Swot Template Thomason
Swot Template Thomason
ISTE Definition: Use of information and communication technology (ICT) to facilitate engaging approaches to learning.
Guiding Questions:
● How is technology being used in our school? How frequently is it being used? By whom? For what purposes?
● To what extent is student technology use targeted toward student achievement of the Georgia Learning Standards (GPSs,
CCSs)?
● To what extent is student technology use aligned to research-based, best practices that are most likely to support student
engagement, deep understanding of content, and transfer of knowledge? Is day-to-day instruction aligned to research-based
best practices?
Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats
Teachers, students, and Our county follows Computer labs are available Technology is not being used
administration use technology Bookworms for reading for teachers to sign up two due to Bookworms reading
every day. Teachers use a instruction which does not days a week but due to time program which uses up 3 hours
SmartBoard to project lessons allow for technology constraints and curriculum of the school day.
and administration uses it to integration. they do not go.
project during staff meetings. Every grade level has different
Students use it to enhance Our county is not 1 to 1 and Technology classes are amounts of technology in
whole group lessons. teachers must share 3 available for teachers to classrooms due to budget. K-2
computer labs with the entire participate in but do sign up has 6 laptops and 2 desktops to
Teachers and administrators school. due to many demands of the complete IRead daily, 3-5 has
also observe data that students job. two desktops and must share a
take on the Reading and Math Teachers often use computer laptop cart.
Inventory. Students take the lab time to let student’s ‘play’
Reading and Math Inventory and not teach standards/
six times throughout the year. lessons.
Summary of Results/Conclusions:
Dugan Elementary School has the means with technology resources to implement technology-based lessons at least two days a
week. However, many teachers do not utilize due to not understanding the basics of technology. Teachers collect data six times
throughout the year with the reading and math inventory and analyze results. In grades K-2 they use Iread daily for 15 minutes for
all students to enhance phonics skills. However, in grades 3-5 System 44 and Read 180 is for students who are below grade level in
fluency and comprehension. Dugan has no technology requirements as a school and teachers are not motivated to learn research-
based technology practices. As a whole time, constraints are the biggest weakness for our school due to the Bookworms reading
curriculum. Teachers must follow a script for three segments of the day which only leads technology to be integrated into math
instruction.
Dugan is collecting data from all grade levels to track and monitor students throughout the year. Technology should be used to
differentiate for all students during the times of reading and math needs based instruction time for at least 15 minutes daily. We
should be “using technology to create, adapt, a personalize learning experiences that can foster independent learning and
accommodate learning differences and needs.” (ITSE 2017) K-2 is already doing this during reading NBI but the upper grades are
only for students below grade level. Our county has purchased Education Galaxy and can be used to differentiate for reading and
math NBI for grades 3-5. K-2 should also implement Education Galaxy into their math NBI rotations. This would allow technology
integration to happen daily and
Supporting Sources:
ITEC 7410/EDL 7105 SWOT Analysis Template for Assessment of Eight ISTE Essential Conditions
Sheninger, E. C. (2019). Digital leadership: changing paradigms for changing times. A joint publication of Corwin ICLE.
ISTE Definition: Proactive leadership in developing a shared vision for educational technology among school personnel, students,
parents, and the community.
Guiding Questions:
● Is there an official vision for technology use in the district/school? Is it aligned to research-best practices? Is it aligned to
state and national visions? Are teachers, administrators, parents, students, and other community members aware of the
vision?
● To what extent do teachers, administrators, parents, students, and other community members have a vision for how
technology can be used to enhance student learning? What do they believe about technology and what types of technology
uses we should encourage in the future? Are their visions similar or different? To what extent are their beliefs about these
ideal, preferred technology uses in the future aligned to research and best practice?
● To what extent do educators view technology as critical for improving student achievement of the GPS/CCSs? To preparing
tomorrow’s workforce? For motivating digital-age learners?
● What strategies have been deployed to date to create a research-based shared vision?
● What needs to be done to achieve broad-scale adoption of a research-based vision for technology use that is likely to lead to
improved student achievement?
Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats
Professional learning through Educators are aware of the Technology help is only
Paulding County has provided the use of technology is technology vision and plan, but available two days a week
a vision for technology for the provide to 1-2 teachers for the students and parents are not because they are split between
district. The vision states, “The entire school. Often teachers made aware. multiple schools.
technology mission of the who attend do not share out the
Paulding County School information that they learned. Grade levels plan together and Devices are not updated
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Summary of Results/Conclusions:
According to the ISTE diagnostic tool, we are still in the beginning stages of the Shared Vision process. Paulding County has a
vision for technology, but it is not shared out with parents and teachers/parents have very little input. Professional learning is
provided to each school but can only send 1-2 teachers. Often the information is either not shared or not shared out accurately. The
county purchases 3 programs that are consistent throughout the county. However, it is each school’s choice to purchase extra
programs. This is unfair because some schools have different funding which does not create an equal instruction. The county
provides paper/pencil formative and summative assessments for the county to use. Due to changing curriculum this is not always
updated. Our county has changed reading and writing programs over the course of five years and resources have not been updated.
