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Memo
TO:
Dr.
Elisabeth
Silver,
Superintendent
of
Schools
FROM:
Ginger
Hunt,
Director
of
Technology
CC:
Dr.
Mary
Jo
Conery,
Assistant
st Superintendent
of
21
Century
Skills
DATE:
April
14,
2013
RE:
Technology
Integration
Survey
This
memo
details
data
analysis
and
recommendations
with
regards
to
the
Technology
Integration
Self-Assessment
Survey
(TISAS)
sent
to
certified
personnel
in
May
of
2012.
The
Pleasant
View
School
District
(PVSD)
School
Board
is
concerned
with
the
performance
of
students
on
math
portions
of
the
Idaho
Standards
Achievement
Test
(ISAT).
The
board
also
questions
the
efficacy
of
st the
adoption
of
21
Century
skills
by
graduation.
At
your
request,
I
have
generated
an
analysis
of
the
TISAS
results
in
order
to
assess
st math
scores
and
measurable
21
century
skills
as
well
as
plan
professional
development
opportunities
for
the
2013-2014
school
years.
This
analysis
will
address
school
board
concerns
at
the
next
meeting.
Results,
Goals,
and
Recommendations
TISAS
data
indicates
the
technology
tier
used
to
classify
teaching
strategies/environments.
Tier
three
teachers
promote
technology
use
on
an
individual
basis
and
in
collaborative
learning
activities.
Tier
two
teachers
focus
on
teacher
facilitation
of
large
group
technology
employment.
Tier
one
teachers
focus
on
technology
for
their
individual
use.
In
order
to
provide
relevant
information,
I
have
broken
out
the
data
by
site
level,
school,
and
subject
area.
These
breakout
groups
indicate
a
connection
between
technology
st tiers
and
ISAT
scores.
The
breakout
groups
also
validate
the
school
board
concerns
of
21
century
skills
as
most
schools
fall
under
the
tier
one
category.
Improved
professional
development
opportunities
and
increased
instructional
planning
time
are
essential
elements
in
improving
the
ratio
of
tier
three
teaching
within
PVSD.
My
intent
is
to
move
all
tier
one
classrooms
up
to
tier
two
and
all
tier
two
classrooms
up
to
tier
three
by
May
of
2014.
In
order
to
move
forward,
these
strategic
programs
must
be
implemented
by
district
administrators
and
embraced
by
technology
integration
specialists:
Weekly
site
level
technology
professional
development
blocks
provided
by
embedded
Technology
Integration
Specialists
during
early
outs
Production
and
deployment
of
a
new
district
technology
resource
website
Mandated
technology
growth
plan
for
all
certified
personnel
Addition
of
site
level
technology
support
groups
administered
by
tier
three
teachers
District
level
instructional
planning
opportunities
by
subject
and/or
grade
level
lead
by
Dr.
Mary
Jo
Conery
12345
State
Street,
Pleasant
Valley,
Idaho
83282
E-Mail:
gingerhunt@u.boisestate.edu
Review and categorize best practices from top performing sites and provide examples to other schools Professional development offerings will include, but not be limited to: Tier Two: Virtual Field Trips, Google Presentations, iBrainstorm app, Numbers, Google Docs, Survey Monkey, SMART Notebook, Wikiserver, and Classroom Websites Tier Three: Online tools for the Big6, Online Simulations (Froguts, Sim City, Re-Mission), WebQuests, QR codes, Podcasting, Digital Storytelling, Digital Portfolios, iPad and iPod Training, Classroom websites, Edmodo, Digital Citizenship, Twitter, Zotero, Poll everywhere, Socrative, District Technology Plan/Technology Growth Plan, and iMovie Data: Tier 3 Classrooms TISAS tier three learning environments require students to be actively engaged in using technology in individual and collaborative st learning activities. As a district, 15.8% of certified personnel report success in creating this powerful student-centered 21 century th th learning environment. Teachers who indicate themselves as humanities specialists, 8 grade, and 5 grade teachers have the highest percentage of tier three teaching data. In contrast, less than of self-reported math teachers operate in a tier three st classroom environment. (See attached documentation.) Results provide a concrete connection between 21 century classroom environments and ISAT math scores. Research supports this connection. According to Mike Schmoker (Educational Leadership, January 2009), Standardized test items can operate as proxies-imperfect but useful indicators of legitimate learning. Indeed, when higher test scores are the result of sound curriculum and effective teaching, we should applaud these gains. There are many schools that use data to drive a curriculum