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= = = = = = =Module 5= = Financial and Budget Information  = Teachers || Science Teacher Spanish Teacher ||
 * Intervention Project ||  Estimated cost  ||  Personnel Impact  ||
 * Curricular Revision and Technology Lab Policy development || $ 5,500.00 || Principal and
 * Four professional development workshop (First Semester)
 * 1) The email as an administrative and teaching tool.
 * 2) Electronic roll book
 * 3) The Web 2.0 for student and teacher’s information.
 * 4) The collaborative process using technology || $ 6,000.00 || 20 teachers ||
 * 320 contact hour to follow the intervention strategy. || $ 6,000.00 || Principal
 * Technological Instructional Strategies(Second Semester)
 * 1) The internet as educational tool
 * 2) Web 2.0
 * 3) Technology Literacy
 * 4) Assessment || $ 6,000.00 || 20 Teachers ||
 * Project Assessments (PCALET) || $ 4,000.00 ||   ||
 * Estimated Total Cost || $27,500.00 ||  ||

** Technical Information ** Alice College has a computer laboratory equipped to handle full connectivity through wired and wireless connections and as reported in the interviews, all teachers have a computer and Internet access at home. No additional hardware, software, or technological support is required for the intervention project.

** Project Evaluation **
==  The project evaluation will be in charge of the “   Professional Consultant of Affective, Labor and Educational Training, Corp” (PCALET). This is a Puerto Rican company that offers educational services. For the purpose of this intervention project, they will be development the appropriate project objective assessment, formative and summative evaluation plan documents. Also, the  Principal in conjunction with Spanish and Science teachers will be developing qualitative focus groups to document the learning process of teachers and the application of technology in the classroom. == References  Chevalier, R. D. (2007). A manager's guide to improving workplace performance. New York: American Management Association.  Cruz, E.N. (2001). El Impacto de la tecnología en el ámbito educativo: Perspectiva de cambio para el administrador. Cuaderno de Investigación en la Educación. 16(5). Dias, L.B (n.d). La Integración de las Tecnologías de la Información y las Comunicaciones al Currículo Regular. Retrieve from http://www.eduteka.org. Davis, K.J. (1995). From dreams to reality- Implementing a computer plan. Learning and Leading with Technology. 23(2) 54-55. Januszewski, A., & Molenda, M. (2008). Educational technology: A definition with commentary. New York: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Taylor & Frances Group. Professional Consultant of Affective, Labor and Educational Training, Corp. (PCALET) http://www.pcalet.com/index.html Rossett, A. (2008). Vodocast. “The HPT Model”.Laureate Education, Inc. Stolovitch, H.D., & Keeps, E. J. (1999). What is human performance technology? In Handbook of human performance technology: Improving individual and organization performance worldwide (2nd ed.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. Retrieved from http://web.utk.edu/~cis/hp /hpt%20defined.pdf =

= =Module 4=


 * P roposed Interventions **
 * The low-cost strategy: Estimated cost $5,000.00 **

Because of the lack of an institutional policy about the computer lab, it is important to develop this policy. As the interview approach, the use of the computer lab is for educational purpose with all academic content. It is necessary to develop a curricular revision to establish the computer lab vision, goals and expectation and the institutional policy about.

After the curricular revision with the computer lab vision, goals and expectation, establish process to incorporate the computer to the daily work of administration and teachers. This is to develop a technological culture. The administrator has to be the leader in this culture. For this purpose, to establish a communication process with the teachers using email, the electronic roll book, develop the student and teacher’s information in electronic format, it is necessary develop four professional development workshops related to these issues and implement the process for them. Also, work with personnel involved with four workshops on computer use in the educational environment. This is necessary to introduce the instructional strategies using the computer and achieve that themselves become in technological champions. They will make a decisive contribution to the innovation by actively and enthusiastically promoting its progress through critical stages in order to obtain resources and received support from the director.
 * The medium-cost strategy: Estimated cost $25,000.00 **

Analysis of needs among teachers, development of educational leaders according to academic content and follow-up workshops on the use of Web 2.0 and the various technological applications. Establish a systematic revision of technological needs about software and hardware. Develop an assessment process and training courses in educational technology. Hire a technology teacher. For the purpose of this project, the medium cost-strategy fits best to start with the computer lab development in Alice College. The strategy provides the basis of the project also starting to academic expertise required to deal with change. = Justification for Intervention Strategy = The strength of this strategy is that it creates the theoretical foundation to create the necessary technological culture at the administrative level which is essential to get them to support the teacher. However, it is limiting because it does not provide an interrelation between the administrative uses of technology to its possible use by teachers. Moreover, there is no relationship between theory and practice is needed for the project to be developed.
 * The high-cost strategy: Estimated cost $50,000.00 **
 * Low cost strategy **

