Standard 1.2 - Strategic Planning
Candidates facilitate the design, development, implementation, communication, and evaluation of technology-infused strategic plans.
(PSC 1.2/ISTE 1b)
(PSC 1.2/ISTE 1b)
Artifact - SIP (School Improvement Plan) Analysis
Reflection
In preparing for several different projects this year I have read and referred to the Centennial Place Title I Schoolwide Improvement Plan (SIP) many times. Our school’s SIP represents a framework for curriculum development and professional learning. My SIP analysis paper is an example of my ability to facilitate communication and evaluation about a technology-infused strategic plan.
Each year our school develops a schoolwide improvement plan which provides our framework for targeting efforts on identified weaknesses in student learning. I am usually a part of the team, but this year I was not able to participate fully in the development of the plan. Even though teachers at Centennial Place use technology well and often, they may not always think strategically of ways technology connects components of school improvement. My evaluation of this SIP verified this, as technology was mentioned only a few times in general terms throughout the document. By examining this year’s SIP for this paper, and specifically looking for ways technology was embedded into instructional plans, I recognize how I can facilitate the design and development of future plans by emphasizing technology-infused instruction in future plans as a means to schoolwide improvement.
My SIP analysis indicates weaknesses in technology planning at Centennial Place, especially with regard to effectively implementing technology for the greatest impact on student learning. As Centennial Place transitions into a charter school with a different instructional model, my experience writing this SIP analysis demonstrates how I can facilitate the implementation of a technology-infused strategic plan. Although we have always tried to emphasize science and math instruction, improvement in student learning in those areas has not always been consistent. If we are to be effective in STEAM education (science, technology, engineering, art and math) it is vital that our school improvement plan contains descriptions of how technology will be implemented to support student learning.
Our school’s Title I Schoolwide Improvement Plan provides a framework for our instructional work plan. However, the plan is only shared with the Georgia Department of Education and filed with Atlanta Public Schools district administrators. I believe that although details of our SIP are most meaningful to other Centennial teachers, the concepts and focus should be communicated with parents and other stakeholders. My SIP analysis paper therefore represents my ability to facilitate communication about a technology-infused strategic plan, since it was shared in discussion with my peers as we compared our various district plans.
In writing this SIP analysis I learned that our school had not included technology very effectively in our planning frameworks. I believe is an accidental oversight, because teachers and school administrators probably assume that technology is one of our instructional tools that does not need to be explicitly described. However, technology use will only be effective if there is a plan for implementation throughout the school. I have come to believe that incorporating technology use throughout the school improvement plan is the best way to ensure wise use of technology school-wide. I think my SIP analysis plan can be improved through addition of specific examples of ways to include technology implementation that would strengthen our school improvement plan. When I share my analysis it will be more useful for my school’s administrative team.
The work that went into creating analysis of Centennial Place’s Title I Schoolwide Improvement Plan will impact student learning, professional development and school improvement. My principal has asked me to serve on the technical transition team this school year planning for construction, networking, and technology integration. My SIP analysis provides a framework of targeted student growth areas within which to plan for technology, as well as identify technology professional development needs. Because I will participate in developing next year’s Title I Schoolwide Improvement Plan, the effect of my 2014 SIP analysis will be evidenced by comparing the two plans for explicit descriptions of how technology will be used to improve student learning.
In preparing for several different projects this year I have read and referred to the Centennial Place Title I Schoolwide Improvement Plan (SIP) many times. Our school’s SIP represents a framework for curriculum development and professional learning. My SIP analysis paper is an example of my ability to facilitate communication and evaluation about a technology-infused strategic plan.
Each year our school develops a schoolwide improvement plan which provides our framework for targeting efforts on identified weaknesses in student learning. I am usually a part of the team, but this year I was not able to participate fully in the development of the plan. Even though teachers at Centennial Place use technology well and often, they may not always think strategically of ways technology connects components of school improvement. My evaluation of this SIP verified this, as technology was mentioned only a few times in general terms throughout the document. By examining this year’s SIP for this paper, and specifically looking for ways technology was embedded into instructional plans, I recognize how I can facilitate the design and development of future plans by emphasizing technology-infused instruction in future plans as a means to schoolwide improvement.
My SIP analysis indicates weaknesses in technology planning at Centennial Place, especially with regard to effectively implementing technology for the greatest impact on student learning. As Centennial Place transitions into a charter school with a different instructional model, my experience writing this SIP analysis demonstrates how I can facilitate the implementation of a technology-infused strategic plan. Although we have always tried to emphasize science and math instruction, improvement in student learning in those areas has not always been consistent. If we are to be effective in STEAM education (science, technology, engineering, art and math) it is vital that our school improvement plan contains descriptions of how technology will be implemented to support student learning.
Our school’s Title I Schoolwide Improvement Plan provides a framework for our instructional work plan. However, the plan is only shared with the Georgia Department of Education and filed with Atlanta Public Schools district administrators. I believe that although details of our SIP are most meaningful to other Centennial teachers, the concepts and focus should be communicated with parents and other stakeholders. My SIP analysis paper therefore represents my ability to facilitate communication about a technology-infused strategic plan, since it was shared in discussion with my peers as we compared our various district plans.
In writing this SIP analysis I learned that our school had not included technology very effectively in our planning frameworks. I believe is an accidental oversight, because teachers and school administrators probably assume that technology is one of our instructional tools that does not need to be explicitly described. However, technology use will only be effective if there is a plan for implementation throughout the school. I have come to believe that incorporating technology use throughout the school improvement plan is the best way to ensure wise use of technology school-wide. I think my SIP analysis plan can be improved through addition of specific examples of ways to include technology implementation that would strengthen our school improvement plan. When I share my analysis it will be more useful for my school’s administrative team.
The work that went into creating analysis of Centennial Place’s Title I Schoolwide Improvement Plan will impact student learning, professional development and school improvement. My principal has asked me to serve on the technical transition team this school year planning for construction, networking, and technology integration. My SIP analysis provides a framework of targeted student growth areas within which to plan for technology, as well as identify technology professional development needs. Because I will participate in developing next year’s Title I Schoolwide Improvement Plan, the effect of my 2014 SIP analysis will be evidenced by comparing the two plans for explicit descriptions of how technology will be used to improve student learning.