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Background Info: MSAP Grant Implementation Begins
In 2010 De Anza Academy of Technology and the Arts (DATA) began it's first official year of the MSAP grant. MSAP stands for Magnet Schools Assistance Program, which is a multi-million dollar grant from the federal Department of Education Office of Innovation focused on equity and choice. DATA began the first year of rollout with teacher professional development and 1:1 netbook devices for the 6th grade class. -
Background Info: MSAP Grant Year Two
Year two of three begins at DATA. 1:1 netbook devices are rolled out for both 6th and 7th grade and professional development begins. Teachers are trained in project based learning. -
Background Info: MSAP Grant Year Three
Year three of MSAP implementation welcomes 1:1 devices for all three grade levels: 6th, 7th, and 8th grade. Professional development continues to include Visible Thinking Strategies (VTS) and time for Project Based Learning (PBL) planning in grade level teams. -
Background Info: Full MSAP Implementation Continues
Year four of MSAP begins. Funds available are funds that are left from the initial implementation years. The school gains a new principal and assistant principal, with renewed focus on sustainability and encouraging teachers to take risks with innovation and technology. -
Evaluate: Personalized Learning TODAY
Today we have a spectrum of implementation of personalized learning on our campus. Some teachers are fully implemented, having students teaching the class through technologies such as Kahoot, Google Classroom, Edmodo, and so much more! Some teachers are doing what is comfortable for them - mostly assignments through a platform such as Google classroom. A few teachers continue to teach traditionally. -
Plan: STEP ONE - Survey Staff
Step one is to survey and evaluate staff. I what ways are teachers personalizing learning in their classroom? What tools are being used? What mindset are our teachers and students experiencing? The DATA administration team will look at survey findings over the summer in order to plan professional development for the following school year. -
Plan: STEP TWO - plan summer professional development
Plan professional development based on teacher survey feedback. Recruit teachers that are ready and willing to be mentors for the staff and tailor professional development to those strengths and desires of the current adopters. Plan for barriers to learning in addition to building on strengths. -
Plan: STEP THREE - Summer Professional Development
Teachers experience professional development in the area of personalized learning, including hands-on practice and support for adult learners during buy-back in-service days. -
Evaluate
Administration creates walk through observation tool with department heads in order to give non-evaluatory feedback for technology integration.
