What is your greatest interest and need for professional development for the

upcoming year?

Integrating technology in the classroom.

I need more than one lesson.
I need support when I am using it during the day and when I am developing the
lessons.
Software training for staff on art content programs!
photoshop, illustrator, in design, animation and movie editting programs
College program connections for UHS focus courses
What can I do in my content area and what are others doing.
Time to update materials and create new materials using updated software.
Courses using photoshop on the PC for use in classes.
I think we need to look at science K-12 and create a vision for the future. Some of this
work is being done 9-12, but I believe it should be a district wide process to provide
consistency across the elementary.
Time to share ideas and explore content
curriculum mapping
developing a plethora of lessons and materials to assist in teaching the social studies
curriculum and how to effectively use the classroom computer for students when I
have one computer but 23 kids in a class.
Creating a definitive plan for our writing program and how skill work in English is
going to fit into that
it is necessary for the technology in the classrooms to be current in order for me to be
able to enhance my instruction
RTI (Response to Intervention)
Greatest need would be having more knowledge of special needs students in my
classroom, and being informed with updated needs/issues. I would love to see time
devoted to developing a usable working system to keep non-block teachers informed.
Management of writing process
I would like to use more Web 2.0 and / or current technology.
I need time for individual work and for course/curriculum meetings to collaborate with
co-workers.
Exploring software specific to my field.
time to work collaboratively with colleagues, since mine are in other buildings
A laptop and time to get acquainted with it!
Technology infusion
After school workshops that are offered in new areas such as mainstreaming special
education students and grade level differentiated activities.
Offering courses where teachers are teaching their grade level colleagues would be
great!
Technology workshops that are organized by grade level or content would be more
helpful as well.
intergreting technology into the classroom and increasing my ability to meet the needs
of Special Ed students in my classroom
I would really like to have the smartboard mounted in my classroom. I have used it
everyday this year with maybe 10 days that others have borrowed it. It is very difficult
to constantly line it up and deal with not being able to use the rest of the board since
the smartboard sticks out so far. Kids on the ends can't see.
An opportunity to stay current in my content area as well as have professional
conversations about the latest research.
Sharing lessons collaboratively developing units to share between schools- talking
about what we all do to teach certain topics.
I would like to learn about more online resources that could enhance my lessons.
differentiated instruction
Sharing ways others are integrating technology in various content areas
Library 2.0 instruction.
More humanities based inservices.
I would like to complete a trial of an online science textbook and go paperless.
I would like to attend more workshops on using technology in my classroom.
technology

I want to try my hand at writting webquests for my older grades. Also, I would like to
expand my wiki and use Google Docs.
?? I just enjoy learning new tools and software and then picking/choosing from what is
available to me
technology
As the district invests in electronic equipment such as the smart board, it would be
beneficial for all of us to take a workshop/inservice in this area
Continuing to integrate technology into the classroom.
more training in using technology for lesson development
Ways to improve my writing instruction
using elmo and scanner for more technology integration
time to collaborate with colleagues on lesson development.
Use of ELMO, Smartboard Presentations

Smart Board in the classroom

Time to work with teachers who are using new technology
"mentor"
I would like to develop a series of computer lab activities that are engaging and
purposeful for the primary level.
My greatest interest and need for professional development for the upcoming year is to
share lesson and unit design and planning with my fellow teachers.
More time to talk with our collegues about the lesson content
to create authentic assessment opportunities for the content areas- less testing!
I love some more collaboration time to find out what strategies are working for other
teachers in the department.
differentiated instruction IN the computer lab
differentiated instruction IN the computer lab

practical integration of technology into curriculum objectives

time to work on curriculum development
designing writing units for primary grades that are student-centered
Technology and Wellness - I always find the Technology workshops helpful and
interesting and have applied what I learned about to my lessons. The Wellness was a
wonderful experience that I would like to see happen again at North Colonie.
Funding to attend conferences and workshops outside of the district.
how to schedule and plan curriculum for the year
book club to focus on educational issues
Understaning diverse learning styles
smartboard and colleague sharing
Having subs provided for the learning opportunities for nurses to attend off campus
inservices. Extra money provided to pay for such necessary inservices.
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continued training in technology. knowing what is available online and how to access
anand use it with my students.
Working with special education students in a G level setting as a regular ed teacher

How to collaborate with a TA/understanding the role of the TA in a regular ed.

classroom
really too specific to list here. probably to broaden my knowledge of certain special
education areas....specifically IMPLEMENTATION & ACTIVITY ideas.
I would like a vehicle for exploring what is available in the music area through
technology...ie. What programs are out there that will be useful for students...
smart board training
smart board training
software/technology specific to my area-music... how to integrate it into the
curriculum where it is valuable, and not just using a computer just to say I am using
technology; finding activities that promote whole group learning so if 3-4 students are
working, the rest of the class has something meaningful to do...
Time to update and develop new lessons
working with regular education teachers to create effective programing for students
with special needs. collaboration and differentation of instruction
continue learning about programs that can save time and enhance my lessons (pbwiki,
kidspiration, excel)
Special Education - not only HOW to reach their needs, but more specifics on their
disabilities (example: there is more than one type of reading disability - so teach the
staff more about the most common disabilities we see & how to assist those students).
As the students move along in the elementary buildings, and definitely into the junior
high school we need to teach them about how they learn best & how to advocate for
themselves.
What is new in education? I would like to increase my knowledge of my profession and
what is being developed to increase student achievement.
UbD
UbD

RTI
Using more technology in the classroom in order to gain student investment.
give teachers time to share ideas with each other. North Colonie has the most
professional and intelligent group of teachers. Let us talk to one another and share
ideas. I think, however, if you make this very structured and accountable, people will
be less willing to fully share.
Implementation of science curriculum for grades four, five, and six.

RTI and UBD

quality recording software / laptop / portable stereo system

time for lesson planning - content enhancement

Notebook Software Use- more in-depth teaching of it