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=**Welcome to IT -N- Progress** =  

The Instructional Technology Department of Brazosport ISD is restructuring the Technology Professional Development for teachers. Collaborating ideas with teachers is how we can make our staff grow and expand to the 21st Century. Many teachers know the basics of what they want to complete in class but when they do not feel "confident" they are easily discouraged. This online comminty can help to find gaps that our staff development, to bring our district to the 21st Century of Learning.

Members: Nancy Gardner-Instructional Technology Coordinator Deani Farrar-6th Grade Teacher & Technology Rep Cindy Magee- 6th Grade Teacher & Technology Rep Marilou Duchaney-Administrator Pat Hubert- High School Multi Media Teacher Anne Mueller-Computer Literacy Teacher

Our purpose in having an online learning community is to work out ideas and issues that are keeping our teachers from moving to the 21st Century. Teachers need to connect that using technology is not creating a new curriculum but using technology as a way to search, question, and gather infomation. It needs to be looked at as a tool for everyday use. Looking at the Technology Application TEKS, all students must show mastery by the end of the 8th grade by learning how to evaluate, problem solve and communicate using technology. Teachers must have at least be technology literate of the 8th grade level to be able to assist, cllaborate and question their students with technology projects that they will need to have in their curriculum for our 21st Century learners.

The Texas STaR chart is to help teachers, administrators and the district to evaluate where the district is moving, if growing, find informationif needed in the area of technology. When looking at the Texas STaR chart data for three years, I have found that: 1. Teachers view themselves as Developing Tech for the areas of Teaching and Learning; Educator Preparation and Development. We seem to be at an impasse with growth in staff development moving to the classroom. 2. In the Administration & Instructional Supprt as well as Infrastructure for Technology was considered Advanced Tech. This lets us know that teachers knwo that technology is out there and support by the administration but is not brought into the classroom.

Questions for discussion: [|What do you see as the goal of having teachers self-assess themselves using the Texas STaR Chart?] [|Any ideas to help move our teachers into the 21st Century?] [|Instructional Technology is changing the way Staff Development is instructed, what updates are needed?][|What are the needs and wants for technology that you see at your campus?]