The technology that the county does have is not taken care of appropriately. Technology help is split between schools and when the
visit is based on the priority use.
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I would recommend that every school purchase the same programs to be consistent school wide. Also, making sure that the devices
are split up equally throughout the county, so every student has a fair chance at an education. I would also suggest that
parents/teachers have an input into the vision and technology plan. This would help “Establish a learning culture that promotes
curiosity and critical examination of online resources and fosters digital literacy and media fluency,” (ITSE 2017).
Supporting Sources:
ISTE Standards for Coaches (2011). Retrieved from https://www.iste.org/standards/for-coaches
ISTE Definition: A systematic plan aligned with a shared vision for school effectiveness and student learning through the infusion
of ICT and digital learning resources.
Guiding Questions:
● Is there an adequate plan to guide technology use in your school? (either at the district or school level? Integrated into
SIP?)
● What should be done to strengthen planning?
● In what ways does your school address the needs of diverse populations in the school or district to include how race,
gender, socio-economic, and geographic diversity giving consideration to how these factors commonly affect K-12
students’ access to school and beyond-school access to high-speed Internet, modern computing devices, software,
knowledgeable technology mentors, culturally-relevant digital content, and other affordances critical to technology literacy
acquisition.
Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats
Computer Labs available on Dugan does not currently have Technology is encouraged to
every hallway for two grade a technology plan promote intervention for RTI Computer programs that are
levels to share weekly purposes through several purchased cannot be used at
Dugan has no clear guidelines different programs home due to lack of
Computer Carts provided to on expectations of technology technology
grades 3rd -5th with thirty integration System 44
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Dugan Elementary school needs a clear plan of action for technology integration. Teachers need guidance on what is expected daily
from both teachers and students. Finally, I will become an “advocate for equitable access to educational technology, digital content,
and learning opportunities to meet the diverse needs of all students” (ITSE 2017) by providing computers for checkout to
parents/students who are low socio-economic to continue learning at home. I will also encourage administrators to allow parents to
access computer lab at school after hours through parent sign ups.
Supporting Sources:
ISTE Standards for Coaches (2011). Retrieved from https://www.iste.org/standards/for-coaches
Sheninger, E. C. (2019). Digital leadership: changing paradigms for changing times. A joint publication of Corwin ICLE.
ESSENTIAL CONDITION FOUR: Equitable Access (Specifically Low SES and gender groups)
ISTE Definition: Robust and reliable access to current and emerging technologies and digital resources.
Guiding Questions:
● To what extent do students, teachers, administrators, and parents have access to computers and digital resources necessary
to support engaging, standards-based, student-centered learning?
● To what extent is technology arrange/distributed to maximize access for engaging, standards-based, student-centered
learning?
● What tools are needed and why?
● To what extent are strategies needed to address equity issues among Low SES and gender groups? What are examples of
strategies that would benefit your school/district? (required)
● Do students/parents/community need/have beyond school access to support the shared vision for learning?
Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats
Education Galaxy is a great Multiple tools are available on No strategies are in place to
Parents, students, and the tool for students to use to close the county intranet page for address the low socio
community have access to the the learning gap but often teachers to use. These economic and gender groups.
Intranet resources at home students do not like to use it applications include:
through the county website and teachers do not know how Canvas African American males have
to set up assignments Stem Scopes been found to have the most
Homework is provided EverFi disconnect in our school
through Canvas our LMS Education Galaxy does not Discovery Ed district and no interventions
program provide all standards and other One Drive have been established to
intervention tools should also Star Fall bridge this gap.
County provides digital be used
resources to use when Students have access to Clever
planning to easily sign in and access
programs
Education Galaxy is used to
address differentiated learning
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needs at home
Summary of Results/Conclusions:
Paulding County has access to resources at home and school for both parents, students, and teachers. However, parents are often not
aware how to access it. Education Galaxy is used to differentiate learning at home/school. However, it does not have every standard
and only covers reading and math. Also, teachers are unsure of how to use it because it is new this year and very minimal training
has been provided. Two grade levels in our school have 0% of students accessing Education Galaxy. Parents often think that
students are not learning because it looks like a game. Therefore, they do not want their child to participate on Education Galaxy.
