HOME PROPOSAL Proposal Participants Budget Assessment Plan & Time Line PROJECT DEVELOPMENT Curriculum & Teaching Resources Needs Assessment & Survey Forms Final Report & Data Paper Presented at SITE 99 PARTNERS Ceasar Chavez Elementary School SDSU College of Education SDSU Dept. of Policy Studies in Language and Cross-Cultural Education Ruben Espinosa email: espinos2@mail.sdsu.edu Karen Cadiero-Kaplan email: kcadiero@mail.gcccd.cc.ca.us

Using Technology As a Tool in the Classroom: Making Connections Training Teachers Needs Assessment Forms San Diego State University Department of Policy Studies in Language & Cross Cultural Education Ceasar Chavez Elementary School The Corporation for Public Broadcasting ~ Ernest Boyer Next Step Grant Overview In order to assess the technology skills of the teaching staff and determine how teachers utilized technology at the beginnng of, during and at the end of the project several instruments were designed. The instruments used in this project are described below and can be viewed by clicking on the individual titles. It should be noted that these instruments were created specifically for this school site. They were designed based on the technology software, hardware, and network capabilities available at the school site. The site-based design of these tools allowed the school Technology Committee to respond directly to the specific requirments and needs of the school site. If you would like copies of any of the forms, please send requests to kcadiero@mail.gcccd.cc.ca.us Technology Use Survey This survey was given to the teachers and student teachers the first week of the school year. When teachers responded to this survey they did not have computers in their classrooms and had only one day of technology training. This survey served as a baseline to determine the overall computer expertise of the staff. Needs Assessment #1 (Pre) This assessment was completed the first month of the project to determine the goals of staff development training and workshops. Classroom Equipment Survey This was given to all classroom teachers to determine what immediate classroom needs they had during the first month of the project. Needs Assessment #2 (Post) This assessment was completed at the end of the project to assess growth and plan for training for the coming school year. Technology Staff Development Workshop Series Evaluation Form This form was utilized after each workshop to determine effectiveness and needs for future workshops.   Back to Home Page