rich in st 21 century skills and that achieve both high test scores and deep learning. Also, the National Council on Measurement in Education uses standardized assessments as one of four ways to measure 21st century skills. Top Tier 3 Schools at each level (% represents number of certified personnel self-reporting tier three teaching): Franklin High School (22.2%) East Pleasant View Middle School (16.7%) Hunt & Adams Elementary Schools (23.8%) Data: Tier 1 & 2 Classrooms TISAS tier two learning environments involve teacher facilitation of large group learning activities. While most learning environments at the elementary level fall into the tier two category, the alternative school, along with the majority of middle and high school learning environments, provide a tier one environment. (See attached documentation.) Top Tier 2 Schools (% represents number of certified personnel self-reporting tier two teaching): New Port High School (41 %) East Pleasant View Middle School (50%) Jones and Brown Elementary Schools (21.7%)
Top Tier 1 Schools (% represents number of certified personnel self-reporting tier one teaching): Huntington High School (55.7%) Lincoln Middle School (48.9%) Jones Elementary School (56.5%)
Attached is a complete set of data charts broken out by site level, school, and subject. By refocusing our professional development st and instructional planning, we will be able to maximize exposure of students to 21 century skills and, by extension, increase ISAT math scores and improve district standing among its peers. I will be glad to discuss these recommendations with you during our administrative meeting on Tuesday, April 28 and support the follow through on any decisions you and the Board make. Attached: TISAS results by district, site, school and subject area; District TISAS by District:
Data Broken out by Schools: Please visit the following links. Adams Elementary School: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AunTiBVwrL0FdFJQU3VsR2ZFSW1wdHJteEZWckF5d3c&output=html Apple Elementary School: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AunTiBVwrL0FdGNQRzYzUHdUNHpkQmNHTTZZVGlyM0E&output=html Brown Elementary School: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AunTiBVwrL0FdExHOXc4b0xOWjFuMVF4X0VNSnBNVEE&output=html Bryant Alternative School: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AunTiBVwrL0FdFJQN3FMS1dmN1lsemE5d1N3WGR3WkE&output=html Cherry Elementary School: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AunTiBVwrL0FdFdFX1k5d0pnZzlIUXBVVFRxVmhXZWc&output=html East Pleasant View Middle School: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AunTiBVwrL0FdFUzMExpczhiUnlSVE5UOGRxQWJhdFE&output=html Evergreen Elementary School: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AunTiBVwrL0FdHhScUJYbERzckJGOVNCdDRiX3c5MEE&output=html Franklin High School: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AunTiBVwrL0FdGVHTDlVQldSN01KSGVOcHZWdVZOaEE&output=html Garfield Elementary School: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AunTiBVwrL0FdFFqWEJodjNHYy1ZWGNVQkhQcnhoX2c&output=html
Hunt Elementary School: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AunTiBVwrL0FdFRteTBhY3V3c042WWVHTnhkYmRnZVE&output=html Huntington High School: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AunTiBVwrL0FdGxDRjI2Ym9SS3dNY2tqMTljR1NOTkE&output=html Jones Elementary School: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AunTiBVwrL0FdFprSElXa1FQWkhzaTg4ck0wUGtuUVE&output =html Lincoln Middle School: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AunTiBVwrL0FdFRpbFRrcWNLaV9SVmFBVmh2dlN4WVE&outp ut=html Lynwood Elementary School: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AunTiBVwrL0FdGtDdHpWZDJlT3dpeU9WWG9vQVZ6TXc&output=html New Port High School: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AunTiBVwrL0FdGtMYlMzQ3NoZ1YzTFV2eU4wQ2ZWNUE&output=html Prairie Elementary School: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AunTiBVwrL0FdFV4eWpHeWRsQUtTRnZkQVU5aEpDQ3c&output=html Washington Middle School: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AunTiBVwrL0FdF85dU1GTlNDcS1sNzB3V3lmajNrS2c&output=html PVSD Technology Integration by Subject: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AunTiBVwrL0FdFV5R21HTGpuU2FZckNWdlp1aEl5SlE&output =html PVSD Technology Integration by Tier: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AunTiBVwrL0FdGVWZmswY2FmVHJINWFPeTRwSWxob1E&out put=html