11. Promotion of Various Curricula and Teaching Strategies that Integrate Technology – Describe how various curricula and teaching strategies that integrate technology effectively into the general curricula and instruction will be identified and promoted based on a review of relevant research, and promoted to leading to improvements in student academic achievement
Expansion of technology in all areas is ongoing. Methods of integration are reviewed and researched by District Leadership Team, building level teams and individual teachers. Staff development by teachers happens all the time both formally and informally. Our staff is constantly sharing among themselves.
Some of the ways promotion of technology, curricula and teaching strategies occur:
•Teacher Web Sites - Beginning in the fall of 2006 all teachers were given the training and capabilities to publish websites via templates provided through our email system. With this project all staff have teacher websites available for student, parents and community members.
•PowerSchool Portal has opened communication about grading and standards for parents and students by making this information available 24/7
•Principals will often highlight technology and curricula areas in their regularly scheduled newsletters to parents.
•Articles published in the school district's newspaper “The View” that is sent to all staff and community members. Many innovative strategies are share via this newspaper.
•Email is the preferred method of communication for our school community.
•Technology Integrator/s provide resources on best practices for use of technology in student learning
•Technology Integrator/s provide web sites links to quality instructional resources
•Mini-workshops or trainings offered by technology staff for students.
•The school and town libraries have provided access to subscription databases and their online catalogs through their websites.
•Librarians and Technology Teacher & Integrators assist other teachers in integrating new software and hardware into their curricula.
•Technology Department provides summer "mini-courses" annually and periodic workshops throughout the school year for school and town staff.
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