Technology Leadership Collaborative

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Technology Leadership Collaborative

• ITO and McREL

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What is the TLC?

• The Technology Leadership Collaborative (TLC) is
  a program that is focused on the needs of site or
  district technology coordinators in how to manage
  hardware, software, professional development,
  purchasing and compliance issues for their
  location(s). This collaborative will be a
  combination of face-to-face trainings as well as
  online collaboration.

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Who Should Attend?

• Site or district technology leaders
• Certificated or administrative staff
• Individuals with prior or current experience in
  professional development
• Individuals who have a strong desire to move into
  a leadership position
• Individuals with a solid background in
  educational technology

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What Content Will Be Covered?

• Collaboration
• Technology Plans
• Technology Management
• Coordination and Compliance
• Network, Infrastructure Basics
• Online Tools and Communication
• Total Cost of Ownership, Budgets
• Grant Writing and Grant Management
• Purchasing and Implementation of Technology
• McRELs Instructional Technology Capacity
  Building Model

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Break-Down of Content by Days

• Days 2-6 Teaching and Learning -
  Professional Development

• Day 1 Roles and Responsibilities of the
  Tech. Coordinator

• Day 8 Network Operations - Administrative
  Computing

• Day 7 Desktop Support - Network Planning

• Day 9 Budgeting and Planning - Grants,
  Tech. Plans

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McREL Technology SolutionsSite Coordinators
Training
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McREL Technology Initiative

• Brief History (2000 2005)
• Six pilot sites many models
• Six field test sites standardized model
  applied, each site matched with two control site
  pairs

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Technology Intervention Phases
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Planning Phase (3 months spring prior to
implementation)

• Data Analysis
• Technology Infrastructure
• Teachers Instructional Technology Capacity
• Leadership Team Formation and Planning
• Mentor Training and Selection of Teacher Leader
  Team (cohort 1)
• Design Schedule

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Successful technology integration projects

• Driven by content standards and benchmarks
• Use appropriate instructional strategies
• Use appropriate technologies
• Use ISTE NETSS Standards for Students
• Must change or enhance the teachers current
  classroom practice
• Have the potential to impact student achievement
• Allow the teacher to stretch and grow as a
  technology user (and have fun!)

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Implementation Phase (first semester)

• Kickoff Meeting
• Targeted Professional Development (LACOE and/or
  McREL services)
• Mentoring Sessions to develop 1st semester
  projects
• Peer Observations and Reflections
• Debriefing and Recalibration (McREL)

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Implementation Phase (second semester)

• Mentoring Sessions to develop 2nd semester
  projects
• Administrator Informal Observations and
  Reflective Dialogue
• Showcase and new cohort recruitment
• Survey and planning for Transfer Phase (McREL
  facilitation)

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Transfer Phase(first semester)

• New Mentor Training (former protégés)
• Kickoff Meeting
• Targeted Professional Development (LACOE and/or
  McREL services)
• Mentoring Sessions to develop 1st semester
  projects
• Peer Observations and Reflections
• Administrator Informal Observations and
  Reflective Dialogue

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Transfer Phase(second semester)

• Mentoring Sessions to develop 2nd semester
  projects
• Peer Observations and Reflections
• Administrator Informal Observations and
  Reflective Dialogue
• Showcase
• Survey and sustainable process planning with
  Leadership Team

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ComponentsStand-alone Products

• Technology Audit
• McREL Technology Solutions Site Coordinators
  Training
• Workshops
• Multimedia and Student Learning         
• Technology and Learning Styles         
• Technology and the Problem-Solving
  Process         
• Technology in Elementary or Secondary
  Mathematics         
• Technology in Elementary or Secondary
  Science                 
• Using Technology with Classroom Instruction That
  Works
• Using Technology with Teaching Writing in the
  Content Areas

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Technology Leadership Collaborative

• Commitments and Details

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What is the Commitment?

• Attend all four days of face-to-face training in
  Downey
• May 28, Sept. 24, Oct. 22, Nov. 19
• Attend all five days of residential program at
  Thacher School in Ojai
• Jul. 27 - Aug. 1
• Participate in 15 hours of
  online collaboration

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What Are The Benefits?

• Preparation for a technology leadership role
  within your school/district
• Access to online tools and resources beneficial
  to technology leaders
• Build collaborative relationships with other
  leaders in the field

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What Is The Cost?

• 2,500 per participant
• Thacher five day residential retreat, membership
  in TechSets, and My SkillSource are included in
  the cost

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Potential Funding Sources

• EETT Formula and Competitive
• K-12 Voucher Program
• QEIA Schools
• Title 2 Funding
• Program Improvement

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How Do I Register?

• Register online at http//ito.lacoe.edu
• Fill-out online registration form
• Receive an e-mail from ITO
• Follow instructions to answer additional
  questions online for complete registration
• Applicants selected to attend will be contacted
  directly by ITO
• Space is limited!!!

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Technology Leadership Collaborative

• Building Tomorrows Leaders Today!

http//ito.lacoe.edu