The second component of Roosevelt Union Free School District’s three-component approach to technology integration is a comprehensive professional development program that develops both technology and pedagogy skills. Both sets of skills are necessary for a teacher to successfully impact student achievement through the integration of technology

Pedagogy Skills

Technology Coordinator/Department

The Technology Department will work closely with the Office of Curriculum and Instruction to organize teams of teachers to develop technology-rich lessons through a formal process of Project-Based planning. Each school will have representation on these district level teams. The Technology Coordinator/Department along with a consulting specialist will facilitate the process. During the planning/writing, participants will come to know the theory and process; and spend a majority of their time actually developing project plans that meet the needs of their curriculum and integrate technology. The project plans which consist of multiple lessons will be created in an online lesson builder and will be available for teachers across the district to access and use once completed and approved. As a result of this curriculum planning/writing, teachers will:

1. learn about and experience project-based planning
2. explore various possibilities for integrating technology
3. create Project plans that integrate technology
4. learn the technology necessary to facilitate the project plans they have created.