A BEST PRACTICES PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DOCUMENT

to support the implementation of the Information and Communication Technology Program of Studies from September 2000 to June 2003 and for use in Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT) Institutes developed and offered through the Alberta Regional Consortia.

SCOPE AND SEQUENCE DOCUMENT

Kindergarten to Grade 12

Sample Correlation of Information and Communication Technology Program of Studies

and Common Curriculum

Developed by Mary-Lee Judah

under contract to the

Edmonton Regional Consortium

This work arises is based on Teaching and Learning with Technology:

Professional Development for Alberta Teachers, March 1998.

Edmonton Regional Consortium acknowledges the funding support of Alberta Learning that helped to make this project possible.

This document is located at www.tlt.ab.ca the Alberta Regional Consortia website which hosts over 300 Units of Practice developed since 1998 by practicing Alberta teachers in Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT) Institutes across Alberta.

The basis of this Scope and Sequence is the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Program of Studies and the Programs of Study for social studies, language arts, science and mathematics. The document offers sample ways to integrate technology in four core curricula. The Scope and Sequence is organized according to the Teaching and Learning with Technology Program Goals as stated in the original regional consortia document, Teaching and Learning with Technology: Professional Development for Alberta Teachers, March 1998.

Rationale

During 1998, over 130 educators from across Alberta worked through the Alberta Regional Consortia to develop a program called Teaching and Learning with Technology: Professional Development for Alberta Teachers. By 2000, the Information and Communication Technology interim Program of Studies document had been reviewed, revised and mandated for implementation between September 2000 and June 2003. In addition, there have been some revisions to common curricula most notably in mathematics and English language arts. It became apparent that the TLT document needed to be updated so that it could continue to support professional development programs for teachers. Specifically, the Scope and Sequence will support the TLT Program which consists of three parts:

1. Skill-building Program. Participants learn more about specific technology as it links to particular aspects of curriculum. For example, the use of spreadsheets in science, grade seven.
2. Technology across the Curriculum. In a three-day summer institute, teachers create Units of Practice which are then placed on the website at www.tlt.ab.ca/. The Scope and Sequence will enable easy access to specific outcomes in ICT with suggested correlation to the common curricula.
3. Technology Mentorship Program. In a five-day program, mentors learn to facilitate and support the professional development of their colleagues in schools and jurisdictions.

Using the Scope and Sequence as a Professional Development Tool

The Scope and Sequence is one of several reference documents. It contains suggestions and possibilities only. Computer hardware, software, bandwidth, network access, scheduling and resources are subject to local school and jurisdiction conditions.

The Scope and Sequence document will:

1. support the work of teachers and school administrators to continue to learn more effective ways to fuse curriculum and powerful tools of technology in new ways of doing things in the classroom.
2. enable teachers to more easily link common curriculum outcomes with the ICT outcomes.
3. support the instructional leadership of school-based administrators to work with staff to implement the ICT outcomes.
4. support the development of Teacher Professional Growth Plans and mentoring programs.
5. support work to create teaching plans, materials and assessments which infuse technology within social studies, science, mathematics and language arts.
6. support professional development programs such as Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT) that focus directly on teacher instructional development work with lesson and unit plans as well as student activities and assessment.

The Process

The Scope and Sequence was developed based on the original document, Teaching and Learning with Technology: Professional Development for Alberta Teachers, the Information and Communication Technology Program of Studies and four core curricula programs of study. It has been updated to reflect changes to Alberta Learning Programs of Study.

Two school administrators provided feedback via e-mail. A group of six practicing classroom teachers and a university professor met to review the document and suggest revisions and edits. The intent of the feedback was to ensure the suggested activities, Information and Communication Technology Program of Studies and subject area outcomes were accurately correlated.

The Scope and Sequence document will be provided to each of the Regional Consortia Summer Institute TLT Instructors and will used by participants in the TLT Summer Institute.

