IT 6930: Internship

Project Proposal Form

Name: Daniel Medina

Project Title: Google Classroom implementation and Literacy Design Collaboration integration
Description

Google Classroom implementation and tech team leadership

The last couple of years our school has used Edmodo as a social media
tool to encourage communication between students and teachers. However,
there were a few problems when using Edmodo as an instructional resources.
Many teachers hardly used it so there was inconsistencies from class to class.
Students would forget their passwords, lose access and take significant class
time getting new ones.
After discussing this over with our schools tech committee Ive decided
to implement a plan that would use Google Classroom as tool for teachers and
aid others in the use of technology as well. The tech committee feels that
using Google Classroom is more robust and has more to offer. This would be
an attempt to replace Edmodo School wide because our staff already utilizes
Google Apps for education. The goal is to provide teachers with the training
and resources they can use to begin using Google Classroom and to support
staff with using technology in instruction and assessment. Since this is a school
wide initiative it will have a universal impact within our community. Therefore,
intended audiences include teachers, students, administrators and parents.
To begin using Google Classroom as an instructional resource I have
decided to get familiar with it through research and use. After this is
accomplished, I plan on implementing what I have learned and passing it on to
others in planned activities. The planned activities are aimed at providing
practical information and resources to teachers about Google Classroom.
Since I cannot currently get any official Professional Development time with
staff, I plan on conducting a set of workshops. The workshops will cover topics
ranging from basic use to more advanced use. For those who cannot attend
workshops I plan on creating a screencast tutorial. This would provide an
asynchronous tool for teachers to access on their own time.
To assess the success of Google Classroom a survey will be provided to
teachers. The survey being conducted will include the effectiveness of the
workshop and tutorial. This would be the best approach to gain unbiased
feedback about the overall effectiveness and success of the implementation of
Google Classroom as an instructional resource. To asses my role in supporting
teachers in technology I will gauge my effectiveness through ability to resolve
issues.
Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC)

Deliverables

ILT
Competencies

Writing scores on standardized tests have stagnated across our district.

Due to this, our district is investing in the Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC).
The LDC is a framework that provides teaches with tools and resources to
create literacy rich assignments to improve student reading and writing. Since
our 8th Grade Social Studies focuses on content literacy, we decided to be
leaders of the LDC pilot program at our school. The LDC has provided us with
the opportunity to refine our practice, improve student literacy and teach
others in our school regarding district plans and policies.
The goal is to begin steps that would lead to the integration of LDC tools
and resources into our current curriculum. The audience for the LDC
leadership include teachers and students. To being process, we will attend
trainings in which we will receive resources and collaborate with others. We
will also hold weekly meetings to discuss the framework of LDC integration.
Since piloting the LDC we chose to measure our success through the creation
of the unit planners and mini-tasks. We will also compare student writing
samples to further target and plan learning experiences.
Project Report
Screen Casts/Tutorials
Survey
LDC Unit Planner & Mini-tasks
6. Implement and evaluate effectiveness of programs, products, or practices.
9. Manage a development or related project.
10. Participate in a change process and provide leadership in helping people
adopt new technologies or practices.

Timeframe
and scope

Site
Supervisor

Start Date : 8-28-14

End Date: 12-1-14
Estimated hours for project 90 Hours. Includes time to research Google
Classroom, meet with tech committee, host workshops, and assist with staff
with technology and creation of LDC Unit Planner and units of writing.
Dana Lott, Digital Literacy Coach
dana.r.lott@adams12.org