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The Office of Instructional Technology is deploying laptops and professional development to iTiL schools from Summer 2005 – Summer 2008. Staff at iTiL schools receive 36 hours of essential professional development. 24 of the 36 hours prepare teachers to “teach” with technology and the remaining 12 hours prepares teachers to support student “learning” in a one-to-one environment.
 * iTeachiLearn (iTiL)**
 * Overview:**

iTiL has deployed computers to all 6th and 7th grade teachers in the 22 schools (960 devices). By the end of the school year, all 8th grade teachers and teachers of non-core subject areas will have received devices. Currently 6355 devices have been distributed to students. To date grade 6 and 7 teachers and leaders completed about 22,000 hours of professional development which translates into an average of 25 hours of instructional technology professional development per person. Grade 8 teachers are targeted for professional development this Summer 2007.
 * Status of program:**

Hezel Associates has worked since February 2007 on an evaluation of the iTiL program, including an evaluation of the curriculum, leadership, implementation, and cost effectiveness. An initial qualitative curriculum review was provided in the March 2007 quarterly report. Quantitative data should be available by fall.
 * Impact assessments with student outcomes where we have them:**

The Office of Instructional Technology (OIT) has embarked on a professional development effort designed to provide the instructional community with 21st Century tools and resources to enhance teaching and learning across the curriculum while improving student achievement. This is the result of a collaborative effort between the OIT and the Departments of Math, Science, Social Studies, Literacy, School Library Services, English Language Learners, Intervention, and Special Education.
 * Instructional processes:**

The plan takes teachers through various phases of technology integration—//from// using technology as a personal productivity tool //to// using technology as a tool to enrich teaching and learning. We recommend that teachers be comfortable with the 36 hours of “Essential” professional development offered during Out of the Box, iTeach, and iLearn classes when teaching in a ubiquitous computing environment. An overview of all of our offerings can be found at our website [|www.nycdoe.org].

We will be submitting a request for Year 2 and 3 Capital funding by the end of the school year.
 * Operational processes**

Inventory system reliability. Electrical upgrades have not been completed.
 * Unresolved issues**

How do we improve online communication within the program?
 * Key questions**

eChalk is committed to helping schools succeed by providing an online environment that supports leadership, teaching and learning. With eChalk's safe and secure environment, every school and district community member has appropriate access to event calendars, homework assignments, school board meeting minutes, online discussions, resources, student grades and other information that helps K-12 leaders to achieve their learning and instructional goals. Currently, there are 17,908 faculty, staff and student users within the iTiL project.There are 937 class pages which have been created at the 22 schools.
 * iSite**
 * eChalk Website**

We are capturing best practices in technology integration resulting from iTiL professional development. The objective of the video is to show how teachers are using the technology tools they learned in the iTiL professional development to enhance teaching and learning. There will be a video for iLearn-Literacy, iLearn-Social Studies, iLearn-Science, and iLearn-Math. By end of the school year, these videos will be featured on our new eChalk website for use by the iTiL community.
 * iTiL** **Best Practice Video Series**

Three years ago the Office of Instructional Technology was charged with an initiative by the Deputy Chancellor to equip all Math and Literacy Coaches in the NYCDOE with a technology toolkit to enhance the professional development they were offering teachers in their school. As a result of this initiative a technology toolkit was developed for Math and Literacy Coaches. Coaches were given an HP TC1100 Tablet PC, a mobile printer and additional instructional technology resources. Along with receiving this equipment Coaches were given fifteen hours of Professional Development.
 * iCoach**
 * Overview:**

In order to support the technology toolkits, Regional Tablet Depots were put into place. Each Regional Tablet Depot offered instructional technology support to coaches. Regional Depot Services provide a single point of contact for all repairs for Math and Literacy Coaches who received the technology toolkit. Regional Tablet Depots will continue to support coaches and offer them the support necessary to provide essential professional development to enhance instruction for teachers and students in NYCDOE classrooms.

Currently deployment of technology toolkits to new coaches has come to an end. We are now focused on supporting existing toolkits and offering training and assistance to coaches and NYCDOE personnel who are in possession of these devices. The iCoach program is still going strong within the NYCDOE and with the support offered to coaches through the regional depots the program will be able to continue and thrive.
 * Status of program:**

Math Coaches, Literacy Coaches, and Instructional Leaders with the NYCDOE
 * Audience:**


 * Number of people or schools served:**

5200 Devices were deployed to coaches, instructional leaders and schools within the DOE, 78,000 hours of Professional Development.

With the organizational changes taking place within the DOE the current model of support for iCoach technology toolkits cannot continue as planned. As such the Central Office of Instructional Technology is coordinating with Regional Depot Managers to pull back equipment and supplies from regions until an alternative support structure model can be finalized. Once the organization structure within the DOE has been finalized and support personnel are in place, the Office of Instructional Technology will quickly move forward to assist coaches with support services for their instructional toolkit.
 * Unresolved issues/key questions:**