The strength of this strategy is that this led directly to the academic content and development of advanced educational strategies with periodic revisions. However, analyzing of their high cost and inadequate experience and theoretical basis of the use of technology as a tool in school, I'd be at the wrong time for its implementation. The school required a foundation in its technological culture and work initially breaking the project into discrete tasks and subtasks.
 * High cost-strategy **

This strategy fits to the purpose of the project. It provides the opportunity to integrate administrative and educational management in a single project that links theory with practice. Also, it allows the implantation of the project in small stages and sub stages which interested staff, will be responsible for assessing the information, choose appropriate strategies according to the academic content and experience to develop well, making the transition towards the adoption of technology. This approach let identify possible contingencies and how can overcome them. Then, the medium cost-strategy is the alternative chosen to develop the project in Alice College.
 * Medium-cost strategy **

Project Manager Responsibilities
The Project Manager will be responsible to create the group in charge of the curricular revision to develop the foundation of the technology laboratory. After that, the manager communicates to the staff the improvement intervention’s vision and mission. Also, try to avoid delays in the process working with the timeline established to complete the project outcomes. He will be working hand to hand with the principal and the teachers interested in the project. It is very important that the project manager establish a clear management hierarchy, explain that each person has a defined and agreed set of responsibilities and that people will be held accountable by the administration for performing their project role that will be establishing in the policy develop it. The manager will establish a good communication with the administration and the teachers. In the workshop, he will identify the prospect teachers to adoption the technological teaching strategies. Identifying roles, responsibilities and reporting relationships to help creating the staffing plan. This communication allows the manager to identify the needs and measure the contingencies and its possible solutions. He will work with the interested teachers that could be a technology coach that help to track individual and team performance, providing feedback to resolving issues and coordinating changes. The workshops and the teacher’s intervention with others teachers will be the primary method for delivery system management. The teachers, the principal and the project manager will be responsible for help, assist and feedback all the staff involve in the project to deliver the content to the students. As describe in the intervention project, the email, computer networks and the computer data base will be the resources to manage the information. Also, the teacher’s workshop and surveys assessment information will be storage in the computer lab data base.
 * Resource management **
 * Delivery System Management **
 * Information Management **

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= =Module 3=

** The Organization’s History and Background ** The Alice School (Colegio Alice) is a private, secular non-profit organization founded in 1978 by Alice de Sanchez. It began as a preschooler. Over the years, academic grades were added until today it reaches up to grade 10. The school intended to pursue the development of personality of its students and the development of skills aimed to collective work and to develop people as long life learners.  ** Vision ** The vision of the College Alice is based on the Education Reform of Puerto Rico Educational System which responds to the need to prepare warned individuals who would play serve a rapidly changing society and demands to meet the daily needs.  As an educational institution try to expand our goals and ensure that we prepare citizens capable of developing a sense of civic responsibility that involves both the following:  Be willing to change and self-learning; apply learning to real situations; identify problematic situations; reason logically; take initiative;  make decisions with evidence and conduct collective work. ** Mission ** Alice College's mission is to assist the formation and development of a citizen may be useful to themselves and society. Stresses the development of the full potential of each student based on obedience and application in their educational tasks. The Alice College began its foray into the use of technology as an educational tool in 2004. Start as a computer lab with the goal of teaching students in the use of it and use programs such as PowerPoint, Excel, Word and others to complete assignments that were assigned by teachers from other academic content. In addition, the teachers began to work on the electronic record in the second year that the lab was open. The lab was worked by a teacher who will teach PowerPoint, Excel, Word and basic computer skills to K-3 children. During 2008, the laboratory was not used because of the lack of a dedicated teacher to work with. In addition, only some teachers assigned scholarly works using programs as PowerPoint or Excel or required students to use the lab to complete assignments or seeking information. For this academic year, the College wants to find a way to use the computer lab in a more continuous and adequate and encourage teachers to use it as an educational tool. However, it recognizes that there are more teachers who do not possess advanced skills in the use of technology within the academic content and are reluctant to use it as an educational tool.
 * Problem **

The Organization’s History and Background, Part 2
Alice School owns a computer laboratory since year 2004. The lab began in order to teach the basic skills in the use of the computers in the levels of K-3 and to teach the use of the programs PowerPoint, Excel and Word in the levels superiors thus to use them in the works that were assigned in other academic contents. In addition, it was encouraging the use of electronic record on the part of teachers. The results were not expected. More than a half of teachers did not assign work to be performed using the programs. They began using the electronic record but over time they returned with manual recording. Only several teachers and science teacher responsible for the Science Fair continued to use the Lab to set up PowerPoint presentations. Since the Laboratory began operations has been closed for three years, 2006, 2008 and 2009 because a specialist person is not hired who will work with the computer course offered to students of the School. On the other hand, only some teachers use it occasionally asked to complete assignments with your students or working with the scholar electronic record. For this school year, the School Director, Mr. Juan Jose Sanchez, want to reopen it and use it more continuous and appropriate and ensure that teachers integrate technology into their courses. The science teacher wants to use the computers to search in the internet information for the Science Fair with her students and use the software to mount it. After talking with some teachers about I determined the following with the cause analysis:
 * Present Level of Performance**: A Computer lab with internet that is not using by the teachers because they do not have experience or the required knowledge in how to use it. The teachers have not experience or knowledge in how integrate the technology in their class.


