Specific+Results

=__Specific Results Documents from 1/06/2011: __=



=__Preliminary Information:__=

**__ACTION PLAN #1 __** **This is your specific result: ** **GCISD will structure student learning that integrates technology to provide students with the competencies to be successful in a global society. ** Brainstorming ideas:
 * Ongoing review of policy regarding acceptable use (action step under plan #1)
 * Students use technology to ? problem solve/think independently and communicate (rationale – not included in action plan unless you use insertion and then it would be an action step for plan #1 or could be action step under the possible specific result below listed as 3. Technology will be used by all students from K-12 to integrate learning…this might be an action plan that specifies the ways that students will use technology throughout the grades?)
 * An audience of one is not motivating (rationale – not included in action plan)
 * Integrate learning from the very beginning (rationale – not included in action plan)

**SPECIFIC RESULTS ** **__ACTION PLAN #2 __** **This is your specific result: **** GCISD will invest in staff by providing on demand professional development regarding the newest technology. ** Brainstorming ideas: **SPECIFIC RESULTS ** **__ACTION PLAN #3 __** **<span style="background: yellow; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">This is your specific result: ****<span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> GCISD will provide a network service for student created digital portfolios that will follow the student throughout their schooling in GCISD and beyond. ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 13.5pt;">SPECIFIC RESULTS ****<span style="background: yellow; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 11pt;">(These are all action steps for the specific result above. There are additional steps to implementing this idea that would need to be written in the plan also.) ** **__<span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 13.5pt;">ACTION PLAN #4 (combined with action plan 5) __** **<span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">GCISD will provide and allow for multiple avenues for students to choose learning opportunities. communicate globallyand ensure every student can access digital learning 24/7. ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 13.5pt;">SPECIFIC RESULTS ****<span style="background: yellow; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 13.5pt;">(All excellent action steps for specific result above) **
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Annual review of policy regarding acceptable use including personal mobile computing device. (action step under specific result, plan #1)
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Students will demonstrate competencies in the use of technology (Department of Education, National Educational Technology Standards for students.) (action step under specific result, plan #1)
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Technology will be used by all students from K-12 to integrate learning . (Could be a separate specific result with several action steps or could be an action step under plan #1)
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Create virtual GCISD classrooms that are accessible only to staff students and parents . (could be a separate specific result with several action steps)
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Teachers observing teachers **<span style="background: yellow; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">(action step for plan #2)
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Technical advisory board (teachers and administrators) **
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Create a technical advisory board at each GCISD campus. (could be a separate specific result with several action steps?)
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Create online staff development to cover all areas. (action step for plan #2)
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Provide release time for teachers to observe other teachers in our district integrating technology into student learning . (action step for plan #2)
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">A common model of Project Share utilization will be established for every teacher and student.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Students will have a digital portfolio created that contains a personal mission, a goal setting component, and representative work from each course taken.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Staff will participate in professional learning on the utilization of Project Share.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Wifi kiosks/hotspots-search for outside funding
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Individualized approach
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Start with one level and add as available (computing devices for students)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Student access via cellphones can increase access to information
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Start small, get smart, refine, then scale up
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">All campuses will allow students to utilize their cell phones or personal computing devices for digital learning.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">All students will be provided the most practical and up to date personal computing device for use at school and at home.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">District infrastructure will be upgraded to provide necessary bandwidth for multiple computing devices to be used simultaneously.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Working with surrounding cities and businesses, the district will provide wireless "hot spots" for access to internet 24/7.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">When necessary, the district will provide broadband access for students.
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">A centralized portal for all available learning opportunities will be made available to all students and staff.
 * 7) <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Staff will provide global learning opportunities for students . (specify…virtual field trips? Distance learning? Foreign language? Chat with classroom in another country? Podcasts from other countries for lessons?)

**__<span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 13.5pt;">ACTION PLAN #5 __****__<span style="background: yellow; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 11pt;">(how is this different/separate from #2; could it all be about staff development or was this intended to be about the types of learning experiences?) __** **<span style="background: yellow; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Specific result: ****<span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> GCISD //staff// will become designers of learning experiences who seamlessly integrate technology into the curriculum. ** <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Brainstorming ideas: **<span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 13.5pt;">SPECIFIC RESULTS **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Students as producers (action step)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Integrate learning from the very beginning
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">An audience of one is not motivating
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Designing instruction still will need to be the beginning point for effective use of cell phones ( action step?)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Teach less, learn more ( action step?)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Individualized approach
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Integrated instructional approach
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Simulation environments ( action step?)
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Staff will be held accountable for meeting technology standards. ( action step)
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">All teachers will integrate technology on a regular basis. ( how? Could be several action steps)
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Customized staff development will be provided so that teachers utilize technology to create optimal student learning experiences. ( action step, but seems to fall under action plan #2)

**__<span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 13.5pt;">ACTION PLAN #6 __** **<span style="background: yellow; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Specific Result: ****<span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> Students will use any current technological devices as part of a student driven learning process ** <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Brainstorming ideas: **<span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 13.5pt;">SPECIFIC RESULTS ****<span style="background: yellow; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 11pt;">(Great action steps…are these all part of action plan #1 or #5, though?) ** <span style="background: lime; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Walter, <span style="background: lime; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Each specific result is developed into an action plan that has 5 or more action steps to implement. It seems like you have the following action plans/topics for specific results and that most of your action ideas/steps would fall under one of these: <span style="background: lime; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">These are all great ideas! Call me 214.938.8254 if you want to discuss before our skype call. <span style="background: lime; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Thanks, Shannon
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Individualized approach
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Designing instruction still will need to be the beginning point for effective use of cell phones
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Teachers will survey students annually to determine interest and motivation for learning.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">All teachers will begin each instructional unit by telling students the expected learning outcomes and soliciting student input for utilizing technology in the learning process.
 * <span style="background: lime; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Student learning experiences with integrated technology
 * <span style="background: lime; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Staff as designers of technology rich experiences for students
 * <span style="background: lime; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Staff development for technology
 * <span style="background: lime; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Infrastructure/Hardware/access
 * <span style="background: lime; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Digital Portfolios