Needs+Assessment

DISTRICT NEEDS ASSESSMENT


 * Goal - Needs Assessement establishing District's strengths and weaknesses in the realm of technology integration with curriculum.

which questions teachers on their best instructional practices. professional development for Mini Tech Sessions them a voice in their "opnion" of technology use in their classrooms || Survey || March 2011 || of technology implementation in the classroom. ||  || March-April 2011 || Conduct Staff Needs Assessment || Survey || May 2011 - administer with 8th grade technology test April - May 2011 for Staff ||
 * ===**Activity **=== || ===**Evidence **=== || ===**Timeframe** === ||
 * Create and conduct a survey for Huron School District
 * Use data from survey to differentiate between knowledgeof 21st Century Skills versus using technology in a classroom. || Survey || Feb 2011 - March 2011 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Identify from the surveys what the needs are for future
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Consideration given to allowing for student surveys giving
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Create an observation tool to allow for classrooms observations
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Conduct Student Technology Survey


 * ==<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Needs** ==

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Assessment Process**
|| <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Phases in Needs Assessment * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">--Process Development Ongoing Research (15 hours 25 minutes) Learning to use Google Docs to collect data - 1 hour 30 minute || Typing into Survey Monkey - 1 1/2 Hours || 1 1/2 hours finalized April || 1 1/2 Hours Finalized April || 1 1/2 Hours Finalized April ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">--Gather Data
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">--Analyze Data
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">--Goal Setting
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">--Finalize Goals || Meeting with Darci Love - 45 minutes; finalized details, purpose, and goals of needs assessment ||
 * **1** || * Research conducted determining purpose of survey; appropriate questions needed to be asked to accomplish goal of assessment; sharing with technology department and others involved in data collection.
 * Begin online information collection
 * Discussed levels of assessing students - conduct at the 8th grade level in conjunction with Tech. Literacy Test; as well as allow High School to determine their assessing of students. || **Survey** - (February - April 15th)
 * Online searches, reading
 * Sharing and gathering of information
 * Collaboration and creating - (emails; verbal discussions)
 * Creating of surveys
 * Proofing
 * Reorganization of information
 * 4. || Observation Tool - conducted via Survey Monkey for ability to analyze in formation gained || Typing up Teacher Roster
 * 5. || Classroom Walkthrough Chart Proposal - <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Classroom Walkthrough Listing of Teachers - || [[file:Huron School District Classroom Walkthroughs.docx]]
 * 6. || Guidelines/Purpose of Observations Doc || [[file:Observation Guidelines.docx]]
 * 7. || Staff Survey - using Survey Monkey to conduct this....copy of the survey in preview mode is attached - || [[file:Staff Technology Integration Survey.docx]]
 * 8. || Creation of Student Survey || 3 1/2 Hours Finalized April 24th ||

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">implementation of 21st Century Skills. ||  || Work to identify strengths and weaknesses of staff through survey data and discuss how to work to meet these needs. ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Vision of **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Success: ** || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Acquire data collection to establish strengths and weaknesses of teacher performance, knowlege, and
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">﻿ ||  ||   ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Standards: ** || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of current and emerging technologies for use in 21st century classrooms. || Insight will be gained after administering the Staff Needs Assessement. ||
 * || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Identify school teaching and learning needs through needs analysis, and organizing and implementing problem-solving actions with teachers and administrators. || Data will be collected from survey and shared with Curriculum Director and Technology Coordinator in the district.
 * || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Collaborate with teachers to support their use of technology in delivery of curricula consistent with student needs and district instructional goals. || Observations will be conducted during May and the data collected to identify weaknesses in the classroom implementation of technology use. Information used to put together future Professional Development. ||

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">situation with technology integration in the classroom. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Artifacts || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Comments ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[[file:Evaluations Jan 3 2011.pdf]] || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Results of Huron's District Wide Inservice show a need to administer a more comprehensive survey to determine current
 * || Proposal - <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Classroom Walkthrough Listing of Teachers - see above document ||