• Barb Brown, Mathematics, Edmonton Catholic Schools
• Ralph Dickau, Math Facilitator, Edmonton Regional Consortium
• Les Ellsworth, Principal, Leduc Junior High School, Black Gold Regional Division
• Keith Froland, Principal, Caledonia Park School, Black Gold Regional Division
• Faye Gertz, English Language Arts, Corinthia Park School, Black Gold Regional Division
• Pat Lychak, Social Studies, Edmonton Catholic Schools
• Marc Prefontaine, English Language Arts, Principal, George P. Vanier School, Greater St. Albert Catholic Regional Division
• George Richardson, Social Studies, Professor, Faculty of Education
• Wade Strass, Science, Spruce Grove Composite High School, Parkland School Division

See Appendix A for

Acknowledgments to the original

Participants in developing the TLT Program (1998)

APPENDIX A

1. Professional Development Consortia

• Louise Beerman, executive director Southern Alberta PD Consortium
• Earl Choldin, executive director Learning Network: East Central Regional Consortium
• Jean Hoeft, executive director Calgary Regional Consortium
• Bill Lockhart, executive director Edmonton Regional Consortium
• Shona Sekulic, executive director Northwest Regional Learning Consortium
• Shirley van Eaton, executive director Central Alberta Regional Consortium

2. Provincial Implementation Committee

• Richard Albert Sandhills Elementary School
• Bruce Clark University of Calgary
• Peter Darby Chinook's Edge Regional Division
• Gary Heck Lethbridge School District
• Ralph Helder Pembina Hills Regional Division
• Jean Hoeft Calgary Regional Consortium
• John Hogarth College of Alberta School Superintendents
• Judi Hunter Calgary Board of Education
• Wolfgang Jeske Sturgeon School Division
• Doug Knight Alberta Education
• Bill Latta Rocky View School Division
• Josef Martha Northern Gateway Regional Division
• Ted McInnis East Central Alberta Catholic Separate Regional Division
• Norma Nocente University of Alberta
• Dick Pawloff Red Deer Public School District
• Pat Redhead Edmonton Public Schools
• Jacqueline Skytt Alberta Teachers' Association
• John Stutz Canadian Rockies Regional Division
• David Walters Horizon School Division
• David Woloshyn Council of School Administrators, Greater St. Albert Catholic Regional School Division

3. Professional Development Needs Project Team

• Pat Redhead, project leader Edmonton Public Schools
• Shawn Haggarty, Science facilitator Greater St. Albert Catholic Regional Division
• Victor Lehman, Social Studies facilitator Parkland School Division
• Trevor Meister, Mathematics facilitator Edmonton Public Schools
• Gaylene Schreiber, Language Arts facilitator Black Gold Regional Division

4. Edmonton Regional Consortium Focus Group

• Edna Dach Elk Island Public School Regional Division
• Susan Gibson University of Alberta
• Bette Gray Parkland School Division
• David Jamieson St. Albert Protestant Separate School District
• Deborah Kitching Fort McMurray Catholic Board of Education
• Ralph Luedtke Greater St. Albert Catholic Regional Division
• Norman Nocente University of Alberta
• John Oster University of Alberta
• Pat Redhead Edmonton Public Schools
• Ron Schlender Edmonton Catholic SchoolDistrict
• Jacqueline Skytt Alberta Teachers' Association

5. Mathematics Prototype Project Team

• Pat Redhead, team leader Edmonton Public Schools
• Barbara Brown Edmonton Catholic School District
• Florence Glanfield University of Alberta
• Trevor Meister Edmonton Public Schools

