PWCS TECHNOLOGY COMPETENCIES
VIRGINIA TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS
FOR INSTRUCTIONAL PERSONNEL
Each teacher and administrator must show evidence of mastery of the Virginia Technology
Standards for Instructional Personnel by completing a technology portfolio.
Documents will be submitted electronically. All work will be collected in a single file folder titled “Name
TSIPs”. You will submit the files in the folder electronically.
In your folder, you will save your documents according to the assignments (1a, 1b, etc.). Upon
completion of the items, your TSIP folder must be shared with your assigned Instructional Technology
Coach (ITC). The due date will be agreed upon between you and your assigned ITC. A “TSIP Competency
Assessment Summary" will be sent to Debra J. Esguerra. You will receive an email from Debra J.
Esguerra when she has submitted your information to PWCS Human Resources.
The deadline for all new teachers hired after July 1 2015 is January 31, 2016.
DUE DATES:
If you were hired after November 1, 2015, the deadline is April 1, 2016.
If you were hired after April 1, 2016, the deadline is September 1, 2016.
Portfolios should contain items from each of the 6 sections.
1- Operations & Concepts: (Virginia Technology Standards for Instructional
Personnel Standards A, B, D & H)
1a (Use MS Word—Tables) Create a Technology Professional Development Plan.
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Title the document 1a
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In Word, create a table (Insert Table) that includes three or more technology
professional goals.
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Save the document as a word document AND as a PDF file.
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Copy/move the PDF version of 1a into your electronic file folder titled “Name
TSIPs”.
1b (Use MS Word) Each year technology changes and the terminology may
change. This assignment is designed to have you demonstrate a basic understanding
of vocabulary encompassing technology in education.
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Choose 5 of the vocabulary words below
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Write a paragraph for each. Each paragraph should include a description of how
you would integrate the tool/concept in your current position with PWCS. If you
are a classroom teacher, describe how you could use the tool/concept with your
students.
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Write your paragraphs in a MS Word document (titled 1b), remember to save
your document a second time as a PDF.
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Copy/move the PDF version of 1b into your electronic file folder titled “Name
TSIPs”.
Vocabulary Words
21st Century Skills
Active Learning
Augmented Reality
Blended learning
Blog
Digital Citizenship
Flip Classroom
Interactive
Whiteboard
Internet Safety
One Note
One Drive
Online Learning
Online Resources
Peripheral Devices
Project Based
Learning
Response Systems
RSS Feed
Search Strategies
and Search Engines
Student Learning
Center
Technology
Integration
Video Conferencing
Web 2.0
2- Planning: (Virginia Technology Standards for Instructional Personnel
Standards A, C, D, F, G & H)
2a (MS Word) Create an instructional lesson plan that includes an instructional
technology competency and a content objective. If your position does not involve
developing lessons for students, then create a plan that documents the process of a
session involving working with students and/or parents, identify the goals of the session
and the outcomes expected of the participants using a format similar to the lesson plan
provided in this section. Demonstrate the integration of technology in classroom
instruction/session.
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The PWCS Standards-Based Planning Process document must be used to
create the lesson/session. The lesson plan template is on the next page of this
document. You can copy the table to a new word document. Make sure you
change the orientation to LANDSCAPE before pasting.
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Type your lesson plan, save the file as 2a. Remember to save a PDF version
and copy or move that file to your electronic file folder titled “Name TSIPs”.
2b (MS Word) Create a classroom management plan that reflects an appropriate
learning environment for the lesson plan you created (2a) and allows for equitable
access to technology for all students. Use technology resources available in your school
or classroom. This is to be completed before lesson 2a implementation. For personnel
that do not create lesson plans, your "classroom management plan" should be a
document identifying the preparations you should take prior to the session you
documented in 2a.
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This document should include a description of the steps you would take to
prepare your room/lab and technology prior to teaching the lesson/holding the
session. If you need help, please contact the building ITC for assistance.
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Save the file as 2b. Remember to save a PDF version and copy/move that file to
your electronic file folder titled “Name TSIPs”.
Unit:
Lesson:
Time Frame:
PWCS Standards Based Planning Process
Standards:
What will students know and be able to do as a result of this unit?
Assessment:
How will the student and I know when they are successful?
Task Analysis: What knowledge, skills and level of understanding do students need to be successful?
Instruction:
What learning experiences will facilitate student success?
Reflection: Based on data, how do I refine the learning experiences and/or the assessment?
