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Teachers will receive their laptops on the first day of our Summer Retreat.
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Administrators and classified staff will be trained on using the ParentSquare communication system via a webinar.
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We will introduce teachers to the digital resources we will be using as a school. We will focus on CK-12 resources.
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This time will be set aside for teachers to find models of digital assignments and practice creating them for use in their classrooms.
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Our summer orientation will allow us to explain and distribute student handbooks, which will include our Technology Use Agreement.
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Our second summer PD week will include time for teachers to get trained on IlluminateEd (our chosen SIS) and ParentSquare.
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Once the classrooms are built and technology is installed, we will have an orientation for our teachers that is activity-based to get them comfortable using the technology.
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The students will receive their chromebooks on the second day of school.
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The third day of school will have time set aside for students to learn how Google Classroom and GoogleDocs works via hands-on learning.
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We will have an in-person parent training on our SIS and ParentSquare. The materials from the training will be uploaded to our website for those who were unable to attend.
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Administrators will conduct walkthroughs in September with the idea of looking at how technology is being used in the classrooms.
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October will be a time for teachers to conduct peer observations focused on technology use in classrooms.
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On October 20th we will have a pupil free day for professional development. Part of that day will include teacher-led sessions on best practices for using technology for instruction.
