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Name: Sheree LaRose

Age: 47

Marital Status: Married for 27 years

Children: One boy and two grandsons

Education: Bachelor’s Degree- Elementary Education 1st-5th

Career: 3rd Grade ELA teacher

Current Pursuit: Master’s Degree in Technology Leadership

Future Goal:  After receiving a master’s degree in Technology Leadership, one would think the next logical step would be pursuing a career in a school leadership position, maybe even as a technology coordinator, or some other position involving technology. However, at this moment in time, I do not have any intention of leaving the classroom.  I am aspiring to become a better teacher by becoming a "technology leader."  I want to take this knowledge and bring it into my classroom and school.  I want to be able to share what I learn with my students and my peers to help them become more knowledgeable.  Even though this goal may seem small in comparison to others, it does not make it any less important. Plus, this does not mean I do not have other dreams or goals I hope to achieve.  I am trying to write a book.  I use technology a lot for research to make sure my facts are correct.  Technology is the gateway to making many dreams come true.

Leader:
2.2.a Shape, advance and accelerate a shared vision for empowered learning with technology by engaging with education stakeholders.

Collaborate:
2.4.a Dedicate planning time to collaborate with colleagues to create authentic learning experiences that leverage technology.

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In recent years, technology use in the classroom has changed.  Teachers are no longer limited to using it for the sole purpose of planning lessons.  It has expanded beyond what some could even imagine.  Teachers now use technology to engage students and to enhance the learning experience by using technology integrated activities.  However, technology use within the classroom is not without its challenges.  As a technology leader, I need to be able to support administration, teachers, and students when these challenges occur.  This presentation will cover topics pertaining to some of technology best practices, examples of technology integrated activities, interviews from tech coordinators, and a short reflection.

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District Tech Coordinator Questions and  Answers with Screenshot

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District Tech Coordinator Questions and  Answers with Screenshot

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Interview Questions and answers for Tricia Corbin

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School-Based Tech Leader's Questions and Answers

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School-Based Tech Leader's Questions and Answers

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Technology Interview Questions for School Based Leader

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One of my major concerns involving technology is student misuse.  This was a question posed to my school-based tech facilitator.   I was disappointed in the response.  I completely agree that if a device gets damaged, a parent should be required to pay for the device.  However, how does suspending a student solve a misuse problem?  Students are at home probably playing games, watching tv, or sleeping.  They are definitely not learning anything.  Also, having the teacher provide assignments in paper and pencil just makes more work for the teacher and still does not teach the student appropriate technology usage.  The response that bother me the most was having the student use a desktop in place of their Chromebook.  Most of the misuse in my classroom is students getting on games that are not school appropriate.  They would be able to still access these games whether it was a desktop or a laptop.  Also, most classrooms do not even have a desktop available anymore, mine included.  So, how would that be a consequence?  Computer misuse is a concern that is harder to address.  Based on the misuse within my classroom, a solution would be finding a way to block sites that are not school-appropriate immediately when students access them.  This now leads to the interview question about digital citizenship.  While digital citizenship is taught in the computer lab at my school, it is not a topic I feel is addressed with all stakeholders in mind.  This is a major concern I have.  Digital Citizenship is a topic everyone needs to know.  There are some teachers that are put into the classroom without any knowledge of what digital citizenship entails in order to enforce it within their classroom.  As a tech leader, I would plan to not just teach the students but work with administrations to arrange some form of professional development for teachers.  I also think linking digital citizenship videos and activities to students’ Google Classroom would be a great way to get the parents involved.

Citizen:
2.3.c Mentor students in safe, legal and ethical practices with digital tools and the protection of intellectual rights and property.

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The vision for any career is important and that is no different in education.  Based on the response from my school-based technology facilitator’s interview question, the school and district share their goal.  I would have thought that each school would have had to come up with its own technology goal that coincides with the district's vision.  However, the district leader did state her own personal vision.  She did not quote some written response.  Her answer came from the heart and was more realistic.

Leader:
2.2.a Shape, advance and accelerate a shared vision for empowered learning with technology by engaging with education stakeholders.

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Collaboration is not just something teachers have their students do within their classrooms.  Collaboration takes place in any job and at any position.  The district tech coordinator’s response about working with external partners was a great answer.  Building a good relationship with anyone is key for anything to be successful.  This question also coincides with the question about budget and professional development.  When our district buys products, professional development is usually included or is part of the contract.  When using certain products constantly, we are able to build a good relationship with them and know they will be there if we need them.

Collaborate:
2.4.a Dedicate planning time to collaborate with colleagues to create authentic learning experiences that leverage technology.

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Best Practices and ISTE standards

Technology use in the class is rapidly evolving.  When teaching, teachers have to make accommodations for this rapid change and be able to guide students in technology usage.  To help with the transition of teaching lessons with integrated lessons there are a few things a teacher can do.

Digital Citizenship: Create a classroom culture that is supportive of using technology correct way by teaching digital citizenship before beginning lessons that will use technology.

Lesson Objective: Communicate the learning objectives to let the students know exactly what they will be learning.  Students should know the focus of the lesson is not learning how to use the technology but using the technology to learn the material being taught.

Technology Can Go Wrong:  Sometimes technology just may not work.  The wifi may be out, the program being used may be experiencing difficulties, or the electricity may go out.   What did we do before technology?  As teachers will have lesson plans.  Follow them and make modifications in place of the technology that would be needed.

Collaboration: Allow students to work together while completing different technology-integrated lessons.  Students sometimes learn better from their peers.

Type of Integration: Change up the different technology-integrated activities students use to complete lessons.  Students will become bored if they are completing the same thing over and over again.  We want them to stay engaged in the lesson in order to learn.  Flipgrid, NearPod, Google Docs, Slides, Forms, Classroomscreen, and SeeSaw are a few examples.

Citizen:
2.3.c Mentor students in safe, legal and ethical practices with digital tools and the protection of intellectual rights and property.

Collaborator:
2.4.c Use collaborative tools to expand students' authentic, real-world learning experiences by engaging virtually with experts, teams and students, locally and globally.