Professional Development Scenario The following scenario and resulting professional development plan will serve as an example for the remainder of the module. A sample technology plan and budget, available in PDF from the links below, were used to create the professional development plan. After reading the scenario and reviewing the sample budget, continue the module to view the professional development plan broken down step-by-step. Sample Technology Plan Sample Budget The Scenario The sample school technology plan includes an objective to provide training and support for staff in the integration of technology with an emphasis on improving student achievement in English, science, and social studies. As the school technology committee chairperson reported, "The needs assessments indicated that teachers were not using the available software as a tool for supporting instruction. We really felt that if we could make better use of the our technology in the classroom we could improve our student achievement." The faculty decided that on-site professional development in the use of the available software was needed. In addition to the initial training, plans were made to follow up with classroom activities designed to help teachers apply their learning. "I wanted to provide as much assistance as needed to ensure that the software and training were being implemented in the classroom. In order to monitor implementation and identify faculty who need additional training and assistance, I will be looking for the integration of technology, and specifically the use of the software from the training, as I look at lesson plans and do classroom observations," reported the school principal. To meet this objective, a staff development plan was developed that took into consideration the diverse levels of technology skills of the faculty and the limited staff development funds available.