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Council Rock School District

Council Rock School District. Technology & the Teacher Induction Program. Council Rock Staff Development. Working to empower staff with knowledge and skills to prepare children of today to become contributing members of the world community tomorrow. Council Rock Staff Development.

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Council Rock School District

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  1. Council Rock School District Technology & the Teacher Induction Program

  2. Council Rock Staff Development • Working to empower staff with knowledge and skills to prepare children of today to become contributing members of the world community tomorrow.

  3. Council Rock Staff Development Core Concepts • Essential Elements of Instruction • Cooperative Learning • Differentiated Instruction • Balanced Assessment • Alignment of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment • Literacy Strategies Across the Curriculum • Technology Integration

  4. Staff Development Department Dave Bollinger, Director of Human Resources and Staff Development Ann DeMaio, Staff Development Coordinator Shighla Jackson, Technology Staff Development Coordinator Larry Kling, Supervisor of Instruction Technology Suzanne Loftus, Classroom for the Future Coach

  5. Staff Development Movie

  6. Technology Integration • Goal- to integrate technology to enhance learning of all students • Three year induction program focuses on the development of teacher technology competencies • At least one technology tool incorporated into each session • Co-planning opportunities and appropriate work time provided to support teachers in integration

  7. Induction • Year One • Partnership with Holy Family University • 12 evening sessions • Mentor Teachers • Year Two • Choice of evening program with Holy Family University or in-district workshop during the day • Year Three • Three in-district workshops days Follow-up coaching provided for teachers in all three years

  8. Year One • Partnership with Holy Family University • Started in 2005 • Purpose- to benefit teachers of Council Rock who participate in the induction program. • Induction Program serves as a three credit graduate course offered through Holy Family University. • Creates greater continuity in the new teacher’s classroom & limits the number of days teachers are out of the classroom. • Teachers earn Act 48 hours as well as three graduate credits upon completion.

  9. Year One • Focus- Essential Elements of Instruction • Basic level district-wide programs that help first year teachers complete job more efficiently • Outlook- Email & Calendar • SchoolWires (Teacher Websites) • iCue- Attendance & Grading • Online Training System • Technology Support System • Intranet for Collaboration • Web Resources

  10. Year Two • Focus- Differentiation (emphasis on Content and Process, as well as student learning profiles) • Technology integration to enhance differentiation • Inspiration/Kidspiration • Nettrekker • Safari Montage • United Streaming

  11. Year Three • Focus-Further development of differentiation (emphasis on product), and using a balanced system of assessment • MovieMaker • Classroom Performance System • Podcasts • Blogging • Secondary Blog • First Grade Blog

  12. Staff Development will soon have a new sound….. Stay tuned for our iRock 2 Go podcasts! (Coming soon to a computer near you.)

  13. Do you love to Click??? • Let’s test your Staff Development knowledge with the Classroom Performance System.

  14. Questions

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