Trends and Issues in Various Settings

Rapid Prototyping
To better understand rapid prototyping I googled it. My understanding of rapid prototyping is the use of software that can quickly develop a product design. Easily put...it is a way to create an object, building, etc...without actually building it. The designer can see the product before the building begins.
To use this in education would be a tremendous enhancement of learning. Rapid prototyping would be most appropriate in middle school and then in high school. Students could create prototypes and then use them in their presentations. Not only would this enhance their learning and presentations, it would better prepare students for the "real world."


Full Spectrum
If the military wants to be able to train at all times there has to be a way for them to train no matter where they are.


Training has to be able to take place:

• in the classroom
  
• on base
• while deployed

Solution

• technology on wheels (this includes a printer, server, network switch, and laptop stations)

GSTE and Step-Up-To-Excellence-staff development about the Promethean boards

GSTE

• Make sure that I am trained and ready to teach the staff. I will also make

certain that the district is ready for this change.

• Develop a starter team-this can be the grade level chair or at least one person per

grade level. Meet with this team regularly and train them on the Promethean boards.

• Use the starter team to develop a leadership team. This team will be dispursed among

the campuses and will be in charge of overseeing the training and implementation of the Promethean boards.

• The leadership teams will begin to implement the training and monitoring of each campus they oversee.

Step-Up-To-Excellence

• The superintendent and subordinates plan the implementation of the Promethean boards.
• The superintendent and subordinates create a strategic leadership team. This team will include teachers, principles, technology experts, and other peers.
• This team will help plan the launching of the Promethean boards and the coordination of training.
• The leadership team will begin to train campuses on the Promethean board. They will train and monitor the progress.
• The leadership team and the superintendent will evaluate the performance of the implementation of the Promethian board.

Faculty Development

Baylor University has faculty development. It is under the Executive Vice Presidents office.

It provides a faculty mentoring program, a summer institute, presentations, teaching development grants, fellowship program, and seminars. Currently there are no seminars being held.

University of Texas in Austin has faculty development. It is under the Vice President's office.

It provides seminars to the faculty. There is one in April for tenured faculty and one in August for assistant professors.

Stephen F. Austin has faculty development. It is under the Vice President's office.

It provides seminars and new faculty orientation. There was currently no seminars scheduled.