Educational SWOT Plan and Goals

Specialist Degree- focus AND GOALS

Ø Online learning and Development Goals

Ø Online Learning Opportunities

Ø Technology Specialist Improvement (S.W.O.T)

My SWOT Technology Goals

My technology goals have been revised from my SWOT (Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, Threat) used to analyze a road-map to identify my personal/classroom/professional and future goals. I plan to use the tools acquired through this degree to utilize technology and develop a class offering online and distance learning for Fine Art elective classes.

Each online class will help students

  • explore and develop technology needs for students/class
  • raise self-awareness of technology goals and professional development
  • gain feedback about the way in which your students respond to your teaching styles and methods using technology
  • create an improvement plan of technology integration
  • develop ways to keep the technology integration from being threatened
  • adjust to changes in the technology integration in the future
  • Problem-solving tool
  • Planning tool

Summary/Conclusion

As technology advances, so will the need to learn new skills and in order to keep up with the new elements. Discovering new tips and ideas will be beneficial to all students and implementation of technology into the classroom. Technology can be utilized in many classes and used in all types of environments including business, educational and the entertainment media and industry. This class allowed me the opportunity to uncover new strengths, plans, goals and learning opportunities while eliminating perceived threats in my learning environment using technology. Personally, I have learned how to take full advantage of my talent and abilities using the latest web 2.0 tools. Technology integration has allowed me the opportunity to continue to teach with the latest "cutting edge" lesson ideas while personalizing student learning and developing differentiation in the theater classroom.


Ø Specialist Projects


Integrating technology into classroom instruction means more than teaching basic computer skills and software programs in a separate computer class.

Effective tech integration must happen across the curriculum in ways that research shows deepen and enhance the learning process. In particular, it must support four key components of learning: active engagement, participation in groups, frequent interaction and feedback, and connection to real-world experts. Effective technology integration is achieved when the use of technology is routine and transparent and when technology supports curricular goals.

Many people believe that technology-enabled project learning is the ne plus ultra of classroom instruction. Learning through projects while equipped with technology tools allows students to be intellectually challenged while providing them with a realistic snapshot of what the modern office looks like. Through projects, students acquire and refine their analysis and problem-solving skills as they work individually and in teams to find, process, and synthesize information they've found online.

The myriad resources of the online world also provide each classroom with more interesting, diverse, and current learning materials. The Web connects students to experts in the real world and provides numerous opportunities for expressing understanding through images, sound, and text.

New tech tools for visualizing and modeling, especially in the sciences, offer students ways to experiment and observe phenomenon and to view results in graphic ways that aid in understanding. And, as an added benefit, with technology tools and a project-learning approach, students are more likely to stay engaged and on task, reducing behavioral problems in the classroom.











Sunday, February 6, 2011

Douglass Theater Lesson Plan

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Saturday, January 2, 2010

Georgia Virtual School- Website

Georgia Virtual School is a program of the Georgia Department of Education's Office of Technology Services. The program is fully accredited and operates in partnership with Georgia parents and schools to offer high school level courses across the state.
  • Georgia Virtual has a full high school curriculum with Advanced Placement® and college prep level courses.
  • Georgia Virtual is not offering middle school courses for the 2010-2011 school year. Middle school students, with approval, may take high school level courses.
  • All Georgia Virtual courses are taught by Georgia certified, highly qualified teachers.
  • Georgia Virtual offers courses free of charge to all Georgia public school students who are taking the courses as a part of their state reported school day. A limited number of state funded seats are available to private and home school students in the state.
  • Georgia Virtual has a tuition program where students can take additional courses to further enhance their course of study or even to catch up if they have fallen behind for some reason.
In addition to offering high school level courses to students, GA Virtual School also collaborates with the GA Department of Education to offer other initiatives to Georgia public schools and students.
  • The GA Department of Education Credit Recovery Program offers public school students the opportunity to retake a course in which they were previously not successful. These courses are fully aligned with the Georgia Performance Standards and are self-paced. There is no instructor in this program.
  • Math Resources are available for students in middle school through 9th grade. These are free resources designed to supplement the classroom through remediation and enrichment.  These are self-paced resources where teachers and students self-enroll as needed.
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