The+Independence+School+Team+2

=**The Independence School** =

Action Research Teaser
The Basics Can Be Beautiful! Take a little trip, Take a little trip with me... Jump on the techie train... We'll get you to destination Web 2.0 (Or at least Office) Relax with friends and enjoy the RIDE! Toot! Toot!

**Team Members / Links**
====Mary Beardsley ==== Middle School English Teacher //I look forward to this program as one that will help me integrate technology into my classroom, preparing my students for the world ahead of them and engaging them in valuable learning experiences.// Ulrike Neubohn //Lower and Middle School French Teacher// //As French (and German) teacher I am eager to learn about ways and opportunities to welcome the world into our classrooms.// ====Tanya Godsey ﻿5th Grade Teacher ==== I am really excited about all of the growth we're working on at our school!

Ali﻿son Hahs Middle School English Teacher //I am excited about this digital technology experience because utilizing this type of media instead of paper will not only be more efficient, but also it will allow for more creativity in the class for my students and myself.//

Kerri Kacmarcik Middle School Math Teacher //I am hoping that this technology will inspire all of my students to want to share and develop their problem solving skills together.//

Michelle Robinson //Third Grade Teacher// //I'm looking forward to learning more about this program and integrating technology into my classroom across the curriculum.//

**Action Research Project**

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//We are planning professional development to make our teachers more effective and comfortable with their use of technology, starting at the basics.// =====

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//Survey results have led us to understand that we have faculty who do not know how to use Office effectively, while others would like to learn more advanced Web 2.0 tools.// =====

**Objectives and Assessment**
Objectives include 1/3/11: Announce expectations to faculty Summer, 2011: Host professional development day September, 2011: Implement use of new tools in teaching methods
 * faculty: to demonstrate instructional adeptness with at least 2 Web 2.0 tools, to be assessed through in-service training and PLP observation. After greater reflection, we realized that our school has a greater need to teach the faculty more basic computer skills before they can be comfortable enough to embrace and employ technology tools in the classroom.
 * students: to improve technological aptitude, to be assessed through before/after surveys of grades 5-8 student frequency of use, interest, and comfort levels.
 * students: to improve engagement and success through teachers’ use of technology and interactive strategies, to be assessed through comparison of student participation (volunteerism, percentage of accurate responses) with and without technology presentation media.
 * students: to synthesize reports of material learned using technological presentation tools, to be assessed through teacher-developed presentation rubrics. Assessment will be through shared student projects using Senior Systems components or wikis. Upon reflection, we decided to eliminate this objective because we do not know the capabilities of Senior Systems, nor do we know what the school’s policy will be regarding uploading student work.
 * Implementation Plan**

**__ Training to include: __**

 * PowerPoint
 * Brain Pop/United Streming
 * Glogster
 * Digital camera usage
 * Google Presentation/Prezi
 * YouTube (uploading)
 * Wikispaces


 * Evaluation and Results**

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//We are still in the process of implementing the plan.// =====

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