"Chromebooks For Education" Professional Development Timeline

August 2014

• Provide the teachers with link to the PD blog, timeline, and materials.
• Provide teachers with Going Google: Powerful Tools for 21st Century Learning by Jared Covilli.
• Schedule 2 days per month to meet with teachers to discuss learning, problems, concerns, etc.
• Link to grant proposal, "Chromebooks For Education"
• Discuss which chapters will be read in Going Google prior to next scheduled meeting.

September 2014

• Continue to read Going Google and respond to first blog posting.
• Attend both on-site meetings for this month.
• Distribute a Google Chromebook to each reading/language arts teacher, in order to familiarize themselves and complete professional development tasks.
• View 30 Ways to Use Chromebooks in the Classroom at on-site session.

October 2014

• Select 2 lessons that utilize 2 different Google Apps on the Chromebook & post lesson designs to the PD blog.
• Attend both on-site meetings for this month and discuss how to get the most out of Google Apps in the classroom
• Guest speaker (TBA) will be at one of the on-site meetings to provide expertise on effectively using technology in the classroom.
• Distribute the remainder of Google Chromebooks for student use.

November 2014 

• Successfully implement each lesson in a separate reading/language arts class.
• Post to the blog responding to the questions about ongoing assessment and the effectiveness of your lesson as opposed to not incorporating technology.
• Schedule evening for "Open House" night, in which students will showcase their projects to their parents and family members.

December 2014

• Successfully host "Open House" with parents and students.
• Complete Professional Development Evaluation here

Materials

• Chromebooks- provided by the IRA Award for Reading & Technology Grant
• Going Google: Powerful Tools for 21st Century Learning by Jared Covilli-Donation
• Refreshments for "Open House" night-Donation