5-year information Technology Strategic Plan Version 0 May, 2009 Version 0 June, 2010 Ted Brodheim

Professional Development

The NYCDOE fosters a collaborative community of learners by providing resources and information to staff, students and parents. A major part of this collaborative involves opportunities for professional development for the improvement of instructional practice. Schools are able to customize professional development within their own environments utilizing their own resources. Central Teaching and Learning also provides opportunities for schools to leverage for staff in honing skills sets.

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  Implement ARIS Learn, a flexible, open source learning management platform to provide professional development, videos, resources, tools and how-to instructions for NYCDOE staff.
  

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  This platform, or portal, will provide all segments of our staff with a single point of access to appropriate levels of content for professional development and student instruction.
  

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  Provide adequate skills and support for key applications and infrastructure areas
  

NYC is proposing alignment of Professional Development delivery to School Support Organizations (SSO). Schools have long benefited from support and assistance from people outside the building to help identify best practices in education; to provide targeted strategies for specific students in need of extra help; and to help prioritize among competing demands on resources and time. To ensure that the support from outside the school is consistent with and advances the school’s priorities and focus, school leaders need the ability to choose the kind of support that best meets their needs.

Our grant program will leverage powerful network teams to embed instructional technology resources and professional development into the work of participating schools. Title IID staff will provide technical support, professional development, and expertise in instructional technology and network team staff will support schools in embedding these resources and support into educators' daily practice.  
Title IID Grant Alignment of PD delivery

Professional development will take place in an on-going manner over three years, and will build each year to a culmination in which the grantee schools are in a position to share their learning through a virtual community, and therefore offer professional development resources that will be available beyond the life of the grant. Below is the selection of offerings identified under each theme.

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  Leadership 360: Leading in a 21st Century School
  
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  Creating a School-wide Project Based Learning Curriculum Using Curriculum Mapping
  
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  Digital Media and Graphic Arts
  
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  Digital Media within Content Areas
  
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  Partnering with Digital Natives - Engage 21st Century Students by Helping Teachers
  

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  Performance Assessments using ePortfolios
  
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  Using Online Learning to Meet Student Academic Needs in Credit Recovery, Regents
  

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  Developing Academic Writing Skills w/Online Auto-Essay Scoring
  
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  Accelerating Students' Skills Acquisition with Self-Paced Supplemental Formative Assessment and Instructional Programs
  

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   Supporting school leadership to assess their development in ELA along the dimensions of a 21^st century school.
   
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   Identifying, implementing, and capturing learner-center innovative instruction in ELA.
   
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   Conducting focused inter-visitations through the Dimensions of a 21^st Century School framework that will inform movement across the continuum and identify innovative ELA practices.
   
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   On-site instructional support in the development of a literacy action plan designed to move schools along the 21^st Century continuum with innovative practices observed at model schools.
   
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   Preparing teachers to work effectively with Professional Learning Communities utilizing the technology to support planning, team building, and leadership skills.
   
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   The development of 21^st century learning skills.
   

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  Enhancing Science & Math Exit Projects Using Web 2.0 Tools
  
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  Enhancing Social Studies Exit Projects Using Web 2.0
  
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  Engaging Student & Accelerating Learning through Project-Based Learning
  
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  Developing Teachers' Skills in 21st Century Instructional Practices Using Video
  
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  Performance Assessments Using ePortfolio
  
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  Student Skill Acquisition
  
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  Using Online Learning to Meet Student Academic Needs in Credit Recovery, Regents Preparation, and College Level Opportunities
  

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   Institutes and forums for leaders and teachers focused on theory and practice in creation of student-centered 21st century schools and classrooms.
   
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   Facilitation and preparation of successful mentor schools selected to host focused and guided learning walks and lab-sites.
   
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   Embedded onsite support in grant schools to help leaders and teachers self-assess, reflect on practice, plan, and implement classroom and virtual lab sites.
   

Coherent Instruction Project: Using Data to Align Curriculum, Assessment, and Instruction—Focusing on Digital Media.

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  Capturing Teacher Data Driven Instruction Practices with Digital Video
  
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  Developing Academic Writing Skills w/Online Auto-Essay Scoring
  
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  Accelerating Students' Skills Acquisition with Self-Paced Supplemental Formative Assessment and Instructional Programs
  
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  Performance Assessments using ePortfolios—Focusing on Digital Media
  
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  Creating a School-wide Project Based Learning Curriculum Using Curriculum Mapping
  

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   Preparing administrators, teachers and students to utilize data effectively.
   
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   Preparing participants to work effectively within the Professional Learning Communities utilizing the technology approach to support planning, team building and leadership skills.
   
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   Development of 21^st Century Learning Skills will be embedded into all professional development.