 * Desired Level of Performance:** Teachers trained in different programs and with knowledge in how integrated the computer lab in their classes within one scholar year. Teachers trained in how to use the electronic grade within a six month.


 * Reasonable Goal:** One trained teacher per level and academic content within a six month to serve as change agent with the other teachers in the next academic year.

The teachers has clear expectation regarding the outcomes in the academic content but do not have expectation with what the administration want with the use of the computer lab. No feedback because the teachers has not direct experience with the computer lab. The use of it was defined as another content class and there are no guidelines related with their content or performance coaching with the computer lab use. The Teachers have all the materials and tools to work with; the environment is safe and organized and the teachers have enough time to learn but the process has to be defined. They do not have economical or other incentives in the School but the work environment is positive. The motives to use the computer lab and the benefits have to be aligned with work. All the teachers are there for right reason, want to succeed and are certificated in their level and content area. They need a clear expectation about the computer lab use.
 * Information**
 * Resources**
 * Incentives**
 * Motives**

All the teachers have the capacity to learn with the proper trainee in the necessary skills. Also they need clearly defined expectation about the computer and technology use with their academic content.
 * Capacity**

The teachers have the necessary skill and knowledge in their content area but need to be trained in how to integrate the technology in their classroom and the necessary skills to use the computer as an educational tool.
 * Knowledge and Skills**

**Personnel Involved in Resolve the Problem**
School Director: Mr. Juan Jose Sanchez Science Teacher: Ana M. Cruz Spanish Teacher: Janice Cruz

Potential Solutions to Address or Eliminate Causes
Write and develop a clear expectation about what the administration want with the use of the computer lab as an instructional tool. Develop goals, objectives and curricular process for the computer lab. Establish and assessment process and feedback for the possible experience with the computer lab. Write guidelines related with the content or performance coaching with the computer lab use.
 * Information**

Select time in the scholar organization to have time for teachers to learn the computer use as an instructional tool. Establish a teacher’s content group to work with the activities.
 * Resources**

Establish incentives for teachers to study educational technology or take courses as a continuing education in their personal time.
 * Incentives**


 * Motives**
 * As the expectations are developed, help the teachers to understand the benefits of the computer as an educational tool. Also, train teachers in educational paradigms that involve the computer approach in their content area. **

The teachers have to be trained in how to integrate the technology in their classroom and the necessary skills to use the computer as an educational tool. Establish a community commitment with the process. Also, identify possible change agent to create a critical mass in the school.
 * Knowledge and Skills**

Proposed Interventions
Develop a curricular revision with the computer lab vision, goals and expectation.
 * The low-cost strategy:**

After the curricular revision with the computer lab vision, goals and expectation, establish process to incorporate the computer to the daily work of administration and teachers. This is to develop a technological culture. The administrator has to be the leader in this culture. Establish a communication process with the teachers using email, the electronic roll book, develop the student and teachers information in electronic format and some workshops on computer use in the educational environment.
 * The medium-cost strategy:**

Analysis of needs among teachers, development of educational leaders according to academic content and follow-up workshops on the use of Web 2.0 and the various technological applications. Establish a systematic revision of technological needs about software and hardware. Develop an assessment process and training courses in educational technology. Hire a technology teacher.
 * The high-cost strategy:**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">References: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> Chevalier, R. D. (2007). A manager's guide to improving workplace performance. New York: American Management Association. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> Cruz, E.N. (2001). El Impacto de la tecnología en el ámbito educativo: Perspectiva de cambio para el administrador. **Cuaderno de Investigación en la Educación**. 16(5). <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"> Dias, L.B (n.d). La Integración de las Tecnologías de la Información y las Comunicaciones al Currículo Regular. Retrieve from http://www.eduteka.org. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> Davis, K.J. (1995). From dreams to reality- Implementing a computer plan. **Learning and Leading with Technology**. 23(2) 54-55.  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Rossett, A. (2008). Vodocast. “The HPT Model”.Laureate Education, Inc. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"> Stolovitch, H.D., & Keeps, E. J. (1999). What is human performance technology? In Handbook of human performance technology: Improving individual and organization performance worldwide (2nd ed.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. Retrieved from http://web.utk.edu/~cis/hpt/hpt%20defined.pdf