The county provides multiple applications but often get overlooked due to very little guidance on how to access and use. Currently,
there are on strategies in place to address the low socio economic and gender groups.
I would recommend the county to send out more information on the resources available online rather than just having them search.
Parents would be more apt to continue learning at home with the right resources. I would also have parent resource sheets available
to send home monthly so parents could see the benefits in using the programs at home. If students have access to the programs at
home then teachers could, “design authentic learning activities that align with content area standards and use digital tools and
resources to maximize active, deep learning experience,” (ITSE 2017).
Supporting Sources:
ISTE Standards for Coaches (2011). Retrieved from https://www.iste.org/standards/for-coaches
ISTE Definition: Educators and support staff skilled in the use of ICT appropriate for their job responsibilities.
Guiding Questions:
● To what extent are educators and support staff skilled in the use of technology appropriate for their job responsibilities?
● What do they currently know and are able to do?
● What are knowledge and skills do they need to acquire?
(Note: No need to discuss professional learning here. Discuss knowledge and skills. This is your needs assessment for
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professional learning. The essential conditions focus on “personnel,” which includes administrators, staff, technology specialists,
and teachers. However, in this limited project, you may be wise to focus primarily or even solely on teachers; although you may
choose to address the proficiency of other educators/staff IF the need is critical. You must include an assessment of teacher
proficiencies.)
Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats
Teachers can use One Drive Scripted curriculum limits Dugan has staff meetings All teachers are different with
and can navigate Microsoft technology integration every two months and it would their level of technology use
based programs with ease be a great time to share
Teachers lack training on technology resources Hard to integrate due to
Navigate the basics in Canvas programs and lack devices to scripted curriculum in reading
and can plan lessons for implement the training The county has technology
students who are quarantined representatives who are
or when shifting to digital Training is at the end of the available for training when
learning days day and teachers do not retain scheduled
information
Teachers can set up
classrooms in technology
resources such as Prodigy and
Freckle for students to begin
learning
Summary of Results/Conclusions:
The hardest hurdle to overcome is the lack of technology use in classrooms due to the scripted curriculum in reading which takes up
three hours of the school day. Dugan also has many veteran teachers who are nearing retirement age and less than 2% of new
teachers who have graduated in the last five years. Veteran teachers lack the ability to navigate simple computer programs due to
lack of training and do not know how to solve technology issues when they arise. Teachers at Dugan are able to set up classrooms
on computer programs but are often times stuck on what to do after that. Very little training has been provided with showing
teachers what to do.
I would like school wide training at least once a month on the technology resources for educators and parents. Training could be
during specials time and not during the end of the day when teachers are tired and ready to go home. Also, having training where
teachers are also working with technology as trainer leads would be great because visual learners need to see it is being spoken
about. Teachers need the same training school wide to be on the same level of skill when it comes to implementing technology. By
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conducing training this way, teachers are able to “explore and apply instructional design principles to create innovative digital
learning environments that engage and support learning.” (ITSE 2017)
Supporting Sources:
ISTE Definition: Technology-related professional learning plans and opportunities with dedicated time to practice and share ideas.
Guiding Questions:
● What professional learning opportunities are available to educators? Are they well-attended? Why or why not?
● Are the current professional learning opportunities matched to the knowledge and skills educators need to acquire? (see
Skilled Personnel)
● Do professional learning opportunities reflect the national standards for professional learning (NSDC/Learning Forward)?
● Do educators have both formal and informal opportunities to learn?
● Is technology-related professional learning integrated into all professional learning opportunities or isolated as a separate
topic?
● How must professional learning improve/change in order to achieve the shared vision?
Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats
Technology professional Most educators are not trained Professional learning is Teachers are not being
learning is available in the because one to two teachers available through Infinite adequately trained
following ways: are allowed to attend and then Campus
Tech Eds redelivery is often not Ever changing technology is
Technology Star happening hard to keep up with
Canvas Champions
TLC Champions Administration typically picks
Program based training teachers who do well with
PL through digital technology which makes the
videos provided training pointless
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Summary of Results/Conclusions:
Paulding County has many opportunities for professional learning. However, limited number of teachers can attend. Often, when
teachers attend, they do not report back what they learned. The administration typically picks the teachers who attend and pick
teachers who are fluent with technology. Often the teachers who attend the training are already aware and feel they do not need to
share with staff members. Professional learning is available through Infinite Campus that teachers can sign up for on their own
time. However, teacher’s workload does not allow them to attend. Technology is ever changing, and it is hard for teachers to keep
up.
