PROJECT

1. **The problem or question.** What is the problem (or opportunity) you wish to address with your project?
 * Steps**

//Describe what you wish to change, for example, aspects of content (e.g. test scores), process (e.g. ability to collaborate), climate (e.g. morale), or tech use (e.g. embedded use of technology in instruction). Be as specific as possible in describing what you want to change.//

Student Problems: -differences in technology available between each building in the district ex: # of labs, IPod Touches, quality of computers -What do you do when students move to different buildings that either dont have technology student has learned to use or do have the technology and are expected to know things that they havent had the opportunity to work with?

Staff Problems: -ACCESS- due to a lack of access in the past, some staff are fed up with trying to be "up-to-date" and wont use new technology -Not all classrooms are created equally. Some teachers are very good at incorporating technology in the classroom while others struggle or avoid using technology. -How do we get people to not look at the tools...and focus more on just using technology in class to whatever level they are comfortable? -must constantly adapt and make new ... cant just make once and go with it (aka overheads are out)

2. **Objectives and Assessment** Develop objectives and authentic assessments for determining what you want learners (adults or students) to be able to know and do after the project and how you will determine they have indeed mastered the objectives your project laid out.

We could create a common assessment at each grade level to see what skills students possess? This could be project based Involve grade level teachers in creating rubrics, and expectations?

3. **Networked Design** Then think about how you will design your project so participants can share, connect, collaborate, or move to some type of collective action.

How are we going to "force" staff to utilize this resource? Provide it first, encourage through promotion and recognition Create an award to be given out. Showcase work

4. **Set the Context** What have others done (at your institution or elsewhere) to address this problem? Do some research as a team to see what others have done. Get ideas. Divi up different research roles to individual team members.

-Take the current standards and have teachers highlight which technologies they are using (at the elementaries)

[|***Current standards]

-Develop a survey for the high school teachers

__District Creation of Grade Level Standards:__ -Met with grade level groups to come up with appropriate grade level standards

__High School__ -Technology surveys...what types are being/have been used by staff and students (this has been done in the past - should it be addressed again?)

__Middle School-__ -need to shift thinking -ppt isnt 21st century technology

__Northmoor__ -

__Northwood__ -Lesson: what they would do, what technology and content standard it would address -K-6: each kid used the computer for at least one hour

__ORE__-

__Union__-

__Englewood Hills__

__Englewood__

5. **Proposal** How will you plan to solve the problem or answer the question? Describe what you will do to address the problem/opportunity described earlier. Are you doing anything differently than others have attempted? Why or why not? Why do you propose that your approach will succeed better than prior attempts or will work better with your students or faculty?

6. **Evaluation** How will you determine the success and effectiveness of your solution and the impact of your project? Do you plan to determine pre and post results? How will you know that the behavior of your students/faculty has changed/improved? Note: You may not be able to obtain your results by the end of your year. However, you should have a plan in place to evaluate your project and report on the results. The idea is to develop a solid plan to share with others. If you implement this year or next is entirely up to you. When possible make this an action research project.

7. **Timeline** How will your project progress? Indicate the dates of project initiation and completion for each step of your design, implementation, and evaluation.

Spring 2010-

Spring and Fall 2010-
 * Assess Current Status
 * Research Integration Strategies

Spring 2011-
 * Collect Common Resources
 * Create Grade Level Rubrics for Projects
 * Create Common Assessment

Spring 2012
 * Encourage Staff Use and Contribution
 * Use Curriculum Meetings to Roll Out


 * Encourage Staff To Participate in grade level project

8. **Documentation** How will you document your progress along the way? Will you share in your team group room in NING? Will you create a collaborative blog? A wiki? A Google Doc? Choose one and then everyone will use the document to make the process transparent.