6. Professional Development Needs Focus Groups

• Barry Allen Central Alberta Consortium
• Mike Allers Prairie Land Regional Division
• Leonard Arden Sturgeon School Division
• Elizabeth Armstrong Sturgeon School Division
• Len Atwood Edmonton Public Schools
• Lois Barranoik Edmonton Public Schools
• Louise Beerman Southern Alberta Regional PD Consortium
• Bill Bell Rocky View School Division
• Wendy Benoit Lethbridge School District
• Suzan Berwald Elk Island Public School Regional Division
• Jerry Blake Foothills School Division
• Charlene Brown Wetaskiwin Regional Public Schools
• Richard Brown Lethbridge School District
• Bob Bushell Calgary Board of Education
• Nigel Butterfield Edmonton Public Schools
• Dianne Campbell Northern Gateway Regional Division
• Jeff Campbell Calgary Board of Education
• Linda Collier Edmonton Public Schools
• George Cormie Black Gold Regional Division
• Louise Cormier Lethbridge School District
• Elaine Curran Elk Island Public School Regional Division
• Carolyn Dozeman Fort McMurray District
• Cheryl Dragon Edmonton Public Schools
• Harvey Duff Edmonton Public Schools
• Fay Elsdon Medicine Hat School District
• Mike Evans Foothills School Division
• Elisabeth Fargey Red Deer Public School District
• Nancy Fay Edmonton Public Schools
• Dave Fender Palliser Regional Division
• Sharon Friesen Rocky View School Division
• Linda Gatz Prairie Rose Regional Division
• Wendy Goodfellow Edmonton Public Schools
• Barry Gore Rocky View School Division
• Judi Hadden Lethbridge School District
• Neil Hall Livingstone Range School Division
• Petra Hallyburton Edmonton Public Schools
• Terry Hannan Northern Lights School Division
• Dianne Harke Edmonton Public Schools
• Thalia Hartson Edmonton Public Schools
• Jean Hoeft Calgary Regional Consortium
• Judi Hunter Calgary Board Of Education
• Chris Jackson Edmonton Public Schools
• Randy Jackson Red Deer Catholic Board of Education
• Dean Jarvey Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School District
• Caroline Jefferson Northern Lights School Division
• Ron Jeffery Calgary Board of Education
• Carolyn Jim Edmonton Public Schools
• Mike Jones Calgary Board Of Education
• Richard Kalina Calgary Board Of Education
• Michael Karp Central Alberta Consortium
• Pat Karras Canadian Rockies School Division
• Ron Kenworthy Golden Hills School Division
• James King Greater St. Albert Catholic Regional Division
• Dolaine Koch Elk Island Public School Regional Division
• Tarry Kruschelnicki Central Alberta Consortium
• Jocelyn D. Lamoureux Edmonton Public Schools
• Dr. Georgette Lamy University of Alberta
• Neil Langevin Lethbridge School District
• Caroline Letourneau Edmonton Public Schools
• Dave Liddell Lethbridge School District
• Arlene Littlemore Sherwood Park Catholic Separate School District
• Brent Lockhart Wetaskiwin Regional Public Schools
• Alison Logan Edmonton Public Schools
• Richard Lowe Wetaskiwin Regional Public Schools
• Nadine Lung Edmonton Public Schools
• Lily Ma Edmonton Public Schools
• Danny Maas Edmonton Catholic School District
• John Malcolm Lethbridge School District
• Cathy Martens Palliser Regional Division
• Josef Martha Northern Gateway Regional Division
• Robert Mazzotta Edmonton Public Schools
• Helen McAllindon Holy Spirt Catholic Separate Regional Division
• Caran McKenzie Westwind Regional School Division
• Liam McNiff Central Alberta Consortium
• Judy Mentz Central Alberta Consortium
• Karlene Millington Edmonton Public Schools
• Trudy Mills Central Alberta Consortium
• Becky Mitchell-Skinner Central Alberta Consortium
• Norma Nocente University of Alberta
• Blair Norton Northern Lights School Division
• Rebecca Palmer Edmonton Public Schools
• Dr. Wade Pike Edmonton Public Schools
• Sharon Radomsky Calgary Board of Education
• Duane Schade Edmonton Public Schools
• Ron Schlender Edmonton Catholic School District
• Murray Scholtz Edmonton Public Schools
• Kevin Sheen Livingstone Range School Division
• Lisa Shukin Central Alberta Consortium
• Carman Shulz Golden Hills Regional Division
• Kris Skinner Central Alberta Consortium
• George Skretting Holy Spirit Catholic Separate Regional Division
• Monty Slim Calgary Board of Education
• Trevor Smith Aspen View School Division
• William Smolak Elk Island Public school Regional Division
• Hans Sparreboom Central Alberta Consortium
• Ian Stewardson Livingstone Range School Division
• F. Tallon Edmonton Public Schools
• Stan Tiffin Prairie Rose Regional Division
• Gordon Toombs Rocky View School Division
• Gina Troskot Holy Spirit Catholic Separate Regional Division
• Ron Tyler Chinook's Edge Regional Division
• Carol Vaage Edmonton Catholic School District
• Joyce Vass Sturgeon School Division
• Lorna Walker Edmonton Public Schools
• David Walters Horizon School Division
• Deb Weiss Calgary Board of Education
• Bonny West Westwind Regional School Division
• Greg Wilson Edmonton Public Schools
• Tom Wilson Lethbridge School District
• Laurie Wilson Palliser Regional District
• Christine Witherspoon Edmonton Public Schools
• Ken Wong Golden Hills Regional Division
• Victoria Wynn Edmonton Public Schools
• Robert Yaro Fort McMurray Catholic Board of Education
• John Zolinsky East Central Alberta Catholic Separate Regional Division