Re-Tool Your School Grant
Professional Development
Session 1: Introduction, LoTi Survey and Digital Tools
By Josh Shaw, November 8, 2012
Our Technology Cohort Website
 Tour of site: www.gftechnology.weebly.com
 Then click on professional development
 Each session will have its own page at the drop-down
menu
 All forms, documents, surveys, links, etc will be posted
Why Are We Here?
 Because Technology is AWESOME and will make you a
better teacher!
 We received a $50,000 grant! Well, $37,500 but who’s
counting?
 Learn new tools, skills, and
collaborate with colleagues to
make us better teachers.
 FOR THE KIDS!!
Who is this Guy?
Overview of the PD
 Schools have purchased thousands of dollars of
technology but have not invested in training and PD
(Sound familiar?)
 School will receive $3 for every $1 the school pledges in
technology professional development. To receive full
$37,500 the school must pledge $12,500 for professional
development.
$37,500 + $12,500 = $50,000
Grant Budget
 Breakdown of the PD spending and proposal for
technology spending on hardware and software
 http://gfktechnology.weebly.com/session-1-intro.html
PD Details
 15 sessions from 3:15 – 4:45 p.m. every other Tuesday
 Must attend 90% of sessions (13.5 of 15) and be present
the entire session to qualify for iPad
 Session topics will be determined by Grant team but
are flexible and will be tailored to the needs and
desires of the group.
 Topics will include Smart Notebook, Smart Response
clickers, Web design, Web tools, iPads and more!
Typical PD Agenda
 3:15 – 3:30: Refreshments, recap of how tools were used
in classrooms
 3:30 – 4:00: Introduction and demonstration of new
technology tools
 4:00 – 4:30: Practice time, collaboration, infusion
 4:30 – 4:45: Questions, Evaluation, Homework
assignment (Wait, what????)
Technology Infusion Challenge
(also known as your homework)
 OK, so this doesn’t really work if we just talk about
new tools each week and then you don’t ever use them.
 Goal is to have you INFUSE technology into your
existing lessons, not have you create brand new,
technology-centered lessons.
 Works best when technology is used as a tool to
enhance student learning
Technology Infusion Challenge
(also known as your homework)
 PD only sticks when the tools are put into practice and
teachers can learn by doing
 Each week you will have a TIC (technology infusion
challenge) to help you begin to infuse some of these
tools into your daily planning
 Grant team will be around to support you and help you
through all of the infusion
Is This Really Worth It?
 Umm, YES!
 Kids love technology. It’s true, ask them.
 PARK assessment will be all online
 Technology will make your life easier and your classes
more exciting. I swear!
 Free iPad
LoTi Survey
 Go to www.lotilounge.com
 Click on the “sign me up!” link
 Group ID and Group Password are both: maryland
 Fill out the rest of the form
 Check email for confirmation
 Log back in and click on Take Loti Digital Age Survey
Gwynns Falls Websites
 BrainPop
 Study Island
 Education City
 Discovery Education
 Starfall
Technology Infusion Challenge
 Use a resource from at least two of the websites we
reviewed today in one of your lessons next week
 Examples:
 BrainPop video as motivation/Intro to NM
 Have a small group practice long vowel sounds on
Starfall
 Play a full group game on Education City and use one of
their worksheets in your lesson as an exit ticket
End of Session
 Questions and Evaluations