Accomplishing Project Tasks: Responsibilities, Participants, Timelines, Outcomes

Goal 1: Transformation of the Graduate School of Education to a model of technology integration in teaching and learning.

Objective 1.1 All Graduate Program in Teaching faculty will integrate technology into their course design and implementation.

Activity	Participants	Responsible Persons	Timeframe	Outcomes
Faculty skill assessment/ development	GPT faculty	Project staff, partner teachers	Monthly workshops; ongoing support Y1,2,3	Y1-50%; Y2-75%; Y3-100% syllabi change
Faculty observations in partner districts	GPT faculty, K-12 cooperating teachers	Project Coordinator, Tech Assistant	Weekly, fall and spring semesters Y 1, 2, 3	Demonstrate exemplary technology integration practices
Collaborative Curriculum Design project	GPT, A&S faculty, preservice students, K-12 teachers	Design Team Facilitator, Project Coordinator, staff	Sept-May, Y 1, 2, 3	Revised unit of cooperating teacher is infused with technology
GSE staffed Technology Integration Laboratory	GPT, A&S faculty, preservice teachers, cooperating teachers,	Technology staff, media staff, project staff	Year 1, 2, 3	Lab operational within first year of grant; continued use by participants
MassCUE conference	GPT faculty, preservice teachers	Project Coordinator	Annually - November	30 participants attend annual MassCUE conference

Objective 1.2 All Graduate program in Teaching Faculty and students will be trained in CLASP to develop skills for curriculum planning in a technology enhanced standards framework.

Activity	Participants	Responsible Persons	Timeframe	Outcomes
CLASP training	GPT faculty, preservice teachers	Mass Networks, Project staff	Every semester, Y 1, 2, 3	All faculty and preservice teachers trained in CLASP usage
CLASP use in curriculum design teams and GPT methods course	GPT faculty, preservice teachers	GPT faculty, project staff, Mass Networks	Design teams trained in fall; cont’d support in use of CLASP Y 1, 2, 3	Methods class syllabi include CLASP; design team products deposited in CLASP database

Objective 1.3 All GPT faculty and preservice teachers will participate with partner district cooperating teachers and Arts and Science faculty in

curriculum design team, work to infuse technology into new or existing standards based teaching unit selected by the teacher.

Activity	Participants	Responsible Persons	Timeframe	Outcomes
Create curriculum design team	A&S, GSE faculty, cooperating teachers, preservice teachers	Project coordinator, Design team facilitator	Summer, Y 1, 2, 3	Design teams formed to work together all year
CLASP training	A&S, GSE faculty, cooperating teachers, preservice teachers	Project Coordinator Mass Networks	Fall Semester, Y 1, 2, 3	All design team participants trained in use of CLASP
Observation in design team teachers’ classrooms	A&S, GSE faculty, cooperating teachers, preservice teachers	Design team facilitator; Project coordinator	Fall, Spring semesters, Y 1, 2, 3	Periodic observation in classrooms of design team teachers
Use Tech Lab, electronic library, research to create unit infused with technology	A&S, GSE faculty, cooperative teachers, preservice teachers	Project coordinator, design team, UML media, technology staff	Fall, spring semesters, Y 1, 2, 3	Curriculum redesign with technology and enter into CLASP or MassCUE

Objective 1.4 Twelve Arts and Sciences faculty who teach in the Graduate Program in Teaching or in departments with “Fast Track to Teaching” programs will participate in faculty development activities to integrate technology into their undergraduate and graduate content area courses.

Activity	Participants	Responsible Persons	Timeframe	Outcomes
Recruit 12 A&S faculty for design team	A&S faculty	Project staff; Design Team Facilitator	Summer, Y 1, 2, 3	A&S faculty commit to design team
Collaborate on curriculum change with design team partners	A&S, GST, faculty cooperating teachers, preservice teachers	Design Team Facilitator,Project Coordinator,Project staff	Fall, Spring semesters, Y 1, 2, 3	A&S faculty will add technology integration components into their courses

Goal 2: Preservice teachers will experience technology-rich learning environments in graduate courses, seminars, and K-12 schools.

Objective 2.1 All preservice courses and seminars will utilize technology in instruction and in course assignments.

