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Technology Coaches
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This is a place for technology coaches to communicate, collaborate, and connect.
Website: http://theinnovativeeducator.wikispaces.com
Members: 32
Latest Activity: Nov 15
Welcome to the Technology Coaches Group
ACTION PLAN.doc How will you enhance 21st learning in your school?
HOW DO I HELP MY CHILD LEARN TO USE THE INTERNET WISELY?
This post is designed to share with family members interested in internet safety. Innovative educators may be interested in modifying this to the needs of their school community and sharing it with family members as part of parent/family night.
Classroom Visitation Rubric:
A rubric coaches, teachers, and principals can use to look at how technology is integrated into the classroom.
Technology Integration Matrix:
The TIM is designed to assist schools in evaluating the level of technology integration in classrooms and to provide teachers with models of how technology can be integrated into instruction in meaningful ways with descriptions and videos.
Technology Integration Plan:
This is a planning document coaches can use with teachers to determine how teaching practices can be enhanced with technology.
21st Century Curriculum Maps:
The Partnership for 21st Century Skills developed a series of maps illustrating how technology can be integrated into core subjects, while making teaching and learning more relevant to the demands of the 21st century. This could be used as a guide for your Technology Integration Plan.
Helpful Documents for Innovative Educators
A collection of the above resources and more that may be of interest to educators in developing 2.0 teaching, leading and learning.
Instructional Technology Tips for New Teachers
A useful guide with resources and advice for innovative educators new to teaching.
The School 2.0 Transformation Toolkit - A Recommended Resource for Innovative Educators. The Transformation Tools are designed to provide schools with a menu of meeting facilitation techniques, templates, and activities that enable the broad range of stakeholders – students, teachers, principals, chief technology officers, parents, community members, and policymakers--to engage in conversations that support strategic planning for education and technology.
Sample Documents:
A sampling of documents used in NYC DOE schools to share with Parents, Students, and Teachers in effort to support a technology rich environment.
Discussion Forum
Masters programs in technology and learning
Hi, I'm looking for a masters program in technology and learning and am wondering if anyone has any suggestions or recommendations. An on-line program is an ideal option for me, but I'm open to con...
Started by Rhonda Leduc Jun 10.
Using Study Island in Your Classroom
Please share your ideas around how you might use Study Island to enhance teaching and learning. What challenges do you see? What opportunities? Any questions?
Started by The Innovative Educator Mar 17.
Hardware and Other Purchases 15 Replies
Do you have tips and tricks for hardware purchases and replacements?
Started by The Innovative Educator. Last reply by Keith Elgart Mar 9.
Sharing Successes 2 Replies
What are you most proud of that you have accomplished as a tech coach? Would you be willing to present on this topic? How long would the presentation be? What would it include?
Started by The Innovative Educator. Last reply by The Innovative Educator Mar 3.
Presentations - Best Practices / Successes
Please share best practices or successes you have had in enriching teaching and learning with 21st Century tools.
Started by The Innovative Educator Feb 26.
Software Money Purchases 7 Replies
What are you purchasing with your software money? How do you use this to impact instruction?
Started by The Innovative Educator. Last reply by Joe Pascarelli Dec. 15, 2008.
PD to Support 21st Century Teaching and Learning 4 Replies
What type of PD opportunities do you provide for your staff to ensure success in a 21st Century school? How is this implemented? Share your successes and challenges.
Started by The Innovative Educator. Last reply by Dan Storchan Nov. 14, 2008.
Student Support Teams to Support Tech Rich Environments 5 Replies
How are they selected? When do they meet? What do they do? What is the most significant way these teams have supported teaching and learning in a technology-rich environment?
Started by The Innovative Educator. Last reply by Charles Boyce Nov. 13, 2008.
What is a typical week like as a tech coach in your school? 5 Replies
Share what your typical week as a tech coach is like. What works successfully and what could be improved?
Started by The Innovative Educator. Last reply by Charles Boyce Nov. 13, 2008.
1 to 1 Laptop Management 11 Replies
How do you effectively manage laptops in your school?
Started by The Innovative Educator. Last reply by Gloria Nelson Nov. 13, 2008.
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Comment by Danielle Melfi on October 22, 2008 at 8:08pm - I am the technology cluster in my school. Also, I am the technician, data specialist, plugger inner, SmartBoard go to girl, etc. Are there any technology coaches who work in an Elementary School in this group? I would love to have some insight on how your schedules work and how the coach position was incorporated into your staff. As educators we all where many hats and I would love to have a technology coach position implemented in my school since technology is continually advancing and I feel like I spend most of my day helping other staff while I am trying to teach as well. Any ideas to share?
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Comment by Vinna Deninno on May 28, 2008 at 8:35am - Hi folks. I am starting to pack up for summer storage and close out the itil year. We have had a successful year despite some set backs. As a successful itil school my advice to others is to be very organized when packing up. Pack up, based on what you know about September staff and classes. It will make for a smooth opening.
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Comment by Mary Nicholas Picard on May 12, 2008 at 6:37pm - Thank you for creating this group. Currently, I am aiming to transition from a computer lab cluster teacher to a tech coach, in my current school (PS/MS 4) or somewhere else. We have so many unused resources stowed away in our school, and I would like to be using my time to work with teachers to be employing these resources fully in the classroom setting. Frankly, teachers are using computer mainly for typing, with Internet research and PowerPoint added in the middle school. A massive culture shift is sweeping over us, and I see so many teachers just turning away from it, because it is too overwhelming.
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Comment by Chris Johnson on May 7, 2008 at 9:55am - Ning recently approved a trial program to remove the ad component from any existing or new educational Ning networks for students in grades 7 - 12! You can create your own network easily. Check out the following: http://education.ning.com/ for some helpful suggestions, etc.
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Comment by Chris Burwell on May 6, 2008 at 10:01pm - Anyone have an alternative to My Space? One that will get through Websense? I have teachers with good ideas for using My Space to create pages for literary characters and having them interact in character, but I can't find a way to set it up for them. I really can't justify teaching eighth graders to jump off the school's network and log on to 'my babys mama' to use my space, even if it is a great sounding project. Any ideas?
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Comment by Joe Pascarelli on April 18, 2008 at 9:20am - I look forward to hearing from the tech coaches all over the city. This should be fun.
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Comment by John Sorocco on April 18, 2008 at 9:14am - Have a nice holiday. Hope you enjoy your week off from school.
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