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Technology Initiative for Curriculum, Instruction, and Professional Development in Westfield School District

An update on the strategic technology projects and investments underway in Westfield School District, including upgrades to infrastructure, equipment orders, and planned professional development initiatives.

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Technology Initiative for Curriculum, Instruction, and Professional Development in Westfield School District

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  1. Connecting and Collaborating A Strategic Technology Initiative - UPDATE Curriculum, Instruction & Professional Development Infrastructure & Delivery Policy Personnel Westfield School District 6/12/2012

  2. Westfield Technology ProjectsCurrently Underway • Wireless Project – by September 1 • Equipment on order • Wiring scheduled to start Monday, June 18 • Network Security – by September 1 • Equipment on order • Security planning meetings underway • Increase District Internet Speed - by July 15 • Speed increase from 50Mbps to 100Mbps • New circuit ordered with vendor

  3. Westfield Technology ProjectsReady For July 1 Westfield High School • Media Center • Desktops, Laptops & Printers • Enhanced student research capabilities • Science Department • New Laptop Carts • Experiment data collection and analysis

  4. Westfield Technology ProjectsReady For July 1 Westfield High School • 2 iPad Carts – 30 iPads per cart • Available for specific classroom lessons • 2 Laptop Carts – 30 Laptops per cart • Available for specific classroom lessons

  5. Westfield Technology ProjectsReady For July 1 Intermediate Schools • New Technology Lab for Each School • Replace existing Instructional Technology Labs • 2 - iPad Carts for Each School • Available for specific classroom lessons

  6. Westfield Technology ProjectsReady For July 1 • Elementary Schools • MultiSeat computers for all 1st, 2nd & 3rd grade classrooms • Modernize classroom computing capabilities • One iPad cart for each school • Available for specific classroom lessons

  7. Westfield Technology ProjectsReady For July 1 • Staffing – Technology Department • Data Analyst • District Technician • Staffing – Academic Support • 2 Technology Coaches (1 Year Position) • 1 for secondary schools, 1 for elementary schools • Master teachers selected to assist teachers implement technology • Two 1-Year teachers

  8. Westfield Technology Projects 2012/13 Investment • Hardware - $680,000 • Staffing - $310,000 $990,000

  9. Westfield Technology Projects/ Curriculum and Instruction Planned Professional Development • Science Probe Kits • STEM design challenge unit planning (problem-based learning), more • Apps for the iPad carts for all departments • Google suite of applications • Learning management Sites (Haiku, Coursesites, Moodle etc.) • Web-based collaborative sites (edmodo, WikiSpaces, etc.) • Formative assessment tools (testwizard, instant response clickers, etc.) • Much more and ongoing

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