Developing Personal Learning Networks - Action Plan

GENERAL INFORMATION

1. Name of Organization – Wadley High School

2. Project Title – Developing Personal Learning Networks

3. Project Location – Wadley High School 

4. Contact Person – Casey Gay

5. Contact Information – 105 Bailey Street Wadley, Alabama 36276

6. Project Timeline – 2014-2015 School Year

7. Amount Required - $0

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

Provide a brief overview and summary of the project. It should provide a credible statement that describes your organization and establish the significance of the project

Reflect on how your personal learning network has changed and grown during the course of this workshop. Discuss your plans for how you plan to continue to grow your learning network and how you hope to contribute to the professional learning of your administrative colleagues.

 

Throughout this course, my PLN has grown and changed immensely. I have learned about and explored many different networking tools such as, twitter, blogger, audioboo and more. I look forward to incorporating these tools in my classroom this upcoming school year.

Through on-going professional development, I look forward to growing my learning network.

This upcoming school year, I plan to introduce my kindergarteners and parents to the kindergarten blog I have created for this course. I intend on using the blog to communicate with parents, teachers and community stakeholders. My hope is that by using the blog, others will feel a sense of community and stay informed on upcoming events that take place within our classroom and our school. My desire for this blog is to open up the avenue of communication with my students and parents.

It is also a desire of mine to share the knowledge I have gained from this elearning course with my colleagues. I believe that by enabling all educators to feel a sense of achievement and community, our level of communication will be enhanced.

 

PROBLEM STATEMENT:

State the challenges identified, the rationale/need to address these challenges and the conditions to be changed by the project

One identified challenge time. There are so many requirements placed upon our teachers, being that we are a small school. Finding time to train and implement new tools will be a challenge. One that we will find a way to overcome.

PROJECT OBJECTIVES:

The objectives should describe the intended outcome of the project and should be SMART (Simple, Measurable, Accurate, Realistic and Time Bound)

Indicate how the objectives will contribute to the achievement of the project, what difference the project will make and the time frame during which this will happen.

• Teachers will be trained on the use of web 2.0 tools.
• Teachers will implement the use of a tool that they feel most confident in using.
• Parents/Stakeholders will be trained on the use of web 2.0 tools and their role in using them.
• Achievement of this project will be gained by teachers and parents working together in exploring, learning and implementing these tools
• Timeline – 2014-2015 school year

PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN:

Describe the project activities indicating how the objectives will be accomplished, what will be done, who will do it, who are the implementers, partners and beneficiaries and when it will be done. Describe how the project will be sustainable after the funding period.

This project will be introduced at our beginning of the year faculty meeting. Teachers will be trained. Parents will be introduced to the tools at our open house/PTO meeting. There will be continuous trainings throughout the school year at regular PTO meetings. Beneficiaries/partners will be teachers, parents, students and our community. This project will not require funding, just time.

PROJECT MONITORING AND EVALUATION:

Describe how you are going to monitor and evaluate the project so as to assess progress during implementation and improve the project efficiency as the project moves along.

Our teachers will decide upon a tool that best suits their teaching style and comfort zone, create their network by sharing with students and parents, and continue the use throughout the school year. We will analyze the effectiveness through  teacher/parent/student survey.

DOCUMENTATION AND SHARING RESULTS :

Describe how you are going to document the progress of your project during and after implementation. State how you will document and share your results and let others know of your purpose, methods and achievements.

We will complete a survey before, during and after implementation.

PROJECT BUDGET:

$0