5yearplan

**//5 Year Instructional Technology Plan//**
This page is designed to allow you to share your ideas and recommendations on how to ensure that BSD teachers reach the Tecchnolgy Expectations for Teachers and integrate technology more frequently into classroom instruction

__**Year 1 (2008-09)** //Type your suggestions here//__ > K-5 Schools collaborate with a partner school. > Quarterly meetings > Secondary schools may share through departments > Principals drive it and decide on the partner schools. > > __**Year 2 (2009-2010)** > //Type your suggestions here//__
 * Begin 1st year of an incentive plan to provide laptop/projector to teachers who commit to a certain level of professional development throughout the year and create a portfolio of technology-rich projects that they implemented. Additionally, Teachers make a commitment to be a resource to support others the following year. Available on a first-come, first serve basis, equitable across schools, across grade levels.
 * Each school develop a PLC to support each other
 * Teachers will be recognized as “Super Users” and celebrated
 * Julie Schmidt had a good idea that if we can’t offer the laptop & projector (costs), we offer the projector and a wireless keyboard and mouse to use their current desktop and give them the freedom to move around the classroom.
 * Create districtwide Instructional Technology Committee to continue the process of moving the district forward with instructional technology, review initiatives, and coordinate with the technology committee.
 * Implement Instructional Technology-Based Initiatives Process to offer opportunities to introduce new technology to increase student learning.
 * Support/funding for more teachers attending the DITC and become a presenter.
 * Each school develops an Instructional Technology Committee to identify and address specific school needs.
 * Work with Content Area Specialists to identify appropriate technology for each curricular area and develop a phased approach to implement instructional technology.
 * All teachers are trained with Internet Safety Curriculum.
 * Celebrate the successes of 1st year projects in a “Technology Day Fair”
 * Other teachers can participate to showcase how they use technology in their classroom
 * Continue 2nd year of an incentive plan to provide laptop/projector to teachers who commit to a certain level of professional development throughout the year and create a portfolio of technology-rich projects that they implemented. Additionally, Teachers make a commitment to be a resource to support others the following year. Available on a first-come, first serve basis, equitable across schools, across grade levels.
 * **All** teachers build/maintain a webpage or classroom newsletter in SchoolWires.
 * All teachers use Internet/Online Safety Curriculum with students.

__**Year 3 (2010-2011)**__
 * Teachers continue technology training through Webinars, Online Tutorials, Professional Development Opportunities.
 * Teachers must show how they are utilizing technology in performance appraisals and observations.
 * K-5 Teachers "actively provide" computer lab lessons and use computer labs to enhance student's basic skills and curriculum.


 * __Year 4 (2011-2012__**
 * Goal is to have 90% of teachers to be "super users" of technology.
 * Incentives for projectors and peripherials will continue to go to staff who demonstrate the use of technology in the classroom.

__**Year 5 (2012-2013)**__
 * Goal is to have 100% of teachers become "super users" of technology.
 * Teachers use technology to communicate globally with other schools.