Gabrielle+Mathias

 York County School of Technology **Mission Statement** The York County School of Technology is dedicated to providing a program of high quality, cutting-edge technical training integrated with a strong academic education and an emphasis on critical thinking, problem-solving, decision-making, and team-building skills. The York County School of Technology curriculum is closely tied to the needs of business and industry. Local business and industry advisors guide program development to assure that the curriculum and equipment match the needs and standards of employers. Employers tell us what skills are needed for success in their fields and those are the skills we teach. I am trying to increase the students' level of skill with technology in order to make them more productive for their industry.
 * Statement of Need **

I am currently employed by the York County School of Technology and one of our goals is to integrate technology into the classrooms to prepare students for their industry. The teachers need to have the students think more critically on an everyday basis. Our job as educators in this particular school is to relate everything we teach to the different industries in our building. We do not want our students sitting in their seats and listening to lecture. Our job is to have them out of their seats and using this technology we have all around us. Instead of reading about chemical reactions for example, we have the cosmetology students explain to the class what happens when they make hair dye. To teach physics, I have the students in the carpentry area making trusses and testing the force each can take. To measure how well this is accomplished, we have the technical teachers make observations of the students to see how ready they are to enter the industry. If the students are ready, they do get to go out on internships their senior year and get feedback from business people in their actual field.

Class 2: Needs Analysis Report This analysis was accomplished by surveys from students, parents, and staff at the York County School of Technology. I also observed different teachers in different subject areas. There were two tasks not being performed that are integral to increasing the students’ level of skill with technology in order to make them more productive for their industry: · Insufficient training of teachers with technology · A lack of willingness from a large part of the staff toward technology integration In order for teachers to make the move toward integrating technology sufficiently, they must be appropriately trained to use the technology available to them and that will be made available to them. The required performance would be the training of all staff members in all the technology available to them. They should be made aware of every piece of equipment available to them, how to properly use it, and how to properly attain it. I found that most of the staff does not know how to use most of the technology the school has to offer properly. The reasons for this performance deficiency seem to be a lack of support in holding proper trainings. If a majority of the staff does not want training in a certain area, then the administration does not feel that the cost of the trainings would be worth the while. These causes were determined in my surveys and observations. The recommended training solution would be to first have a faculty meeting to show how this training could improve teachers’ lessons. This meeting should also show potential improvements in the students’ performance. If this meeting were planned well and effective, the majority of the school staff would show interest in receiving training to better themselves and their students. Teachers would then receive the proper trainings on technology integration in the classroom. This would in turn start to improve student interest, performance, and preparation for their industry. This is critical for the York County School of Technology because the students here are mostly going straight out into industry so they will not get the opportunity to receive further training with technology in a college type setting. We are sometimes a student’s final education.

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