Staff Development Goals

Revised June, 2011

A technology program is successful when teachers and other staff members effectively use the resources available and serve as role models for students. Through workshops, in-house support, and conferences, our goal at Paideia is for all persons on the staff to develop the following skills:

• Navigate a desktop, open folders and launch applications
• Effectively operate CD-based applications
• Use a word processor including the spell checker, thesaurus, and formatting features
• Use a spreadsheet to calculate data and to create graphs and charts
• Use the relational database PowerSchool for recording and accessing attendance, student progress reports, and parent information
• Access library catalogs at Paideia, the Atlanta Public Library, and local universities
• Make use of subscription databases and other electronic resources via the Internet
• Use the Internet to do a structured Internet search and to retrieve and print data and graphics
• Make extensive use of e-mail
• Back up and transfer files between computers
• Store and retrieve information from their private folders via the Paideia network
• Perform basic computer troubleshooting skills
• Participate in a network for teachers to share success stories
• Develop a teacher web page

Two online classes, Pi 2.0 and Pi 2.1, are available to our faculty and staff:

These ten week, self-guided online learning adventures were designed to provide classroom teachers and other school personnel with an introductory "What's out there?" exploration of some common tools and concepts related to Web 2.0. The goal of the courses is to help everyone become familiar with some of the exciting, emerging Web technologies available to support professional, personal and classroom learning in the 21st Century.

The following training opportunities are also offered this year:

• Activboard
• Powergrade
• Wikis
• Blogging
• First Class Tips and Tricks
• Curriculum Reviewer/Podcasts
• Class Researcher/Custom Search Engines
• Class Scribe/Google Docs
• Garageband
• iMovie
• iWorks
• Photoshop
• iPods
• iPads
• Empowering Students in the 21st Century