Lawrence Upper School provides comprehensive technology professional development for teachers to help them integrate technology effectively into their classrooms. This includes whole group trainings on new hardware, software or policies, weekly "Tech Tips of the Week" emails with simple instructions, and individualized training sessions. The school also offers optional summer workshops to ensure teachers are prepared before the new school year. Administrative support is needed for technology professional development through allocating time, funding, staffing, setting clear expectations, and providing incentives. Looking ahead, topics of interest include distance learning, online classes, cloud computing, and expert technology trainers.

1. 1-to-1 Series: Staff Development Ideas that Work! By Sally Garza Director of Technology Lawrence Upper School

3. Director of Technology

4. Lawrence Upper SchoolAbout ME

7. Technology should = E2

9. Lawrence School’s Technology Grades 1-6 at Lower School Campus Computer Labs Teachers with laptops AlphaSmart NEO’s available for checkout for 5-6th graders as needed (dsygraphia, written expression issues, ADHD…) 2-3 laptops available in each classroom for use in class SmartBoards in all classrooms (just this year)

10. Lawrence School’s Technology Grades 7-12 at Upper School Campus Tablet PC 1-1 program at high school grades Student/parent purchased at 9th grade Laptop 1-1 program at middle school grades School owned computers Teachers = tablet computers w/docks

12. Topics range from:

13. Overviews of new policy, procedure, software, services, hardware

14. Not recommended for step-by-step instruction, unless they are very basic instructions and teachers all have computers with them

15. Tips:

16. Keep relatively short (10-30 minutes)

17. Use lots of pictures or visuals if available

20. Topics range from:

21. Online grade book tips

22. How to use comment feature in Word

23. How to create a Photo Album in Power Point

24. How to add a printer to their computer

25. Tips:

26. Keep 1-2 pages long

27. Use lots of pictures and screenshots

28. Use simple steps

29. Distribute:

30. Email as text or attachment

31. Word/PDF ii

34. Allows simple instruction to be shared with faculty

35. Creates a library of skill/knowledge that builds over time

36. Is something tangible that faculty can refer to later on their own

37. Reduces questions about simple tasks

38. Cons:

39. Must be short and simple skills

41. Topics:

42. Learning specific software, hardware, or service

43. Learning how to integrate technology into specific subject area/type lesson

44. Tips:

45. Group by subject area or grade level

46. Have specific goals for individual or small group

47. Have them bring their needs for training to you

49. Training becomes more meaningful because they are bringing needs to you

50. Smaller groups for instruction = less distracting

51. More specific training

52. Cons:

53. Time in the annual schedule

54. Need technology staff to fulfill training needs

56. Each staff member received 1-1 tech training for 1 class period (45 minutes) once every two weeks

57. Topics vary each time based on Tech Director and staff member needs

58. Specific websites that might be useful for specific lessons

59. Specific software that can be implemented for a lesson

61. Topics range from:

62. Learning a new piece of software, hardware, or service that is crucial for every day productivity

63. Tips:

64. Make it worth making the trip to school over the summer (include snacks, incentives like computer upgrades….)

65. 2-3 hour sessions to make attendance worthwhile

67. Don’t waste training time during school year

68. Make sure everyone is trained on specific skills before next school year

69. Use small groups vs. large group training

70. Cons:

71. Resistant teachers

72. Time-consuming for tech training staff over summer

76. Online classes

77. Expert staff as technology trainers

78. Cloud computing in a 1-to-1 environmentLooking Forward

80. Lawrence Upper School

81. sgarza@lawrenceschool.org

82. www.lawrenceschool.org

83. Twitter: smg421girl

84. Technology blog at msgarza.wordpress.com

85. Handouts available at www.slideshare.net/smg421Questions?