3. Goals - Falmouth Public Schools - Technology Plan - Winter 2006

Articulate specific goals, aligned with the Maine Learning Results, for using advanced technology to improve student academic achievement.

For a step-by-step action plan based on these goals, please see Section 8

Five major goals emerged from the input provided at the Falmouth Community Dialogue in October 2004:

1. Establish a culture of wellness that supports the physical, social and emotional well-being of all members of our school community.
2. Acknowledge and respect the wide range of student ability and offer diverse and appropriate learning opportunities for all.
3. Remain committed to building a supportive, professional learning community for the teaching staff.
4. Prioritize organizational needs and reallocate time accordingly.
5. Recognize and optimize the role of community resources in student learning partnerships.

Specific goals in the technology plan relate to these goals as follows:

1. Establish a culture of wellness that supports the physical, social and emotional well-being of all members of our school community.
   1. Provide teachers, parents, and students with information on safe Internet practices.
2. Acknowledge and respect the wide range of student ability and offer diverse and appropriate learning opportunities for all.
   2. Provide students with high quality technology-based student centered learning experiences that would not be possible without technology.
      See also Section 7 - Integration
      See also Section 12 - Professional Development
   3. Make informed decisions on the use of curriculum specific technology to support students in meeting standards.
      See also Section 7 - Integration - Concentration #2
   4. Use technology effectively to support and transform student learning in the research process (framing essential questions, information gathering, synthesis and presentation of information).
      See also Section 7 - Integration - Concentration #1
   5. Provide teachers and students with access to technologies that support differentiated instruction and universal design in instruction.
      (See Sections 4, 7, 8, 10, and 12)
   6. Use technology effectively to assess student learning.
      See also Section 7 - Integration - Concentration #3
      
   7. Provide students with necessary technology skills so they may use technology successfully to support learning in all areas of the curriculum.
      
   8. Provide students with the ability to work seamlessly between school and home technologies.
      See Section 10 - Steps to Increase Accessibility
3. Remain committed to building a supportive, professional learning community for the teaching staff.
   8. Provide ongoing, sustained technology professional development for teachers, administrators, technology staff, school librarians, and support staff.See Section 12 - Professional Development
      
   9. Provide teachers with the necessary professional development experiences to use technology with students.
      See Section 12 - Professional Development
4. Prioritize organizational needs and reallocate time accordingly.
   10. Use technology to assist in the process of maximizing time for student learning.
5. Recognize and optimize the role of community resources in student learning partnerships.
   11. Expand community involvement in order to build support. (See also Section 1 - Community Involvement and Section 4- Collaboration with Adult Literacy Service Providers)

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