Pennsylvania+School+for+the+Deaf



**Hopes and Dreams:** 1. We hope to come up with 3 new ideas, that we can implement, by June 2010. 2. We hope to use technology in new ways this year and go beyond what we already know. 3. We will get through the storming by December and start seeing that we can make a change in our school. 4. We will avoid "New Initiative Overload" by being "on board" with our own ideas.

**Expectations:** 1. We can have the option to work at home. 2. We will be understanding when the technology is challenging for members of our team. 3. The more time and energy we invest, the more comfortable we will become. 4. Teammates will guide and support each other. 5. Teammates will give each other feedback throughout the project process. 6. Communicating. 7. We will be empathetic about technology resources. 8. We will have positive meetings.

**Team Fellow:** Margaret Haviland **Team Leader:** Marcia Volpe
 * Team Members:**
 * Jessica Chou
 * Katie McElhenney
 * Kimberly LeClair
 * Melissa Angelucci
 * Stephanie Michniewicz

Project Info:

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Our Goal: Create an environment that could transform teachers into 21st Century Learners. ====== WIKI LINK Objectives:
 * Improving morale by creating a positive perspective on technology at PSD
 * Increasing comfort with using technology in classrooms as all levels
 * Creating an environment where people are reaching out to staff and students as resources
 * Creating an environment where staff are naturally integrating technology into their daily teaching.
 * Creating an array of professional growth opportunities including videos across topics, levels, and applications, a glossary of common terms, professional development workshops, and how to guides.
 * Using a Google form, survey the staff in mid-May to assess their comfort with, attitude towards, and skill level with the current technology at PSD.
 * Use the data
 * To inform the school-wide technology committee on decisions and priorities.
 * To guide professional growth opportunities
 * short courses, videos, workshops, coaching