Assessment
All good Professional
Development planning must start with a good understanding of
the current staff needs. The BEYOND Technology Assessment for
teachers is a simple diagnostic of 100 multiple-choice
questions, written to the ISTE Standards and taken in a
low-pressure environment. In fact we use a simple Scantron
form and a #2 pencil so teachers with little technology
experience do not feel intimidated. The scoring of the
assessment is confidential so teachers can feel safe to answer
to the best of their ability. Once the scoring is completed
the BEYOND Team will develop a chart to illustrate the needs
of the staff and where to concentrate the training resources.
A post-assessment provides valuable data for on-going
training.
Professional Development
 A strong
foundation is critical to building anything with impact and
proper structure. That is why BEYOND has developed a
foundational training course to meet the real world needs of
classroom teachers. We embrace the ISTE standards in
everything we do. In addition the training is prescription
based using the results from the teachers assessment results.
What that means is that teachers can take only those
foundational modules that they need. As with everything we
provide, flexibility and scalability are very important. The
components of the Professional Development are:
Technology Integration
Our
Integration component covers the critical areas of lesson plan
re-creation including:
Teachers
learn the process of developing rich technology projects that
motivate and inspire students. The simplicity of this method
is that teachers do not need something “new” to do but simply
upgrade their existing lesson plans with technology. The
skill-set developed through our Integration component will
always be part of their lesson planning strategy. In
addition, teachers can collaborate and share project ideas
simply using the technology they have learned.
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Thank you guys so much for working with us, being
so flexible and patient, and understanding our economic
difficulties. We have enjoyed working with you and hope to
continue for many years. The teachers are so blessed to have
actual working computers with printers in their classrooms that
I almost didn't have to give them a raise this year! I am
working on the title I funding for the teacher training and
right now it looks like I might even have 2 or 3 more title I
students than last year! Can't wait to see our… scores on the
assessment, promise you won't laugh or use us as an
example...you will see how badly we need you!
Kathy Kotowski, Principal
Calvary Chapel Christian School
La Mesa, CA
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