Maximizing+Professional+Development

Maximizing Professional Development Time ([|Norfolk City Public Schools])


 * Collaboration between ITRT and Curriculum supervisor!***

Mission:
 * Provide leadership in integrating technology to improve student learning
 * Facilitate instructional software selection
 * Provide teachers with development opportunities

Planning for the future:
 * do you plan for the immediate or long-term future?
 * Make "good"...."better" (http://www.thefootie.com/the-soccer-kid-commercial/)
 * Plan for the long-term

Questions... Answers...
 * How can we embrace the emerging technologies when there is hardly andy time to do"extra"?
 * What can we do to get more lead teachers involved with the monthly meetings?
 * Offer Tech Training sessions for Prof Dev Credits
 * "Give-aways" related to the tech training sessions
 * Additional raffles for equipment

SOL data drives areas that can benefit from integrating technology
 * Big suprise.....they all did!
 * started with what the district already owned

Sessions offered (once a month after school): What happened?
 * Tips and tricks for SMARTboard
 * Digital images in the science lab
 * Moviemaker
 * Turning Point
 * Super Support Saturday (Mini Tech Conference, once a month, 9-12)
 * SMARTBoard
 * Turning Point
 * Digital Images
 * Doc Cam
 * Teachers returned with basic knowledge and began to implement it
 * ITRTs had more questions about how to integrate in all curriculum areas

How are we expanding?
 * Middle/High sessions and department chair sessions
 * Elementary teachers lead sessions
 * Teacher "share fairs"

How can you get the ball rolling?
 * How do you do staff development?
 * What do you have available?
 * Who can you partner with for training?