The Organization’s History and Background, Part 2
Alice School owns a computer laboratory since year 2004. The lab began in order to teach the basic skills in the use of the computers in the levels of K-3 and to teach the use of the programs PowerPoint, Excel and Word in the levels superiors thus to use them in the works that were assigned in other academic contents. In addition, it was encouraging the use of electronic record on the part of teachers. The results were not expected. More than a half of teachers did not assign work to be performed using the programs. They began using the electronic record but over time they returned with manual recording. Only several teachers and science teacher responsible for the Science Fair continued to use the Lab to set up PowerPoint presentations. Since the Laboratory began operations has been closed for three years, 2006, 2008 and 2009 because a specialist person is not hired who will work with the computer course offered to students of the School. On the other hand, only some teachers use it occasionally asked to complete assignments with your students or working with the scholar electronic record. For this school year, the School Director, Mr. Juan Jose Sanchez, want to reopen it and use it more continuous and appropriate and ensure that teachers integrate technology into their courses. The science teacher wants to use the computers to search in the internet information for the Science Fair with her students and use the software to mount it. After talking with some teachers about I determined the following:
 * Present Level of Performance**: A Computer lab with internet that is not using by the teachers because they do not have experience or the required knowledge in how to use it. The teachers have not experience or knowledge in how integrate the technology in their class.
 * Desired Level of Performance:** Teachers trained in different programs and with knowledge in how integrated the computer lab in their classes within one scholar year. Teachers trained in how to use the electronic grade within a six month.
 * Reasonable Goal:** One trained teacher per level and academic content within a six month to serve as change agent with the other teachers in the next academic year.

The teachers has clear expectation regarding the outcomes in the academic content but do not have expectation with what the administration want with the use of the computer lab. No feedback because the teachers has not direct experience with the computer lab. The use of it was defined as another content class and there are no guidelines related with their content or performance coaching with the computer lab use. The Teachers have all the materials and tools to work with; the environment is safe and organized and the teachers have enough time to learn but the process has to be defined. They do not have economical or other incentives in the School but the work environment is positive. The motives to use the computer lab and the benefits have to be aligned with work. All the teachers are there for right reason, want to succeed and are certificated in their level and content area. They need a clear expectation about the computer lab use. All the teachers have the capacity to learn with the proper trainee in the necessary skills. Also they need clearly defined expectation about the computer and technology use with their academic content. The teachers have the necessary skill and knowledge in their content area but need to be trained in how to integrate the technology in their classroom and the necessary skills to use the computer as an educational tool.
 * Information**
 * Resources**
 * Incentives**
 * Motives**
 * Capacity**
 * Knowledge and Skills**

= Module 1 =

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Organization:**

 * //[|Colegio Alice]//**

** The Organization’s History and Background **
The Alice School (Colegio Alice) is a private, secular non-profit organization founded in 1978 by Alice de Sanchez. It began as a preschooler. Over the years, academic grades were added until today it reaches up to grade 10. The school intended to pursue the development of personality of its students and the development of skills aimed to collective work and to develop people as long life learners.

= Vision = <span class="long_text">The vision of the College Alice is based on the Education Reform of Puerto Rico Educational System which responds to the need to prepare warned individuals who would play serve a rapidly changing society and demands to meet the daily needs. <span class="long_text"> As an educational institution try to expand our goals and ensure that we prepare citizens capable of developing a sense of civic responsibility that involves both the following: <span class="long_text"> Be willing to change and self-learning; apply learning to real situations; identify problematic situations; reason logically; take initiative; <span class="long_text"> make decisions with evidence and conduct collective work. = Mission = <span class="long_text"> Alice College's mission is to assist the formation and development of a citizen may be useful to themselves and society. Stresses the development of the full potential of each student based on obedience and application in their educational tasks.

Problem The Alice College began its foray into the use of technology as an educational tool in 2004. Start as a computer lab with the goal of teaching students in the use of it and use programs such as PowerPoint, Excel, Word and others to complete assignments that were assigned by teachers from other academic content. In addition, the teachers began to work on the electronic record in the second year that the lab was open. The lab was worked by a teacher who will teach PowerPoint, Excel, Word and basic computer skills to K-3 children. During 2008, the laboratory was not used because of the lack of a dedicated teacher to work with. In addition, only some teachers assigned scholarly works using programs as PowerPoint or Excel or required students to use the lab to complete assignments or seeking information. For this academic year, the College wants to find a way to use the computer lab in a more continuous and adequate and encourage teachers to use it as an educational tool. However, it recognizes that there are more teachers who do not possess advanced skills in the use of technology within the academic content and are reluctant to use it as an educational tool.