Educational Technology
 Current Instructional Technology Projects
Technology Teacher Leader
Project
Technology Teacher Leader (TTL6)
Application Process: The TTL 6 application process in now closed. These files have been left open for archival purposes only. Click here for a list of the schools selected this year.
- Application (PDF document)
Includes the Project Overview/Proposal Information, Background Information form
- Background Information (Word document0 - Note: This form is also included in the Application.) One form is needed for every team member
- To be considered, team member and Principal signatures are needed on each Background Information form.
- Application Rubric (PDF document)
- Project Budget Spreadsheet (Excel)
The background work has been done regarding the ordering process, so all a team needs to do is identify the quantity of any hardware/software
needed to implement their school-based project - Grand Total cannot exceed $10,000 and expenditures must support the school-based project identified in the Project Overview/Proposal narrative
- Frequently Asked Questions
FAQ's for the TTL6 process will be added as questions surface - Be sure to check back
TTL Overview
The Technology Teacher Leader (TTL) Project for the 2006-07 school
year provides 39 teachers from 13 schools around the district with knowledge and resources to increase student understanding
of content by focusing on the wise integration of technology into classroom
activities. Teachers were selected based on a school-based project proposal submitted in the spring of 2006. Twelve teachers from Denali and Fairview participated in a pilot TTL project during the 2003-04 school year, 43 teachers from 16 schools around the district participated in the TTL2 project during the 2004-05 school year, and 39 teachers from 14 schools around the district participated in the TTL3 project during the 2005-06 school year. Funds for the TTL project are largely provided by Title IID that is targeted toward professional development and tools (hardware/software) necessary for
effective technology integration.
The TTL project is designed to empower change at the
classroom level, and is based on a systemic design approach to be implemented
at a district level in alignment with ASD's Six Year Plan. This model has been successfully
implemented in several districts in Texas and Washington as well as in previous years here in the Anchorage School District.
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Teaching Thinking with Technology/
Intel Teach to the Future Training
Overview:
The Anchorage School District (ASD), partnering with Fairbanks North Star Borough School District (FNSBSD) was awarded the Title IID Enhancing Education Through Technology E2T2 grant in December 2005. Both ASD and FNSBSD will utilize these grant funds to create a model for staff development in the area of Technology Integration. The project goal is to prepare a critical mass of teachers who use technology effectively in their classrooms to accelerate learning for our students, using technology rich resources, higher order thinking skills, and curriculum integration.
Intel Teach to the Future uses a train-the-trainer model that is based on research and standards to build local capacity. Intel Teach to the Future is a worldwide staff development effort to provide teachers the best practices on effective technology integration and has trained more than 2.5 million teachers in over 35 countries. Building on the ideas of effective technology integration and student inquiry, this hands-on face-to-face workshop/credit course focuses on using technology to enhance higher-order thinking skills.
Through an application process, ASD will take the current Technology Teacher Leaders to a new level, providing them training to be Master Technology Teacher Leaders (MTTL). They in turn will provide training through a 3-credit course to Participant Teachers to use free interactive thinking tools to engage students and help them to communicate their understanding of complex concepts.
Participant Teachers will receive extensive training and resources to promote effective technology use in their classrooms through a workshop titled Teaching Thinking with Technology. This workshop requires 40 hours of hands-on contact that spans 10 modules. (http://www97.intel.com/education/teach/)
The Teaching Thinking with Technology hands-on workshop is taught via a 3-credit course andincludes such topics as conducting Internet research, designing Web pages, creating multimedia presentations and publications, assessing student work, understanding copyright and fair use, and more. Emphasis is on student use of technology in the classroom for research, communication, productivity, and problem solving. This 40-hour workshop was provided during ASDTA and numerous classes will also be offered during teh 2006-07 school year, through a series of subsidized 3-credit graded courses.
FAQs – Intel Teach to Future Grant
Application Process - (Participant Teacher Application)
Expectations for Participant Teachers:
Once identified and selected, Participant Teachers are expected to:
- Attend a 40-hour training provided by an ASD Master Technology Teacher Leader in June, 2006 (ASDTA), or during the 2006-07 school year
- Complete pre and post survey assessments
- Be open to welcoming visitors into your classroom in order to model effective use of technology to enhance learning
- Read required readings and participate in online discussions
- Be an active participant in the evaluation process for this grant
Participant Teacher Compensation:
- Subsidized 3-credit course during ASDTA (June 2006), or during the 2006-07 school year
- Addenda ($250) upon successful completion of project (June, 2007) – Successful completion of this project means that you have met every expectation listed above
- Professional development materials designed to meet the expectations above
- Digital camera, case, and memory
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Standard Server Configuration
Concluding a process begun in 2003, the Information
Technology and Instructional Technology departments have jointly crafted
a standard server configuration to expedite the process of deploying new
servers coming into schools in the district . Another benefit to a
standardized server configuration will be enhanced support of the servers
by Information Technology.
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Elementary Building Technology Contact Trainings
The Instructional Technology
Department has led trainings for elementary Building Technology Contacts in September, November, and January. Included in these trainings have been
a variety of topics such as OS X server updates, Workgroup Manager, MacManager, MyLearningPlan.com, and resource collaboration
as well as providing an opportunity to disseminate valuable
information. Future trainings will be held in March and May of 2006
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Secondary Technology Curricular Programs
The focus of district level and site based instructional technology staff
at ASD middle schools and high schools has been focused in two primary
areas for the past several school years.
With the introduction of NCLB and the HSGQE, there has been a tremendous
focus at the high school level on student remediation. To a large extent, this
has been in the form of web based curricula. Implementation and integration of these
programs into very diverse sites, with regard to technology resources, continues
to take a large commitment of time and energy on the part of the building technology coordinators, trainers,
and district instructional technology staff.
The second primary area of focus has been in the development of, and
migration toward, a standardized district technology implementation. The
need to integrate a growing number of electronic curricular programs,
coupled with the increase in student and staff use of internet resources,
has significantly increased the need for computer management and centralized
resources. To that end, secondary technology staff have been very involved
in the standardization of student and staff computers, developing standard
configurations of instructionally supported servers, and the creation
of images and tools that support those goals.
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Secondary Technology Integration Projects
On December 15, 2006, the Consortium for Digital Learning 1:1 Laptop Project outfitted a team of 60 students and five teachers at We ndler Middle School with personal laptop computers for use at school and home. The laptop initiative is designed to engage students in learning and to increase student achievement.
A team of teachers will integrate computer-based applications, digital content and multi-media presentations into the classroom curriculum and instruction. Student achievement will be closely monitored, allowing the district to evaluate the effect laptop learning has on student achievement. The students’ progress will be compared to their previous test scores as well as to the scores of students learning without laptops.
On-going professional development opportunities are being provided through Apple Computers, the ASD Instructional Technology, and the ASD Middle School Division.
Nineteen school districts statewide are participating in a four-year project that brings digital learning to more than 50 Alaska schools. The Wendler project is possible because of a partnership between the Alaska Association of School Boards and the Anchorage School Board. The Alaska Association of School Boards provided two-thirds of the funding for this project. Apple’s 1:1 laptop learning initiative has been implemented in dozens of states nationwide with promising results.
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Thursday, February 14, 2008 1:40 PM
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