Workshop Resources

Sample Workshops with Resources

• Active Learning with Technology
  Includes over 50 hours of professional development activities around the goal of learner-centered instruction supported by technology.
• Sample Internet Staff Development Two Day Workshop
  Internet basics; Includes examples of integration.
• Sample Technology Applications Staff Development One Day Workshop 
  Introduction to the Technology Applications for elementary and middle school teachers; Includes examples of integration.
• Leadership and the New Technologies: Online Workshops
  Archived workshops with schedules, assignments, summaries of discussions, and readings.

Sample Handouts

• TA TEKS Overview  
  One page overview of the Technology Applications TEKS.
• K-8 TA TEKS Chart  
  Single chart detailing scope of Technology Applications (Kindergarten to 8th grade).
• Frequently Asked Questions About 19 TAC Chapter 74 (Technology Applications Specific)
  Available in HTML, RTF and PDF.

Sample Questionnaires

• Stages of Adoption of Technology
  Sample questionnaire allowing self-classification into one of 6 stages of adoption.
• Sample Internet Skills Checklist  
  Sample rubric for assessing level of Internet proficiency.
• START Awareness Questionnaire
  Measures level of familiarity with Technology Applications resources; Developed for the original START web site and CD-ROM.
• Technology Integration Confidence Phases  
  Sample self-assessment of personal and classroom technology confidence levels.

Sample Evaluations

• Sample Daily Workshop Evaluation  
  Developed by ESC 14.
• Sample Daily Workshop Evaluation  
  Developed by ESC 20.
  

The following Sample Daily Workshop Evaluations are modular and illustrate a variety of types of questions, layouts, etc. We encourage professional developers to use these as springboards as you develop appropriate evaluations for your situations.

• Sample A - Open ended questions
• Sample B - Yes/No questions and a five point rating scale for various aspects from helpful to not helpful
• Sample C - A 4-point adjective pair scale
• Sample D - A 4-point scale from strongly agree to strongly disagree
• Sample E -  A 5-point scale from excellent to poor