Oct_16_ETech

This will be for the discussion of Emerging Technologies, such as the use of this [|WikiSpace].

Steve B - Partnership for School Reform Looking at 4Sight data / item analysis/ look at each individual student by reporting category down to eligible content/ Abiltity to analyze how many students answered incorrectly and what was the answer that they submitted Issue - time

Ed McCavey - Hampton Data teams in buildings / Dibels assessment at elementary / Stanford/ PSSA/ Showing people how to break out data and group students flexibly / Added curriculum director / One of first schools to use Edinsight / Issue - linking data to other systems / Differentiated instruction training / co-teaching models with special education / role of techology director - example using a SmartBoard, Nettrekker/

Question: How do you train your teachers? Ed: limited time

Question: Are they using the tools? Ed: The SmartBoard is taking off. Initally everyone shared a resource. Now the process has taken off. It's expected.

Steve B: Time is an issue everywhere. Ed: department meetings

Norton: Fox Chapel using choice with limited choices at Dorseyville Middle School. Staff development focused on district-level initiative with building strategies to reach the goal.

Steve B: individual plan for what each teacher wanted to do.What are some of the things your kids need to know or do? Bring in resources to take over kids while staff development occurred.

Norton: Teachers now developing goals with one a technology goal. Key having teaching making connections to "how can I use the technology to meet the needs of my students."

Steve B: extend learning community using Blackboard / ongoing conversations about classrooms / need for technology acceptance /

Christie Jones - Deer Lakes Elected to come / look more into differentiated instruction

Maria Burkosky - South Allegheny Tim Rishel

Janie Fryer - Apollo Ridge Just purchased Edinsight this year/ not up and running yet/ meet two months later to look at 4Sight data/

Steve B: marrying staff development and Edinsight / ah ah factor going on with teachers in pilot project/