3- Implementation: (Virginia Technology Standards for Instructional Personnel
Standards A, C, D, E, F, G & H)
3a (MS Excel) Create a Hardware and a Software Evaluation spreadsheet using
EXCEL.
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Use MS Excel
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Include the following fields of information in your surveys:
o Instructional Software/Hardware Name
o Type (Software/Hardware)
o Brief description of how to use this tool
o Will this tool be used to align to a curriculum connection for student
learning or assessment? Yes or No
o Ease of Use (On a scale of 1-5 with 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being
extremely easy, rate this tool for its ease of use for lesson integration.)
o How effective was the use of this tool for delivering
instruction/assessment? Come up with choices
o Students’ hands-on engagement. (What level of hands-on engagement
was experienced by the students?)
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Choose at least one instructional software (examples include but are not limited
to: Tech4Learning suite, Discovery Ed, eMediaVA, World Book, interactive
whiteboard software, etc.) and one instructional hardware (examples include but
are not limited to: interactive whiteboard, document camera, digital camera/video
camera, Personal Response System etc.) available in your building to evaluate.
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Save the file as 3a. Copy/move the spreadsheet file to your electronic file folder
titled “Name TSIPs”.
3b (SchoolFusion) Create or update your Class/Resource Page in SchoolFusion. The
page should include the following items: announcements, calendar, and
curriculum/resource web links.
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If you do not have a class/resource page and provide a service to students in
your assigned building, see your ITC for assistance.
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Open MS Word and copy the SchoolFusion link to a document saved as 3b.
Remember to save a PDF version and copy/move that file to your electronic file
folder titled “Name TSIPs”.
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If you work in an environment that does not use Prince William Public County
Schools web site resources (example Prince William County Juvenile Detention
Center) to provide forms of communication with your immediate stakeholders,
replace the web link on page 3b with a description of the forms of communication
your position/department uses with your stakeholders.
3c (MS Excel) Create a data sheet of online tools used for instruction or productivity.
Include a minimum of 5 tools. Search for available tools on the internet.
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The required fields of the Excel spreadsheet are:
o Name of Tool
o Type
o Content/Area
o Brief Review of Resource
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Save the file as 3c. Copy/move the spreadsheet file to your electronic file folder
titled “Name TSIPs”.
4- Assessment: (Virginia Technology Standards for Instructional Personnel
Standards A, C, D, E, F, G, & H)
4a Create a teacher-made assessment using any assessment tool available (examples
include but are not limited to: Interactive Achievement, ExamView, Discovery Ed,
SMART Notebook/Promethean ActivInspire, Study Island, Classworks, Quai, etc.).
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The assessment must contain a minimum of 5 multiple choice questions
reflecting content objectives. Take screen shots using the Snipping Tool or print
as a pdf your assessment questions and paste to a MS Word document.
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If you do not use assessments with students, create an EXCEL spreadsheet to
document any form of data you may collect while on the "job". Be creative.
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Save the file as 4a. Remember to save a PDF version and copy/move that file to
your electronic file folder titled “Name TSIPs”.
4b (MS Excel) Create a spreadsheet of five assessment tools (or data collection tools
available on the web) you reviewed. Use the following link as a resource:
http://www.teachthought.com/technology/26-teacher-tools-to-create-onlineassessments/.
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The spreadsheet should include:
o Names of the tools you reviewed
o Names of categories (ease of use, availability, training support, and
instructional value)
o Use a rating scale 1 - 5 (with 5 being highly effective)
o Rate each tool with the scale
o Add a column with a formula to average your ratings
o Add a merged and centered title at the top
o Create headings for each of the columns in your spreadsheet.
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Your building ITC should be able to assist you with Excel formulas and merged
cells.
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Save the file as 4b. Copy/move the spreadsheet file to your electronic file folder
titled “Name TSIPs”.
5- Productivity: (Virginia Technology Standards for Instructional Personnel
Standards A, C, D, E, F, G & H)
5a Explore Keystone on Demand (PWCS employee training platform). While exploring
the resources, answer the questions below on page 5a. Create a wordle using the
answers to the questions (http://www.wordle.net/). Insert the Wordle a MS Word
document titled 5a.
a. Keystone on Demand is a learning portal that is available to all Prince William County
Employees. To login, you must have?
b. Keystone on Demand has multiple courses that may be taken at your own pace. Name one
or more of the available courses that you think will be valuable to take or that you have taken
in Keystone.
c.
Courses in Keystone may be taken in whole or in part? True or False
d. Courses in Keystone may be viewed on a computer at school only? True or False
e. To receive credit for a course, you must answer 75% of the quizzes correctly. True or False
f.
