Instructional Design Website: Making instruction easy for Teachers

About the Program

Category: Information Technology (Best in Category)

Year: 2016

The teachers of Henrico County Public Schools (HCPS) had many resources available to them but the resources were scattered in many different places. Teachers were not able to access many of these resources from home – only while they were in a school building. In addition, the server that housed these resources was deprecated and the risk of server failure (losing the content) was high. None of the content was linked to the pacing guides that teachers used to plan instructions. Teachers needed everything in one convenient location and needed all materials aligned to Virginia’s Standards of Learning tests they were teaching. In response to this need, the HCPS Department of Instructional Technology, along with HCPS specialists, developed the HCPS Instructional Design website. This site brings all the resources that teachers need in a structured, common format that is easy to use and available 24/7. It has become the go-to site for instructional planning within Henrico Schools.