A PD Model using UDL Principles to Create a 21 st Century Classroom.

1. A PD Model using UDL Principles to Create a 21st Century Classroom. Amy Shoemaker Nancy Lindsay Amanda Prewitt Jerry Sipes Paula Young

2. Nancy Lindsay Amanda Prewitt Jerry Sipes Paula Young Amy Shoemaker

3. Agenda • Explanation of Workshop • Vision • Staff Grouping • Overview of Your School • Development of PD

4. Concepts to be covered: • Vision • Achievable Goals • Administration • District support • Teamwork • Group leaders • Effective Training • Incentives

5. How the journey began…Year 1: • UDL grant awarded for 3 years • Pilot group—1 teacher per grade level • Instructed teachers on how to integrate UDL principles and technology in their classrooms • Researched technology to assist implementing UDL principles into the classroom

6. Year 2: • Trained entire staff using Teaching Every Child in the Digital Age • Level of Training didn’t match teachers ability • Frustration levels rose quickly. • Vision was not understood and wasn’t clearly defined.

7. Year 3 • Realignment of UDL leadership team. • Established clear vision • Created guidelines. • Several teachers began to accept the new style of teaching • Success in classroom/KCCT scores reflect overall improvement • Installation of Intelligent Classrooms

8. Year 4 • Development of PD • Equitable distribution of equipment • All teachers are at some level of implementation • Refine vision

9. Why are we here? • To design a PD to get your staff up and running using UDL principles within all classrooms • To implement professional development effectively to increase student achievement that teachers can use with every child every day

10. What is UDL? • Providing students with multiple means of: • Presenting material • Interacting with material • Demonstrating what students know • How we are implementing: • Teacher Competency • Integrated units • Multi-sensory teaching • Multiple Intelligences • Differentiated Instruction • Performance based assessment • Technology

11. Implementation of PD • Step 1: Students • Step 2: Teachers • Step 3: Technology • Step 4: Prioritize Technology Needs • Step 5: Organization of PD • Step 6: Management Plan • Step 7: Evaluate Accomplishments and Adjust future PD/ Goals

12. Refine the Vision • Gain feedback and insight on what the vision and needs are for the school. • What are the feelings of the staff? • Suggested ways to find this out… • Surveys • Team Meetings with administration • Biweekly meetings in small groups • Exit slips after staff meetings • Feedback to SBDM • Leadership Teams in place • Open door policy with administration

13. Vision Activity • This activity can be used to engage discussion concerning targeted areas affecting student achievement. • Identify Essential Conditions • Record your school's level of progress • Identify top 3 areas with the least amount of progress • Post/Share Results • Discussion

14. Leadership Team • Qualities in the people that will serve on the leadership team. • Willingness to learn • Someone who is already leading within the building • Different levels of learning towards technology • Willing to contribute the time to meet regularly • Positive Attitude • Small group (4-8) made up of administration, teachers, and district staff

15. Your Leadership Team • List names of prospected leaders in your building that would promote use of technology and UDL principles for increasing student achievement.

16. Group the staff • UDL team members composed of… • District level support • Administration • Technology Expert • Teachers • UDL teams within your building… • Mix grade levels, specials education and teachers of special classes (P.E., music, librarian, etc…) • Think of compatibility • Small groups

17. Overview of your school • Assess • Student population • Teacher population • Knowledge of UDL principles and skills towards using technology • Inventory of technology • Willingness/Attitude toward changes • Funding and potential ways to obtain more funds

18. Survey Teachers • Knowledge of technology • Hardware • Software • Comfort level of technology • Varied levels

19. Technology Inventory • List current technology that is available in your building for classroom instruction.

20. Computer Skills • Basic Laptop skills • Email attachments • Microsoft word • Saving files • Tables • Copy/Cut/Paste • Power Point

21. Technology • Intellitools Classroom Suite • IntelliKeys Keyboards • Kidspiration/Inspiration • Interwrite School Pads • Smart Board • Projection Systems • PC Tablet • Read & Write Gold • Turning Point • Poster Maker • Switch Software • Switch toys • Riverdeep • United Streaming • Laureate Learning Software • Think Link Learning • for PAS Assess. • Online Assessment

22. Virtual Field Trip • What does an Intelligent Classroom look like? • Video Clip • Interwrite Board and Pad • Digital Document Camera • United Streaming/Microphone • Turning Point

23. DeAngela Clip—Turning point

24. Plan your PD • Small groups with team leaders that are well trained and prepared • Planned instruction in place prior to the beginning of the year • Building of teamwork among staff • Start with the basics • Move slowly to build competence and confidence • Flexibility

25. Organization of PD • Meeting every other week. • 30 minute meeting • Everyone brings their laptop or a projector is provided for everyone to be able to see instruction • Cheat sheets • UDL binders • E-mail reminders • Exit slips • Homework assignments

26. Concepts Covered • Vision • Achievable Goals • Administration • District support • Teamwork • Group leaders • Effective Training • Incentives

27. Vision • History of where we were prior to implementing this plan. • Whole group PD • Too much too quick on what the staff was being asked to do and implement • Questions?

28. Achievable Goals • Short term and long term (reflect on your vision towards student achievement) • Knowledge of how to operate the following technology in building such as: laptops, digital document camera, Interwrite pad, projector • Questions?

29. Administration • Key Role in success!!!! • Mediator to District Office • Validates importance for school achievements • Verify results using data • Questions?

30. District Support • Resources • AT Department • Technology • Special Education • Funding • Special Education • Technology • Grants • PTO/PTA • District Organizations • Questions?

31. Teamwork • Promote Synergy: the whole can accomplish more than the individual parts • Teamwork Video http://www.powerofteamworkmovie.com/

32. Teamwork • Success only comes when everyone succeeds and no one takes credit. • Working together to reach an obtainable goal in order to create teacher comfort and competency. • Patience • Podcast • Questions?

33. Group Leaders • Facilitate PD sessions • Resource for group members • Encourages • Trouble Shoot • Disseminate • Initiate • Take the heat • Model • Questions

34. Focused Optimize Time Limits suggested under 1 hour Set Expectations Beneficial Fun Entertaining Follow-up Questions Effective Training

35. Incentives • Highlighters • Flash Drives • Laptop Bags • Post-It Notes • Notepads • Pens • Mugs

36. 212 Degree Movie: http://www.212movie.com/

37. Attitude • Encourage teachers with more knowledge of technology to assist others with less skills and confidence. • Power of Attitude movie

38. Contact Information • Jerry Sipes: jerry.sipes@clark.kyschools.us • Nancy Lindsay: nancy.lindsay@clark.kyschools.us • Amanda Prewitt: amanda.prewitt@clark.kyschools.us • Amy Shoemaker: amy.shoemaker@clark.kyschools.us • Paula Young: paula.young@clark.kyschools.us

39. Exit Slip/Reflection What did I learn? Why did I learn it? How can I use it?