AdminComm

=**__Communication with Administrators about Technology in the School__**=

Team Norms

 * We will start and end on time.
 * We will stay focused and on-task.
 * Everyone will voice their opinions.
 * Everything said will be held in confidence.
 * A consensus will be reach by our team.

Team Goal / Focus Question
While interest in technology integration is evident among administrators, there continues to be a need to provide sufficient professional development, resources, and support to their faculties and staffs. This, in turn, will enable their faculties and staffs to more confidently teach the Technology Curriculum as mandated by the Alabama State Department of Education.

Learning Plan
Tech Rep Groups Focus Group Data Survey Data (Faculty and Administration) ||
 * What knowledge and experience do we already have in this area? || Teachers have expressed a need for more professional development, resources and support. ||
 * What do we need to know, explore, and learn, and be able to do in order to reach our goal? || We need to talk with administrators to ascertain their needs and goals in this area. ||
 * How and where will we get this information and skill? || We will get information from:
 * What resources will we need? || Time, Money - the usual! ||

Action Plan
(Keep this doable?) || Gather data to ascertain administration needs and goals. Make suggestions to enable them to meet our goals. || August 2008 - Survey Administrators December 2008 - Send proposals to administrators ||
 * What specific tasks do we need to accomplish by the end of the school year?
 * What are our main tasks? || Present administrators with suggestions to better enable them to meet the needs of their faculty and staff regarding technology integration. ||
 * What kind of timeline do we propose for the remainder of the tasks? (Put them on a calendar) || May 2008 - IMPACT Survey Data