Just in case you are new to STEP I'd like to give you a little background...
STEP stands for Sharing Technology with Educators Program. The goal of STEP is to support students achievement and to assist administrators and school-based teams of teachers with integrating technology into instruction. During the first year of the program school based teams of teachers and one administrator received training on using technology for instruction and productivity in the school house. A total of 29 schools participated and over 160 individuals (teachers and administrators) were trained. As part of the program, each participant received a document camera, digital camera and a digital video camera. The training spanned an entire school year and ended with a culminating Gallery Walk held at Bowie State University on June 2nd 2008.
The Training Plan:
Participants were trained how to use all of the equipment listed above. Once everyone got familiar with the equipment teachers learned how to use these tools for instruction. Teachers and Principals learned how to create digital stories using Photostory 3, Windows Moviemaker, iPhoto, and iMovie. Additionally school teams chose one of the following training modules; Kidspiration/Inspiration, Midi Keyboard (hardware was included), Discovery Education Streaming, and Using Internet Resources.
A core group of Instructional Technology Trainers from Regional and Central Offices, trained these teams using the Train-the-Trainer method. Believe me, there was lots of fun to be had by all!
Teachers had the opportunity to use their new equipment in technology integration skills to motivate and teach their students. For our Gallery Walk Ceremony, participants posted their projects to a wiki .
STEP stands for Sharing Technology with Educators Program. The goal of STEP is to support students achievement and to assist administrators and school-based teams of teachers with integrating technology into instruction. During the first year of the program school based teams of teachers and one administrator received training on using technology for instruction and productivity in the school house. A total of 29 schools participated and over 160 individuals (teachers and administrators) were trained. As part of the program, each participant received a document camera, digital camera and a digital video camera. The training spanned an entire school year and ended with a culminating Gallery Walk held at Bowie State University on June 2nd 2008.
The Training Plan:
Participants were trained how to use all of the equipment listed above. Once everyone got familiar with the equipment teachers learned how to use these tools for instruction. Teachers and Principals learned how to create digital stories using Photostory 3, Windows Moviemaker, iPhoto, and iMovie. Additionally school teams chose one of the following training modules; Kidspiration/Inspiration, Midi Keyboard (hardware was included), Discovery Education Streaming, and Using Internet Resources.
A core group of Instructional Technology Trainers from Regional and Central Offices, trained these teams using the Train-the-Trainer method. Believe me, there was lots of fun to be had by all!
Teachers had the opportunity to use their new equipment in technology integration skills to motivate and teach their students. For our Gallery Walk Ceremony, participants posted their projects to a wiki .
STEP 2008-2009
This year, we have added a Web 2.o focus to the STEP initiative. This year we have added wikis, blogging and podcasting to the program. The Technology Training Team, again including Central Office and Zone office educators are learning and teaching teachers to use 21st Century tools to teach the digital natives in our classrooms. Keep watching this blog to get updates on the progress of our program.
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