Staff Development for Educational Technology
Needs Assessments Project- Sample Needs Assessments: Project 1- Needs Assessment Sturgis Public Schools Overview Survey for Project 1- Proficiency of Staff- Recommend this assessments should be reviewed, updated and administered annually. Instructors and staff will have access to the information throughout the year and reminded annually to update the information. Assessments will be password protected and associated with individual so that decisions can be based on needs regarding specialty, location and other factors associated with individual. Once proficiencies and needs are assessed more indepth surveys will be generated to provide administration and staff development steering committee additional information. Sturgis Public Schools Technology Training Survey Articles: Bray, Barbara. “Take a Varied Approach to Assessment”. tech-LEARNING. July 1, 2002 . http://www.techlearning.com/ db_area/archives/WCE/archives/bbassess.htm - Discusses using a varied approach to needs assessment Salpeter, J,(2003) Professional Development: 21st Century Models http://www.techlearning.com/showArticle.jhtml? articleID=13000492 - Discusses preparing teacher for no child left behind and includes additional resources Hirsh, S., (2001), Needs Are Based On Student Goals, National Staff Development Council http://www.nsdc.org/library/publications/results/res10-01hirs.cfm - discusses needs based on student versus administrators needs. Website Resources: North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL) overview of how to collect and use information regarding development needs of staff. Needs Assessment: What Kind of PD Do You Need? http://www.ncrel.org/pd/needs.htm Online Selection of survey questions http://engauge.ncrel.org/survey/select.htm Assessment and impact of technology with links http://www.4teachers.org/4teachers/intech/techassess.shtml Texas Center for Educational Technology- University of North Texas- List of need assessment tools with links. http://www.tcet.unt.edu/START/assess/tools.htm Research Instruments with links http://www.tcet.unt.edu/research/instrumt.htm Education Central- Integration Technology Needs Assessment http://www.educationcentral.org/Intech/TechNeeds.htm Phyllis Bartosiewicz -Teacher Survey to determine needs http://geocities.com/phyl_barto/teachersurvey.html
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