2b, 3a, 3b, 5a, 5b, 5d,

2b, 3a, 3b, 5a, 5b, 5d,

Reflection

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1. Briefly describe the field experience. What did you learn about technology coaching and technology leadership from completing this field experience? The S.E.R.V.E. organization which was started by students here at Tapp Middle School seeks to serve others in our school and community on a daily basis. They volunteer with the town of Powder Springs, with the local food pantry, and even here in the school. The goal is to serve the community by competing at minimum, 600 hours of community service. Their desire is to include all students, staff, parents, and as many community stakeholders as possible in accomplishing this goal. In an effort to add them in the quest to extend their reach further into the community and manage some of the tasks that have overwhelmed them, I designed and built a website and Microsoft form for them to utilize to document volunteer service hours. The second extension of this experience was to introduce and begin training staff on how to utilize their website for the operation of the organization. This phase continued to build upon the knowledge that I had previously gained when working with my peers in the coaching capacity. I do have to make sure that I adequately train them in all the components of the website construction so that this will be an option for them to utilize in their classroom instruction in the future.

2. How did this learning relate to the knowledge (what must you know), skills (what must you be able to do) and dispositions (attitudes, beliefs, enthusiasm) required of a technology facilitator or technology leader? (Refer to the standards you selected above. Use the language of the PSC standards in your answer and reflect on all 3--knowledge, skills, and dispositions.)

Knowledge ? It related to the knowledge that I must have in that I must know various technology solutions that will suite the skill and comfortability level of my peers yet provide viable solutions to their technology needs.

Skills ? I had to be able to communicate with others who may not have as much experience with the technology pieces as myself in a manner that they not only could understand but be able to replicate when not in my presence.

Dispositions ? As a technology coach and leader it is vitality important that I understand the viewpoint of the persons that I engage and bring a level of assurance that they too can interact with technology as I do. I must demonstrate confidence with the tools while building their level of comfort at the same time. Assuring my peers of the prospect that I hear their concerns and will do what I can to help them overcome any obstacle is a valuable skill.

3. Describe how this field experience impacted school improvement, faculty development or student learning at your school. How can the impact be assessed? This field experience afforded me the opportunity to introduce another peers to technology tools that will help them in the classroom to which he had not had previous exposure. This experience was a very productive and leisurely interaction that yielded a website that can be used throughout the coming years.

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1. Briefly describe the field experience. What did you learn about technology coaching and technology leadership from completing this field experience? I work with my fellow teachers in developing their knowledge of how to use Microsoft OneNote notebooks for various tasks. We used them in the classroom and as a tool to communicate with one another as professionals. I learned to have a lot of patience with this one as well as to not give up when presented with technology challenges and teacher frustration.

2. How did this learning relate to the knowledge (what must you know), skills (what must you be able to do) and dispositions (attitudes, beliefs, enthusiasm) required of a technology facilitator or technology leader? (Refer to the standards you selected above. Use the language of the PSC standards in your answer and reflect on all 3--knowledge, skills, and dispositions.)

Knowledge ? I had to build a greater knowledge of the application which came through continued interaction with it on a daily basis.

Skills ? This opportunity allowed me to practice my coaching skills to encourage others to interact with the application even if they do not use it on a daily basis. I learned how to access ready-made tutorials that would be used to help coworkers understand how to use the application.

Dispositions ? At the conclusion of this experience, I was more confident that I can learn how to use an application on a greater level while working with other whose knowledge of the software may be limited to an entry level at best. It encouraged me to continue utilizing Microsoft products with my peers whereas the difficulties that I had experienced previously would have caused me to avoid its usage previously.

3. Describe how this field experience impacted school improvement, faculty development or student learning at your school. How can the impact be assessed? Because this is the software of choice that the district is using, several staff members were needing daily help with understanding how to use it. We have Technology Coaches at the district level but when you access their assistance via Skype or email, there may be a delay. Being knowledge about the software and working with my coworkers has decreased their reluctance to use the tools for classroom instruction and professional situations.

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