One recommendation is for teachers to volunteer to sign up for professional learning. This would allow teachers who really
want/need to attend have the opportunity and not just the same teachers each year. I also feel that placing professional learning
online for teachers to view during planning time would also benefit teachers because they can work at their own pace. Teachers
who participate in professional learning should be reflected on TKES to hold teachers accountable. “Research by the U.S.
Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences concluded that student achievement can improve by as much as 21
percentile points as a result of teachers’ participation in well-designed professional development programs” (Allensworth,
Sebastian, & Gordon 2020).
Supporting Sources:
ISTE Standards for Coaches (2011). Retrieved from https://www.iste.org/standards/for-coaches
ITEC 7410/EDL 7105 SWOT Analysis Template for Assessment of Eight ISTE Essential Conditions
Allensworth, E., Sebastian, J., & Gordon, M. (2020). Principal Leadership Practices, Organizational Improvement, and Student
Achievement. Exploring Principal Development and Teacher Outcomes, 189–204. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429356247-13
ISTE Definition: Consistent and reliable assistance for maintaining, renewing, and using ICT and digital resources.
Guiding Questions:
● To what extent is available equipment operable and reliable for instruction?
● Is there tech assistance available for technical issues when they arise? How responsive is tech support? Are current “down
time” averages acceptable?
● Is tech support knowledgeable? What training might they need?
● In addition to break/fix issues, are support staff available to help with instructional issues when teachers try to use
technology in the classroom?
Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats
Computer Labs available on Teachers do not have access to Tech support is available and County WIFI is not consistent
every hallway for two grade fix basis troubleshooting issues knows how to fix issues that and the broadband is not large
levels to share weekly due to strict firewalls in place arise but he is often very busy enough to support two large
that teachers do not have and takes a while to get to the schools beside each other
Computer Carts provided to access to issue
grades 3rd -5th with thirty Devices are not updated
devices a piece for Devices are left inoperable for Computer labs are sitting
instructional purposes days due to the technology unused due to planning
support personal being constraints and curriculum
Six laptops provided to K-2 unavailable due to being split
grade levels for everyday use between multiple schools
Summary of Results/Conclusions:
At Dugan we are still working towards our technology usage, but we do have technology devices that are available to use every
day. However, when technology issues arise, they are often left unused for over a week due to the technology specialist being split
between multiple schools. The county has WIFI and it is very unreliable which causes teachers to not want to use laptops due to
connection issues. Dugan sits right next to a high school and the broadband is not large enough to support both schools. Teachers do
not have access to fix devices due to password controls. Many of the devices at Dugan are not updated regularly which causes
issues with the programs the county has purchased.
The county needs to hire a technology specialist per each school to help when issues arise. Also, training with the technology
specialist is needed to keep them up to date on how to fix issues that happen with the devices. A larger broadband is needed for
schools sharing campuses with each other. Teachers should also be allowed to fix small issues that happen throughout the day
instead of asking the technology specialist for help.
Supporting Sources:
ISTE Standards for Coaches (2011). Retrieved from https://www.iste.org/standards/for-coaches
Summary of Results/Conclusions:
Implementing technology into lessons is meaningful and engaging to students. However, due to lack of equipment and training it is
often not used. The county has a technology plan, but it is not shared out with teachers or parents, it is just available online.
Administration at Dugan is not aware of the ISTE standards and therefore, teachers are not aware. If it is not a standard that we are
assessing on, administration often looks away from it. Lack of technology at home hinders student’s continuation of learning at
home. Teachers are encouraged to assign online homework to promote digital literacy. Often parents complain because they do
want their child on a computer to limit screen time.
I would recommend integrating ISTE standards into curriculum and ways to tie them into Georgia standards. As a technology
coach, I will make administrators aware that we are doing a disservice to students by not teaching the technology standards to
students when other counties do. If a student moved into a county with digital literacy students would be significantly behind. I feel
that if administrators share with teachers the standards, teachers can begin teaching and implementing. Parents should also be made
aware of the standards to encourage digital learning at home. Teachers will need to “create learning opportunities that challenge
students to use a design process and computational thinking to innovate and solve problems.” (ITSE 2017). Students must be
assigned technology to take home, so all students have an equal opportunity for learning.
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Supporting Sources:
References
Allensworth, E., Sebastian, J., & Gordon, M. (2020). Principal Leadership Practices, Organizational Improvement, and Student
Achievement. Exploring Principal Development and Teacher Outcomes, 189–204. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429356247-13
https://www.paulding.k12.ga.us/cms/lib/GA01903603/Centricity/Domain/207/PCSD_Technology_Plan_2018_final.pdf
https://id.iste.org/connected/standards/lead-transform/diagnostic-tool/results
Sheninger, E. C. (2019). Digital leadership: changing paradigms for changing times. A joint publication of Corwin ICLE.