The learners for the purpose of my project are my teaching colleagues at my school as well as my administrators. I have two goals with my project, the first is to get the technology aspire team working on defining goals and tackling access issues and the second is to get a group of teachers together to work on computer and edtech skills.<\/p>\n
Aspire Team:<\/strong>\u00a0 This small group of teachers is quite experienced with technology and are likely to be willing to listen to my ideas about Bring Your Own Device.\u00a0 We will have new administrators this year, both Principal and Vice-Principal. Because I have not yet had the chance to work with these administrators I am unsure of their educational philosophies concerning technology. As a committee in general we will also need to consider the reactions and input that all of the staff will voice regarding a BYOD policy in the school.<\/p>\n Teachers considerations:<\/p>\n -equity of access for all students<\/p>\n -best use of their time >is the pro-d to learn about devices and how to incorporate them into their teaching worth their time?<\/p>\n -teacher autonomy<\/p>\n -comfort level with implementing technology<\/p>\n -connection to learning outcomes<\/p>\n -ensuring students are developing the skills that they need (what are the skills they need? The world is changing rapidly is required skill set too?)<\/p>\n -communication and collaboration strategies with colleagues, students, and parents<\/p>\n -frustration with technology department and the slow process to get things done<\/p>\n -technical language needed to talk about technology (admitting that they may not know as much as they would like to) (fear of having our practice judged)<\/p>\n -appropriate use of class time by students<\/p>\n -cybersafety and cyberbullying<\/p>\n -theft of devices<\/p>\n Administrators Considerations:<\/p>\n -Student safety (cyber bullying, cybersafety)<\/p>\n -security of devices (theft is a concern)<\/p>\n -educational benefits<\/p>\n -fit with District policy<\/p>\n Pro-d Project:<\/strong><\/p>\n When communicating with teachers in my school I need to keep in mind that there are various levels of comfort with technology within the large group and varying levels of willingness to move forward with technology. I may need to form more than one pro-d group to address the needs of the different teachers.\u00a0 Those new to technology sometimes feel that workshops move too fast, while those experienced with technology feel that workshops drag too much and that they are not learning enough to make them worth their time.\u00a0 Also need to make sure that teachers get to follow their interests and that they get something out of the process that works for their own practice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The learners for the purpose of my project are my teaching colleagues at my school as well as my administrators. I have two goals with my project, the first is to get the technology aspire team working on defining goals … Continue reading