITORING AND EVALUATION COMPONENT
The plan must include an evaluation process that enables the school to monitor
progress toward the specific goals and make mid-course corrections in response
to new developments and opportunities as they arise.
(Answer at least 2 questions for each subsection below)

Describe the process for evaluating the plan's overall progress and impact
on teaching and learning.
1. Who will take an interest in the checking and assessment process?
SST-Alamo will be utilizing the foremost and the personage of scholastics in the
grounds to screen and assess process and offer input to the focal office.
2. Represent the procedure to arrange the individual assessment part?

Educators' utilization of the obtained programming and having their understudy

use it will be tallied. Instructors will be requested that mirror their fulfillment or
disappointment to the group pioneers, office heads, or mentors toward the end of
the year, with the goal that they can be assessed exclusively.
Describe the schedule for evaluating the effect of plan implementation,
including a description of the process and frequency of communicating

evaluation results to tech plan stakeholders.

1. How frequently will information be gathered, compressed and who in
charge of?
Information collection will be done in both grounds level and in region level.
Principal and Dean of Academics at our school will be responsible for gathering
information quarterly for the school. Information expert of the area will be
accountable for gathering information for the entire locale. It will be compressed
by the information expert.
1. In what capacity will innovation examples of overcoming adversity be
archived and advertised?
Mostly SST schools published their the video during open house time and advertisement
from web pages and during application for new year a few places of the city of San
Antonio or Corpus Christi which is one high school branch located at this location.