Avon Grove Instructional Technology Lead Teachers

Avon Grove High School Charleen Forba-Mayer Mary King Jennifer Waite

Avon Grove High School ITLT Program The Science Department has grown enormously due to this program. –11 out of 13 (or 84.6%) science teachers are using the mobile laptops with classes –7 out of 13 (or 53.8%) teachers are using the laptops and science probes for lab activities –Science teachers performing lab activities using the probes and laptops have gone from 1 teacher to 7 in just one year –Student work has shown significant improvement in quality –Lab activities are the most prevalent in Biology, Chemistry, and Physics The laptops are used to help students gather lab data for the science activity

Other ITLT Program Improvements at AGHS Include Individualized training on using mobile laptops and teachers. This year we focused on the following departments: English, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies. –Out of 43 possible teachers from those departments, approximately 25 teachers (or 58% of those) have used the laptops for classroom instruction. –Classroom instruction with the use of the laptops include a variety of activities and lessons. –Other teachers, within different departments have requested to use the mobile laptops as part of their instruction. Teachers have noticed significant improvements in research skills. Teacher and student training on Bigchalk, Power Library, and Proquest databases for research and general reading purposes.

Goals for AGHS ITLT Program Continue growth and expansion of teachers and staff using technology for classroom instruction Increase sharing of innovative ideas by building a database of projects, ideas, and websites Continue one-on-one training as needed Be supportive of new ITLTs, faculty, and staff Improve ways to maintain equipment

Fred Engle Middle School Karen Norris Leanne Hubbart

What are the successes of our ITLT program?? Use of and printing from mobile labs running smoothly Increased use of technology in the classrooms More support for teachers

What are the successes of our ITLT program? Timely information for parents and teachers on the school website TV studio DV club broadcasting to students & creating educational videos for teachers

What are our goals for next year?? Providing timely support for teachers Incorporating the use of digital equipment in the classroom Teacher web page support Eureka

Avon Grove Intermediate School Pat McKeon Michelle Albright Debbie Parker Rachel Moyer

AGIS: What Went Well? Tech Talks Included weekly in the building electronic newsletter. Topics included: Technical information (accessing the server, equipment sign-out procedures, etc.) Internet resources (animals, thematic units, professional development, clip art, seasonal activities) Cyber Cafés Offered 1-2 workshops per month with morning and afternoon sessions. Topics included: Using , file management Working with graphics Using camcorders digital cameras Software Applications: Power Point, MS Word, iMovie Integrating Technology Workshop

AGI: What Worked Working with teachers to promote integrating technology in the classroom.

AGI: Goals for Next Year Initiate new ITLTs and provide time for them to learn. Provide more time for co-teaching. Work to help teachers understand their children’s level of proficiency (now that all students have had a computer class). Encourage teachers to allow students to use technology as a choice for a project or assessment. Work to develop building/district technology standards for teachers (based on ISTE). Provide multiple ways for teachers to demonstrate proficiency. ITLTs and tech aides will initiate staff training early in the year.

Penn London Elementary School Jennersville, Pennsylvania K-2 Mary Teresa Maule Alft Leigh Anna Moran

Technology at Penn London Elementary (K-2) Variety of computer tools and peripherals Collaboration Publishing Curriculum integration Computerized report cards ITLT workshops and training Web page Internet, software, server

Created with Kidspiration

Other highlights: Kidspiration/Kid Pix AlphaSmarts Imovies Digital cameras Used for graphic organizing and prewriting K-2 students working on keyboarding skills Created for students and staff professional displays of work. Used for community projects and the web page

Congratulations on a great 2002 – 2003!