Barriers+and+Solutions



* Reallocate funds in the current budget to allow for technology integration improvements, i.e., coach support * Conduct public outreach nights where school board, community, and local business members are invited to see 21st century skills in action. || * Encourage collaboration between peers. Allow teachers and adminsitrators the chance to see what other successful schools are doing to prepare students for the future. || * Work professional development opportunities into the regular day with job-embedded instruction. || * Work with Act 48 Committee to ensure that technology integration has a place in the district's professional development plan. * Offer to facilitate online, supplemental learning opportunities for teachers and adminstrators. || * Make use of SAS Portal to find easy ways to meet standards while using 21st century tools. || * Showcase exemplar moments when possible to help build greater understanding of technology's place in the classroom. * Encourage attendance at workshops and professional development events that focus on 21st century teaching and learning. ||
 * Possible Barriers ||  Proposed Solutions  ||
 * Funding || * Create a year long campaign that involves continuous communication between the schools and decision makers in local and state governmnent.
 * Buy-In || * Provide Professional Development opportunities to teachers and administrators that allow them to have a deeper understanding of the need for 21st century skills in our curriculum.
 * Time || * Integrate contractual time within the school day when teachers are able to collaborate with colleagues.
 * Professional Development || * Offer a variety of training opportunities at a variety of times throughout the school year.
 * State Mandates || * Integrate Project Based learning across the curriculum to help teachers cover multiple state standards within one project.
 * Adminstrative Support || * Continue open dialogue between coaches and adminstration to help increase awareness of the need for teacher to prepare students for their future.