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PD for Technology Integration: Best Practices

Shannon March 16, 2017 March 16, 2017EDTC6106, InstructionalStrategies, ISTE4Coaches, professionaldevelopment

Significant and long‐lasting changes occur when a school’s “policies, practices, culture, and funding” are structured to facilitate the integration of educational technology. The distributed leadership model is a way to continue supporting teacher leaders and implement shifts in teaching strategies. Allowing teacher voice in choices that are school based and implemented through professional learning impacts… Continue Reading PD for Technology Integration: Best Practices

Systems Framework for Digital Environments

Shannon February 26, 2017 February 26, 2017EDTC6106, ISTE4Coaches, leadership, professionaldevelopment

While studying the needs of teacher professional development in a digital age, I wondered what is the optimal way in which to promote digital age best practices in teaching, learning, and assessment. One knows the school leadership establishes the goals and develops the process that supports and sustains the environment that allows teachers to innovate classrooms… Continue Reading Systems Framework for Digital Environments

Professional Development in a Digital Age

Shannon February 12, 2017 February 12, 2017EDTC6106, ISTE4Coaches, professionaldevelopment, technology

Computer science education has shifted its focus to improving human-computer interaction(HCI) to improve student learning. The invention of new technologies like “Blocky” programming, allows us to move beyond teaching computer interfaces– to improving comprehension and knowledge. Through the adding of tools that adapt to learners abilities and choices, technology designs are making it easier to… Continue Reading Professional Development in a Digital Age

Adult Professional Development

Shannon January 29, 2017 January 29, 2017EDTC6106, InstructionalStrategies, ISTE4Coaches, professionaldevelopment

In the Educational Leadership journal of February 2009, Jason Margolis writes about strategies that teacher leaders can embed to engage their colleagues and realize the benefits of instructional changes. While there were a number of presentations reviewed, the strategies below produced “observable teacher engagement”. The one constant in these researches is that teachers value the… Continue Reading Adult Professional Development

Technology embedded Professional Development

Shannon January 16, 2017 January 16, 2017EDTC6106, ISTE4Coaches, leadership, professionaldevelopment, technology

Technology can bring benefits to the classroom, and can be used to provide authentic learning activities. One way to help educators is to show them how to effectively use technology in their classroom, in the same way as we would our students, in authentic learning activities that are integrated as part of professional development. Increasing… Continue Reading Technology embedded Professional Development

The Essential Tool: Peer Coaches

Shannon December 13, 2016 December 13, 201601 - Visionary leadership, 02 - Teaching, Learning, & Assessments, 03 - Digital age learning environments, 04 - Professional Development & Program Evaluation, 05 - Digital Citizenship, 06 - Content Knowledge & Professional Growth, EDTC6105, ISTE Coaches 6, ISTE1Coaches, ISTE6Coaches

The Essential Tool: Peer Coaches

Shannon December 13, 2016 December 13, 2016EDTC6105, ISTE1Coaches, ISTE6Coaches

Peer Coaches know more than just instruction or technology, they understand classroom management, lesson planning and structure, instructional strategies and pedagogy, and formative and summative assessment. Coaches understand best practices in technology integration to assist teachers to enrich and enhance student learning. Teachers benefit from a model where they can exchange ideas, tips, and techniques,… Continue Reading The Essential Tool: Peer Coaches

Laying the Foundation

Shannon November 27, 2016 November 27, 2016EDTC6105, ISTE1Coaches, ISTE2Coaches, TeachingwithTechnology

In researching what resources are available for coaches to co-planning learning activities that help learning partners improve, it was clear that we first need to build the foundation. The entire Educational Leadership publication in October 2011 was about implementing and growing the culture and leadership skills needed to make technology integration possible. The publication has… Continue Reading Laying the Foundation

Career and Future Ready: 21st Century Learning

Shannon November 6, 2016 November 6, 201621stCenturyLearning, 21stCenturySkills, 4C's, CTE, EDTC6105, ISTE1Coaches, ISTE2Coaches, ISTE6Coaches

The Partnership for 21st Learning created a framework for educators that provides a “…unified vision for learning to ensure student success in a world where change is constant and learning never stops”. There are key subjects areas that include English, reading or language arts, world languages, arts, mathematics, economics, science, geography, history, government and civics.… Continue Reading Career and Future Ready: 21st Century Learning

Working Toward a Collaborative Culture

Shannon October 21, 2016 October 21, 2016EDTC6105, ISTE1Coaches, ISTE2Coaches

The schools who embrace peer coaching are those who value collaboration as a way to improve teaching practices and student outcomes. By effectively working together through communication and collaboration they improve instructional practices. Trust among peers is an important piece to successfully have those conversations about professional learning experiences and teacher growth. Peer coaching helps… Continue Reading Working Toward a Collaborative Culture

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PD for Technology Integration: Best Practices

Systems Framework for Digital Environments

Professional Development in a Digital Age

Adult Professional Development

Technology embedded Professional Development

The Essential Tool: Peer Coaches

The Essential Tool: Peer Coaches

Laying the Foundation

Career and Future Ready: 21st Century Learning

Working Toward a Collaborative Culture

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