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David Billett Technology Resource Teacher
Welcome to my Gage MS home page! I am Gage Middle School's Technology Resource Teacher (TRT). I teach the Media Arts classes on A track.
The following is a work in progress - the TRT job description:
- Primary Functions
- The Technology Resource Teacher serves as resource person to faculty, students and parents in assisting with the coordination, implementation and integration of technology into all curricular areas;
- the Technology Resource Teacher also administers all activities of the Gage Middle School Technology Center, which exists to serve as a resource for curriculum enriching activities to enhance and improve student achievement, and administers the Gage instructional network.
- Responsible To: Principal, Assistant Principal overseeing the Title I programs and Title I Coordinator.
- Responsibilities: The Technology Resource Teacher performs the following duties as necessary and designated by the Principal, District 6 ITAFs, Central District ITAFs and technology directives:
- Administration of day to day and long term operations of the Gage Middle School Technology Center including:
- defining and overseeing responsibilities of paraprofessionals assigned to Technology Center Labs and infrastructure support;
- regular assessment of paraprofessionals and student service workers;
- maintenance and upgrading of all instructional hardware;
- refine and maintain guidelines for use of student service workers;
- train, supervise and provide meaningful, academic and technical activity to student service workers;
- establish and/or maintain service agreements;
- establish and/or maintain relationships with hardware and software vendors;
- scheduling of teachers into Technology Center labs through open sign-ups, P.A. and bulletin announcements, and personal teacher contacts;
- maintaining and updating internet presence on the Educational Networks hosted school web site and as linked to the Gage Middle School web site,
- maintaining contact with Gage web site master;
- publish a semesterly Technology Update newsletter and updates for faculty;
- initiate and follow through on facility maintenance and repairs including custodial, electrical, telecommunications and internet services;
- maintain school site software inventory and compliance;
- seek and evaluate current and relevant software according to LAUSD and state standards for software acquisition and use;
- maintain a weekly online and print calendar and log of activities;
- Curricular and subject area responsibilities including:
- assisting visiting teachers in completing the Technology Center Planning Sheet to ensure curriculum alignment, compliance with subject area standards, appropriate use of technology, and modes of assessment;
- assisting in the development and updating of the site Technology Use Plan;
- developing, implementing and refining school site technology competencies until state, district or cluster competencies are adopted;
- assisting in the alignment of computer class electives with project-based student assignments;
- meet periodically with Title I Coordinator to assess, plan and develop strategies to better serve Title I students in Language Arts and Mathematics;
- align computer lab based lessons with District learning standards;
- assist in the design and implementation of staff development for teachers and paraprofessionals based on needs assessments identified in the Program Quality Review;
- design, refine, align and implement curriculum for Technology Service and Media Arts classes
- Network Administration of the Gage instructional computer network/intranet:
- server configuration and maintenance
- adding and removing workgroups and workstations
- managing Workgroup Manager administration and security software including custom configurations
- troubleshooting
- client configuration and maintenance
- user password and account management
- Technology support responsibilities to faculty and students including:
- assisting faculty in appropriate individual and academic team use of technology;
- assist in maintenance and repair of Title I hardware at school site;
- report maintenance needs located outside of Technology Center to Title I office as necessary
- Other Responsibilities:
- perform miscelaneous duties assigned by administrators;
- attend district, cluster and school site meetings such as the District 6 Technology Cadre, Instructional Technology Commission (ITC), IMaST monthly triad meetings, etc.
- Participate in district and county events such as InfoTech and Video Voice
- Qualifications
- Education and Experience
- Must have permanent employee status;
- an earned master’s degree or advanced degree of at least equivalent standard from an accredited college of university is desirable;
- working knowledge of computer hardware and software, instructional and administrative;
- working knowledge of Macintosh OS 9 and OS X 10.6, Windows 98, NT4, ME, XP, Vista, Windows 7 and Windows Home Editions operating systems.
- High level of proficiency with Apple Macintosh OS X server software and hardware including:
- Workgroup Manager
- Server Tools, Server Adminstration
- working familiarity with UNIX operating systems;
- familiarity with MS-DOS operating system;
- understanding of networking fundamentals.
- Professional Development
- Continuing professional growth appropriate for education at the middle school level;
- attend local and regional conferences relating to technology and education;
- understanding of and sensitivity to the needs of the cultural and ethnic groups in the school community;
- knowledge of federal, state and district guidelines governing the proper use of funds for Compensatory Education students;
- facility in oral, written and electronic communication.
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