Activity	Participants	Responsible Persons	Timeframe	Outcomes
GPT course syllabi placed on web	GPT faculty	Project Coordinator, staff, softwareprovider	Fall semester, Y 1, 2, 3	Course syllabi on web and on e-forums
GPT coursework revised and infused with technology	GPT faculty, preservice teachers	GPT faculty	Ongoing, Y 1, 2, 3	GPT show evidence of change in their courses. Preservice teachers demonstrate technology infused unit.

Objective 2.2 All preservice teachers will observe and assist in classrooms of teachers who integrate technology into their instruction, and will employ technology to reflect on and discuss their experiences.

Activity	Participants	Responsible Persons	Timeframe	Outcomes
Field or virtual observations of exemplary technology	Preservice teachers, cooperating teachers	Cooperating teachers, design team facilitator, Project coordinator, technology staff	Fall, Spring semesters, Y 1, 2, 3	Show best practices through a variety of media
Engage in a discussion via e-forum	Preservice teachers	Technology staff, webmaster	Weekly Throughout project	Weekly written reflections on what has been learned
Preservice teachers utilize what has been learned during their field placements	Perservice teachers, cooperating teachers	Cooperating staff, Project staff	During each field placement	Actual unit presented by preservice teachers in their field placement

Goal 3: Preservice teacher graduates will demonstrate attainment of ISTE Educational Technology Foundation Standards for All Teachers.

Objective 3.1 Preservice teachers will demonstrate ISTE defined basic computer and technology operation skills by the time they have completed one semester of graduate study.

Activity

Participants

Responsible Persons

Timeframe

Outcomes

Develop basic technology skills assessment tool; training opportunities

Preservice teachers

Project coordinator, technology staff, GPT, Mass CUE

Tool: Fall, Y 1

Training: Fall & spring, Y 1, 2, 3

Preservice teachers demonstrate attainment of ISTE skill level 1

Objective 3.2 Preservice teachers will demonstrate mastery of ISTE identified skills in the areas of personal and professional use of technology.

Activity

Participants

Responsible Persons

Timeframe

Outcomes

Develop checklist of personal and professional use of technology skills

Preservice teachers

Project Coordinator, staff, GPT faculty

Fall semester, Y 1

Checklist for measurement of ISTE level 2 skill attainment

Training opportunities provided, including Information Literacy

Preservice teachers

Project and partner staff, UML Media Services

Each semester, Y 1, 2, 3

Participation in training

Objective 3.3 Preservice teachers will demonstrate mastery of the application of technology in instruction at the grade level and in the content areas of their licenses during their practicum experiences.

Activity	Participants	Responsible Persons	Timeframe	Outcomes
Develop technology application skills assessment tool	Preservice teachers	Project staff, GPT, faculty, Technology staff	Fall, Year 1	Measurement Instrument in place to demonstrate attainment of ISTE level 3.
Formulate at least one technology infused unit	Preservice teachers	GPT faculty	Each semester, Y 1, 2, 3	Successful completion and showcase of units
Design team assembled and ongoing	Preservice teachers, GPT & A&S faculty,cooperating te teachers	Project Coordinator and Design Team Facilitator	Summer Y 1, 2, 3	Design team formed to work together throughout year
Technology Integration Lab used	Preservice teachers	GPT faculty, project staff	Y 1, 2, 3	Produce materials for portfolios

Goal 4: The GPT Program will develop and field test products to implement, institutionalize, and disseminate technology integration efforts in the Graduate Program in Teaching, the College of Arts and Sciences, and the partner school districts.

Objective 4.1 A suite of integrated, web-based software applications will be implemented to facilitate communication, collaboration, problem solving, community building, resource sharing and documentation of technology integration learning among project participants.

Activity

Participants

Responsible Persons

Timeframe

Outcomes

Develop criteria for suite of web based software

A&S faculty, preservice teachers, coop. teachers

Project Staff, Better Communities

Y 1, 2, 3

Yr 1- 4 applications developed

Yr 2- 2 applications developed

Yr 3– 2 applications developed

Training on and support of selected web based software applications

All project participants

Project Staff

Y 1, 2, 3

Participants trained and using applications

Objective 4.2 Project staff will produce three (3) interactive compact discs for classroom observation skill development and demonstration of technology integration in teaching at elementary, secondary, and higher education levels.

Activity

Participants

Responsible Persons

Timeframe

Outcomes

Video of K-12 and higher education exemplary teachers for dissemination.

Preservice teachers, GPT, A&S faculty, partner teachers

Videographer, technology staff

One per year

Production of three CDs