EdTech Learning Pathways

These are recommended, individualized pathways to technology integration success.  Take the Technology Readiness Survey to find which learning pathway is right for you.  Then, join us on the road to technology integration and leadership success!

Take the Survey 

Figure out where you should start by taking the Technology Readiness Survey.  This survey is designed to deliver you immediate, individualized results you can use to guide your PD and PGP decisions.   

Find Your Path

Check our EdTech Learning Pathways to see which one(s) apply to you.  This will assure you take courses that directly support your position and context whether you are a teacher, administrator, or central office employee.

Individualized PD

Pair your Technology Readiness Survey results with your recommended pathways to bypass courses you have already mastered and start learning from a point tailored to meet your learning needs. 
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STEP ONE - TAKE THE SURVEY

We have a diverse population of over 4,000 employees in EBRPSS.  Each individual is distinct in terms of technology skill sets and competency.  With an increasingly digital world and growing online testing, digital literacy has never been more crucial in education.  This survey is designed to help each of our unique employees identify their technology readiness strengths and weaknesses and put them on an individualized path to success.  

STEP TWO - UNDERSTANDING YOUR RESULTS

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Introductory (0 - 81%) Entry Level
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Mastery (88% - 91%) Met Expectations
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Approaching Basic (82% - 84%) Partially Met Expectations

Where do your results place you?

Now that you know your Technology Readiness Survey results, divide the number correct by the total number of questions to determine your percentage.  Use that percentage and this graphic to identify your benchmark level.
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Basic (85% - 87%) Approached Expectations
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Advanced (92% - 100%) Exceeded Expectations

STEP THREE - IDENTIFY YOUR PATHWAY(S)


Click the title that best describes your position and context to learn what pathways apply to you
None of these describe you perfectly?  Interested in promotion?  No problem!  These are designed to be flexible.  Combine pathways or complete your assigned ones and begin working on the pathways for the position you want.  

STEP FOUR - CREATE YOUR PLAN

Now that you have your Technology Readiness Survey results and your recommended pathways it is time to make your individualized plan.  There are several strategies you may consider using depending on your goals recommended below.  Once you pick a strategy and build you plan use it to inform your Professional Growth Plan.   

Look Behind and Ahead

If you feel your Technology Readiness Survey results may have placed you higher than you feel you may truly be feel free to dip down into a lower benchmark level to take some introductory courses

Look for Overlaps

Look for any overlapping courses in your recommended benchmark level for your required pathways and focus your efforts on those in order to make progress in multiple pathways at the same time

Prioritize Your Paths

Prioritize your pathways in terms of which you need the most training in until you achieve equal benchmark levels in all your pathways and then switch to the "divide your time equally" strategy

Divide Your Time Equally

Divide your professional learning time equally between all the applicable pathways to you so you progress at the same rate in all categories

STILL NOT SURE?

Check out some examples below  

Mark Jones

Meet Principal Jones.  He is an elementary school principal. His Technology Readiness Survey results placed him at a Basic level.  He visited our pathways and found that, because he is an administrator at a 1:1 school, there were 6 EdTech Learning Pathways that applied to his job and school context. Rather than get overwhelmed, he carefully reviewed the list of required pathways and made a list of the required introductory courses as well as the recommended basic level courses for all the pathways.  He found that there were several courses that were listed for multiple pathways and quickly eliminated the repeats.  Now he has a short list of courses he needs to complete this school year.  Mark decides that, with his workload as a principal, he can commit to completing one course per month.  So, he selects 9 courses and writes them into his Professional Growth Plan as his individualized EdTech Learning Pathway.  Now that Mr. Jones sees the value in this process he wants his whole faculty to participate.  He already knows that there is a wide gap in technology competence on his campus and sees how the Technology Readiness Survey and EdTech Learning Pathways can be a powerful tool to move his whole faculty forward and better meet the needs of his students.  Furthermore, he has been undecided about who to select to be his Site Technology Facilitator and he knows the data from the survey will help him to make an informed decision to put the most qualifies person in that position as possible.        

Janet Brown

Meet Ms. Brown.  She is the School Secretary for a bustling high school.  She is often applauded for her attention to detail and efficiency at her job.  The 9th graders at her school are receiving Chromebooks this year and she has been hearing rumors about our district going Google.  In fact, she has heard that G Suite can make her workflow even more efficient.  So, Ms. Brown takes our Technology Readiness Survey and scores a Basic.  She found that many of her previous skills crossed over into a Google environment and helped her to rank higher than expected.  She eagerly takes a look at the 2 pathways recommended for her and is excited to see there is a pathway specifically for office workers!  This means she does not have to wade through a bunch of education jargon to get the exact skills she needs.  She locates the courses recommended for the Basic level and sees many products mentioned she is unfamiliar with.  Though she was impressed with her results, she is a little unsure about skipping so many lower level courses.  She decides that for Apps she has never heard of she will take the Approaching Basic courses voluntarily just to be sure she has not missed anything.      ​

Linda Miller

Meet Mrs. Miller.  With almost 15 years in the classroom, she is a veteran teacher.  When she started teaching the only technology she really needed to know was how to use her email account.  Now it seems technology is an ever-increasing part of her daily job and she is struggling to keep up.  She takes our Technology Readiness Survey and is placed in the Introduction level.  Luckily she teaches 11th grade ELA, so she is not yet in a 1:1 Chromebook classroom environment. However, she knows it is very likely she will be in the near future and knows that her students already need opportunities to use technology for learning.  Ms. Miller is glad there is now a clear path to preparedness and success for her so she will be ready to be a digital teacher.  So, she takes a look at the 4 pathways for teachers outside the 1:1 and decides to work on them all simultaneously to progress in all of them at the same rate.  Since she is a veteran teacher and highly motivated Ms. Miller knows she can handle completing 2 courses a month. So, she looks at the pathways that apply to her and selects one course from each to complete each month.  She then writes this plan into her Professional Growth Plan and is excited to see that, by the end of the school year, she can expect to be working on some of the Basic courses for her pathways.  

Casey Rodriguez

Meet Mr. Rodriguez.  He is a bright-eyed and passionate new middle school teacher with a penchant for technology.  He has been using G Suite Apps to manage his personal life for several years.  Because of Mr. Rodriguez's familiarity with Google Apps, he is excited to hear that his students will all have Chromebooks.  He cannot wait to start his teaching career in the 1:1 environment of his dreams.  He takes our Technology Readiness Survey and is placed in the Mastery category.  When he looks at the Mastery level courses in his recommended EdTech Learning Pathways he sees some familiar products, but is excited about the possibility to learn some new tricks.  However, he is a fast learner and decides to also take a look at some of the Advanced coursework and options just to see what else there is.  He quickly decides he wants to be in the Advanced group by the end of his first semester of teaching.  So, he uses the recommended courses in his EdTech Learning Pathways to draft a Professional Growth Plan that meets his goals.  Meanwhile, his principal notices Mr. Rodriguez's high survey results and earmarks him as a potential technology leader on her campus.     

READY TO GET STARTED ON YOUR PLAN?

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