Location: Preston, Room P2
Schools Represented: Boyd, Dunn, Fitzgerald, Henry, Kelley, Morgan, Morris, Preston, Trapp, Werner
Year 1 Data Review: (see attachment below)
The end of year one results for Round 6 schools were shared and suggestions for addressing issues were discussed.
- All benchmarks for year 1 were met.
- Data collection issues were discussed. To improve accuracy and completeness, the following solutions were proposed:
- Teachers will complete the district survey and EdTechProfile survey during training session.
- Students will log in to their eChalk accounts to take the survey. This will allow us to run accurate reports indicating non-takers by name.
- The district science benchmark may be re-administered at the end of the year.
- To improve monitoring of implementation, the following suggestions were proposed:
- laptop cart checkout log indicating use by teacher and technology focus
- teachers complete a quick survey at the beginning of the monthly training session indicating what they and their students did with technology in science in the last month.
Focus for Improvement:
- Over 38% of the year 2 teachers at Round 6 schools (15 of 41) are new to the grant this year. This is a challenge for them to meet the higher benchmarks of year 2 without the benefit of year 1 in the grant. Lead teachers are asked to be sure to provide extra support as needed to these teachers.
- Students need varied and frequent use of the four technologies. ALL Round 6 teachers' students are in the target group this year.
- Technology should be used by teachers/students at least twice a week in science; at least once a week by students.
- All teachers will be asked to put their parent letter on their class page.
- Teachers will post student resources on their class pages during training.
Other:
- The public library will offer class visitations to show students how to access their online resources. Noelle will send out contact info.
- Some teachers and/or their students still need to complete the baseline surveys. Noelle will send out list.
- Participants reviewed how to access their iGoogle Lead Teacher logs.
