About the Program

Program Goals

          1. Participants will demonstrate expertise in integrating G-Suite for Education as well as a variety of other digital tools into their classroom practice.
          2. Participants will transform students’ learning by integrating technology resources of their choice and working across the T3 Framework.
          3. In addition to state content standards, participants will begin to effectively address ISTE Standards for Students and ISTE Standards for Educators as best practices in their classrooms.
          4. Participants will be confident in and empowered to share their successes and their learning processes and outcomes with others.
          5. Participants will help scale the goals of the Academy across MESD campuses.

Expected Outcomes

          • Participants will become increasingly confident and courageous in effective technology integration, addressing ISTE standards for students and educators.
          • Participants will share what they have learned via PLCs, Ed Tech U, etc.
          • Participants will become Level 1 and/or Level 2 Google Certified Educators, and some may pursue becoming Google for Education Certified Trainers.
          • Participants will support the following year’s Academy cohort as mentors.
          • Participation in the program will count as the participant’s PDP for the school year.

The Program

Extensive training and support will be provided to educators participating in the Digital Learning & Innovation Academy through a professional development program that consists of:

      • Cohort Training, Collaboration, & Planning: 5 Full Days of Professional Development
            • Summer PD Day - Increase Efficiency and Save Time (paid stipend)
                    • Introduction to program topics (ISTE Standards, 4C’s, T3 Framework)
                    • Training aligned to “Increase Efficiency and Save Time” module in the Google for Education Training Program
                    • Work session to plan and design implementation strategies for T1: Translational use of technology during the 1st quarter of the school year
            • 1st Quarter PD Day - Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity (substitute provided)
                    • Training aligned to “Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity” module in the Google for Education Training
                    • Work session to plan and design lessons that include implementation of strategies for T2: Transformational use of technology during the 2nd quarter of the school year
            • 2nd Quarter PD Day - Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership (substitute provided)
                    • Training aligned to “Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership” module in the Google for Education Training Program
                    • Work session to plan and design a full unit of instruction that includes implementation of strategies for T2: Transformational use of technology during the 3rd quarter of the school year
            • 3rd Quarter PD Day - Google Certified Educator Exams (substitute provided)
                    • Take the GCE Level 1 and/or Level 2 Exam
                    • Work session to plan and design a lesson that includes implementation of strategies for T3: Transcendent use of technology during the 4th quarter of the school year
            • 4th Quarter PD Day - Developing PD to Scale the Vision (substitute provided)
                    • Develop a professional development training session to be presented at the next Ed Tech U on instructional technology topic of choice including the creation of training presentation, materials, etc.
      • Intensive 1:1 Coaching and Support
            • Required regular coaching and collaboration meetings with the district Education Technology Specialist
                    • Coaching and collaboration meetings will be scheduled at least once per quarter
            • Classroom implementation support
                    • The district education technology specialist will support classroom implementation of technology integration through an agreed upon combination of classroom modeling, co-teaching, and/or non-evaluative observations and feedback sessions throughout the school year