Training

To help prepare employees to pass the proficiency tests, campus and district training will be offered. Note: Training is not mandatory if an employee can pass the proficiency test without training. Training is being offered to help prepare individuals who want or need extra help.

Employees who completed Proficiency Level I and II last year, will only need complete Level IIIa.

Employees can also access the training guides from the GPISD web page:

http://www.galenaparkisd.com/training

The web page chart includes standards for PDAS, TEKS and SBEC. An employee can also request a copy of the guides from campus TIS.

Employees who attend training will receive Professional Growth Credit. Employees who pass the proficiency level will have documentation added to their personnel folder stating that they have mastered GPISD Technology Proficiency. Principals will receive a copy of employee proficiency status in the spring of 2004.

To register for district training, please call the GPISD technology department at 832-386-1038.

Level I

• Software (observable)
  Participants: Teachers
  Description: Attend training for the purpose of utilizing subject area and/or campus software to improve student achievement.
  Proficiency Indicator: Attend training - Schedules and expectations to be set up yearly by each campus.
  Attend lab and utilize classroom computers.
  Effectively integrate technology into the assigned curriculum by including software in the lesson planning process (where applicable).
• Security
  Participants: Teachers, Administrators, Clearical Staff, DOI
  Description: Security (Acceptable Use Policy)
  Proficiency Indicator: Score 75% or above on the GPISD Computer Security Test.
• Basic Computer Skills
  Participants: Teachers, Administrators, Clearical Staff, DOI
  Proficiency Indicator: Login to network; execute programs; demonstrate mouse skills; basic troubleshooting, saving files and proper disk care; scan for viruses; understand infrastucture overview; identify and utilize storage devices. Score 75% or above on the GPISD Basic Computer Skills Test.
• Attendance (observable)
  Participants: Teachers
  Proficiency Indicator: Check attendance; look up student demographics; manipulate seating chart; clear students entering and leaving box. Secondary Teachers - send progress reports on-line.
• Gradebook (observable)
  Participants: Teachers
  Proficiency Indicator: Setup, maintain and print reports; make a backup. Secondary Teachers - export grades each grading period.

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Level II

• Copyright
  Participants: Teachers, Administrators, Clearical Staff, DOI
  Proficiency Indicator: Working knowledge of copyright, fair use and public domain items. Knowledge of educational copyright issues and basic software issues. Score 75% or above on the GPISD Copyright Test.
• Microsoft Word (Level II)
  Participants: Teachers, Administrators, Clearical Staff, DOI
  Proficiency Indicator: Execute the following funcitons: font selections, bullets, alignment, change paregraph defaults, copy and paste, cut and paste, select tool bars, use tables, save and print, manage files and create folders. Score 75% or above on the GPISD Microsoft Word Test.
• Microsoft PowerPoint
  Participants: Teachers, Administrators, Clearical Staff, DOI
  Proficiency Indicator: Execute the following functions: slide layout, create new slides, change background appearance, insert graphics, font selection and view the final presentation. Complete the GPISD Microsoft PowerPoint Project according to the grading rubric. Participants will e-mail their PPT project to powerpoint@galenaparkisd.com

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Level IIIa

• Microsoft Word (Level IIIa )
  Participants: Veteran GPISD Teachers, Administrators, Clearical Staff, DOI
  Proficiency Indicator: Execute the following functions: font selections, create page breaks, format alignment, format paragraph, change bullets, highlight and underline text, insert a table, use WordArt and clip art, merge columns, insert a text box and create hyperlinks. Complete the GPISD Microsoft Word Project according to the grading rubric. Participants will e-mail their project to word@galenaparkisd.com

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