How One Starts to Blog
Blogging is easy when you have a purpose. Find something you are passionate and knowledgable about and you've got a blog! As technology teacher and coach everything on this blog will be related to the educational uses of technology. Not Ms. Fix It! As a technology coach I'm not here to fix your broken technology. Instead, I'm here to aid teachers in improving their practice through pedagogically appropriate technologies. I provide a range of support to teachers in integrating technology into their daily teaching. I also teach students in Pre-Kindergarten through 5th grade! Using the standards provided by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) I educate students on various skills pertaining to technology. From how to turn a computer on to how to code, I've got a busy schedule. To Infinity and Beyond Being a technology coach in today's education world is not so easy! There's a lot of push back from teachers who don't like change, but today's students have changed. They need to be knowledgable not only about the core subject but also about "new basics" (Poore, 2016). The new basics prepare students for college and future careers. Therefore, technology coaches must be agents of change. We must inspire and engage teachers in the new technologies and provide ongoing support. We cannot just show them and hope they will try it, we need to be in the classroom and model it with their students and follow up. Essentially, we are the doctors of education bridging the gap. How to Reach Teachers I have presented many professional developments concerning technology tools and resources only to find that more than half of the participants didn't utilize any of it. Over the years I have improved my delivery of the content, formed friendships with many, and surveyed participants to bring more technology into the classroom. The article, The 5 Coaching Strategies that Helped Me Connect with Resistant Teachers, provided me a few more tips on how to work with resistant teachers. Specifically, being curious is something I must improve on. This can easily be done with a Google Form inquiring what's holding them back, how we could work together, and how else I could help them find a solution. Another resource that I found useful was the Technology Coaches Weebly Sites. There are so many resources on this Weebly that it blew my mind. I can use the "Free Resources" and the "Coaching Books" tabs to improve my practices. My favorite tab is the "Coach Pln" as I am now connected to the Ed Tech Coaches' Network. Visit both of these sites to help improve your coaching!
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