Now that you know what courses are available in Keystone on Demand, is there a course
that you would like to see added to the portal? What products do you use as a (Teacher or
Administrator) that a Keystone course would help you learn to use better? (Helps us to know
what courses to create in the future)
g. When an employee completes a Keystone On Demand course and earns a certificate, points
are also awarded and placed on the Transcript in the Professional Learning Catalog. These
points may then be submitted as (whatever it is that teachers need towards recertification).
True or False
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Save the file as 5a. Remember to save a PDF version and copy/move that file to
your electronic file folder titled “Name TSIPs”.
5b In Office365-Creating a Contact Group
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Under the Office 365 tab People, Create a Contact Group which includes your
building assigned ITC and at least one other person.
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Send an email to the group and include the Wordle from 5a as an attachment.
Include the subject of the email--TSIPs 5b. Take a screen shot of the group as
you create it and paste it on MS Word document 5b.
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Save the file as 5b. Remember to save a PDF version and copy/move that file to
your electronic file folder titled “Name TSIPs”.
5c (MS Word) Write a professional practice reflection. The reflection must be at least
two paragraphs and include a description of technology integration in your instruction
and areas for growth.
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Save the file as 5b. Remember to save a PDF version and copy/move that file to
your electronic file folder titled “Name TSIPs”.
5d (MS Word-tables) Provide evidence of collaboration.
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Create a table in a MS Word document identifying 3 or more peer collaboration
activities (email, team meeting notes, Professional Learning Community (PLC)
meeting notes, etc.). Include a brief description of each collaboration.
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Fields to include:
o Type of collaboration
o Brief Description
o Screen shot of evidence
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Take screen shots of the actual evidence. Example: a screen shot of the email
containing communication, team notes (not the whole thing-maybe just the top
portion that identifies the date and attendance), etc.
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Paste the screen shots in the Evidence column of the table as graphics.
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Save the document as 5d. Remember to save a PDF version and copy/move
that file to your electronic file folder titled “Name TSIPs”.
6- Ethics: (Virginia Technology Standards for Instructional Personnel Standard A,
C, D, E, F, G & H )
6a (MS PowerPoint) Locate the Prince William County Schools Acceptable Use
Regulations on the PWCS Website. Review the document to identify the important
information regarding web-searching guidelines for students and BYOD.
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Create an instructional presentation using PowerPoint.
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Your topic: Include 5 slides, two graphics, effects and transitions in the
presentation.
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Save the PowerPoint as 6a. Remember to save a PDF version and copy/move
that file to your electronic file folder titled “Name TSIPs”.
6b (MS Publisher) Visit the PWCS Instructional Technology webpages to locate the
PWCS Instructional Technology Standards and review some of the Internet Safety
lessons.
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Create an Internet Safety poster using any Microsoft Publisher.
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Include at least five safety rules for students to follow while using the Internet.
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Include at least 2 graphics on the poster. The poster must be no smaller than 8
1/2 x 11 or larger.
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Save the Publisher file as 6b. Copy/move the publisher file to your electronic file
folder titled “Name TSIPs”.
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If you need assistance location the PWCS Instructional Technology Standards,
see your ITC.
Prince William County Public Schools Assessment of
Virginia Technology Standards for Instructional Personnel
Portfolio Summary – Competency Assessment
Name ______________________________ School ________________________________
Rubric Met – circle one
Area 1 – Operations & Concepts
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1a Technology Professional Development Plan
YES NO
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1b Technology Terminology
YES NO
Area 2 – Planning
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2a Lesson Plan (Using template)
YES NO
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2b Classroom Management Plan
YES NO
Area 3 – Implementation
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3a Hardware/Software Review
YES NO
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3b Class Page in School Fusion
YES NO
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3c Database of Online Resources
YES NO
Area 4 – Assessment
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4a Teacher made assessment (Using IA, DE, etc.)
YES NO
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4b Spreadsheets of assessment tools
YES NO
Area 5 – Productivity
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5a Keystone on Demand/Wordle
YES NO
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5b Contact Group, Email and attachment
YES NO
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5c Professional Practice Reflection
YES NO
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5d Evidence of collaboration with peers
YES NO
Area 6 – Ethics
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6a PWCS Acceptable Use Regulations
YES NO
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6b Internet Safety
YES NO
Requirements were met ___YES or NO
Resubmit by ___________________________
Evaluator _________________________ Date: _________________________________