Teacher+Comments

=Notes from Kent Staff Meeting on January 16, 2008=

general comments and clarification

 * the goals in the plan are not required by state
 * the goals should not be used for teacher evaluation
 * we have a very high curriculum load - please don't add more work for us

section 3d.1

 * what does technology mean? is it a pencil? listening to a sound recording? please define
 * word all makes teachers nervous, should change to ranges, i.e. 40-60%, 60-80%, 80-100% of teachers, etc.
 * differentiation doesn't always need to include technology
 * don't want technology use (or lack of use) for teacher evaluation
 * remove any reference to evaluation procedures, protocols, etc.
 * make sure it's clear - new superintendent coming

section 3d.2

 * who has time to look at logs, administer surveys, etc.?
 * be more explicit about logs (no class time or teacher input necessary)
 * why are there more tech surveys in the plan than I use in my regular curriculum?
 * take annual student survey in technology enrichment class

section 3e.1

 * the number of assignments at each grade level is not appropriate - what about p.e. teachers, etc?
 * grade level groups do not have enough time to spend time discussing and recording technology activities

section 3e.2

 * if we're already doing info literacy, what is the purpose of marking off student by student, skill by skill? is it for remediation? or is it just to assure overall coverage?
 * let's do a coverage checklist or rubric similar to the way we do with the Egypt report

budget - scope of technology

 * a note to teachers: the spreadsheet of tech costs on the wiki -[| http://spreadsheets.google.com /pub?key=przw799u802K_wUD4UMUM Tg&gid=1] - represents "total" costs, not additional costs
 * please don't put my salary in competition with computers
 * there's a price to be paid for an environment with too much technology
 * don't give me technology i don't need
 * i have a cart sitting in my classroom - not fully used. we shouldn't lose our way by having too much technology (like reed)