The West Virginia Special Education Technology Integration Specialist (SETIS) Program: 2011-2012 Evaluation Report
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| contents | The West Virginia Special Education Technology Integration Specialist (SETIS) Program: 2011-2012 Evaluation Report Stohr, Amber Special Education Educational Technology Technology Uses in Education Technology Integration Specialists Professional Development Technological Literacy Program Implementation Special Education Teachers Mentors Coaching (Performance) Capacity Building Teacher Competencies Administrator Qualifications Barriers Program Effectiveness Public Schools Preschool Education Elementary Secondary Education The Special Education Technology Integration Specialist (SETIS) program was created through an expansion of the Technology Integration Specialist (TIS) program. The original TIS program was designed to provide and coordinate professional development activities for all teachers and administrators on a school-level basis to assist them in becoming proficient in the use of 21st Century Technology Tools--a key component of Teach 21. The TIS is an individual who models, coaches, and mentors teachers in using statewide technology resources to meet West Virginia's content standards and objectives. The TIS also assists in the implementation of county and school technology plans, and in the use of other county and school software applications. The West Virginia Department of Education piloted the TIS program through Part D of Title II technology funds provided by the United States Department of Education. The program has now been expanded to include library media specialists, special educators, Title I teachers, career and technical education teachers, and county- and school-based TISs who are supported through local county funds. Special educators were brought into the TIS program in April 2006; they are referred to as "special education technology integration specialists," or "SETISs." In 2011-2012, its 7th year, the program trained 16 special educators as models, coaches, and mentors of technology integration at schools and within classrooms. This study examines SETIS program implementation, use, and impact across three key stakeholder groups: SETIS, teacher colleagues, and school administrators. Drawn from the TIS evaluation plan, the SETIS program adopted five overarching evaluation questions: (1) To what extent does the TIS program build the capacity of participating TISs to plan and facilitate (a) teaching and learning, (b) information access and delivery, and (c) program administration? (2) To what extent do TISs encounter barriers to successful program implementation (e.g., financial, temporal, relational, etc.)? (3) To what extent is the level of technology integration in TIS schools positively impacted through participation in the program? (4) In what ways have school administrators and teachers leveraged the TIS and the resources provided by the TIS? and (5) What impact has the TIS program had on students' technology literacy in participating schools? |
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| spellingShingle | The West Virginia Special Education Technology Integration Specialist (SETIS) Program: 2011-2012 Evaluation Report Stohr, Amber Special Education Educational Technology Technology Uses in Education Technology Integration Specialists Professional Development Technological Literacy Program Implementation Special Education Teachers Mentors Coaching (Performance) Capacity Building Teacher Competencies Administrator Qualifications Barriers Program Effectiveness Public Schools Preschool Education Elementary Secondary Education The West Virginia Special Education Technology Integration Specialist (SETIS) Program: 2011-2012 Evaluation Report Stohr, Amber Special Education Educational Technology Technology Uses in Education Technology Integration Specialists Professional Development Technological Literacy Program Implementation Special Education Teachers Mentors Coaching (Performance) Capacity Building Teacher Competencies Administrator Qualifications Barriers Program Effectiveness Public Schools Preschool Education Elementary Secondary Education The Special Education Technology Integration Specialist (SETIS) program was created through an expansion of the Technology Integration Specialist (TIS) program. The original TIS program was designed to provide and coordinate professional development activities for all teachers and administrators on a school-level basis to assist them in becoming proficient in the use of 21st Century Technology Tools--a key component of Teach 21. The TIS is an individual who models, coaches, and mentors teachers in using statewide technology resources to meet West Virginia's content standards and objectives. The TIS also assists in the implementation of county and school technology plans, and in the use of other county and school software applications. The West Virginia Department of Education piloted the TIS program through Part D of Title II technology funds provided by the United States Department of Education. The program has now been expanded to include library media specialists, special educators, Title I teachers, career and technical education teachers, and county- and school-based TISs who are supported through local county funds. Special educators were brought into the TIS program in April 2006; they are referred to as "special education technology integration specialists," or "SETISs." In 2011-2012, its 7th year, the program trained 16 special educators as models, coaches, and mentors of technology integration at schools and within classrooms. This study examines SETIS program implementation, use, and impact across three key stakeholder groups: SETIS, teacher colleagues, and school administrators. Drawn from the TIS evaluation plan, the SETIS program adopted five overarching evaluation questions: (1) To what extent does the TIS program build the capacity of participating TISs to plan and facilitate (a) teaching and learning, (b) information access and delivery, and (c) program administration? (2) To what extent do TISs encounter barriers to successful program implementation (e.g., financial, temporal, relational, etc.)? (3) To what extent is the level of technology integration in TIS schools positively impacted through participation in the program? (4) In what ways have school administrators and teachers leveraged the TIS and the resources provided by the TIS? and (5) What impact has the TIS program had on students' technology literacy in participating schools? |
| title | The West Virginia Special Education Technology Integration Specialist (SETIS) Program: 2011-2012 Evaluation Report |
| topic | Special Education Educational Technology Technology Uses in Education Technology Integration Specialists Professional Development Technological Literacy Program Implementation Special Education Teachers Mentors Coaching (Performance) Capacity Building Teacher Competencies Administrator Qualifications Barriers Program Effectiveness Public Schools Preschool Education Elementary Secondary Education |
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