5.2 - Professional Learning
Candidates develop and implement technology-based professional learning that aligns to state and national professional learning standards, integrates technology to support face-to-face and online components, models principles of adult learning, and promotes best practices in teaching, learning, and assessment. (PSC 5.2/ISTE 4b)
Artifact: Understanding Technology Integration - One-Hour Technology Workshop
Understanding Technology Integration Workshop Pre-Survey
Understanding Technology Integration Workshop Post-Survey
Reflection:
In this class assignment, we were asked to design and implement a one-hour technology workshop using adult learning principles. Due to the need for teachers in our system to better understand the technology matrix used in classroom observations, I designed a technology integration workshop to assist teachers in understanding the levels of technology integration. I designed a website in which teachers could access course materials including: workshop agenda, sample lesson plan, pre- and post-workshop surveys, handouts, implementation and evaluation narratives, and videos. Though this was an individual class assignment, this workshop was created in collaboration with the other Lee County School System Instructional Technology Specialist and at the request of school administrators.
Standard 5.2, Professional Learning, asks that “candidates develop and implement technology-based professional learning that aligns to state and national professional learning standards, integrates technology to support face-to-face and online components, models principles of adult learning, and promotes best practices in teaching, learning, and assessment” (PSC 5.2/ISTE 4b). I used Learning Forward’s Professional Development standards and the ADDIE (Analyze, Design, Develop, Implement, and Evaluate) principles in the development of this professional development session to ensure that it was aligned to state and national professional learning standards and modeled principles of adult learning. The primary delivery method for this professional development session was in a face-to-face session, evidence of which can be seen on the homepage in the picture of one of the sessions. The website was a type of integrated technology that was developed to add an online component to ensure teachers could access needed course materials and for others who were unable to attend the session in person. The focus of the professional development session, technology integration, promotes best practices in teaching, learning, and assessment by increasing teacher knowledge of technology integration and by providing them the tools with which to do it.
Following the ADDIE design and Learning Forward’s Professional Development standards were the most valuable parts of this learning experience. Using these in this learning experience guided me in the development and implementation of future professional development sessions. If I were to go back and recreate the session, I would likely “flip” the session by asking attendees to watch an introductory video and preview a lesson ahead of time. This way I would have more time to work with teachers, rather than taking time to watch the videos.
This learning experience had a positive impact on teacher development in that not only were teachers more informed about the ways in which technology could be integrated into the classroom, they also left with ideas and templates to use in their own lesson plan development. As more teachers use the resources from this site and from the accompanying resources, there will be a positive impact on student learning and school improvement. Evidence of this will be found in lesson plan analysis, student achievement data, and teacher observations.
In this class assignment, we were asked to design and implement a one-hour technology workshop using adult learning principles. Due to the need for teachers in our system to better understand the technology matrix used in classroom observations, I designed a technology integration workshop to assist teachers in understanding the levels of technology integration. I designed a website in which teachers could access course materials including: workshop agenda, sample lesson plan, pre- and post-workshop surveys, handouts, implementation and evaluation narratives, and videos. Though this was an individual class assignment, this workshop was created in collaboration with the other Lee County School System Instructional Technology Specialist and at the request of school administrators.
Standard 5.2, Professional Learning, asks that “candidates develop and implement technology-based professional learning that aligns to state and national professional learning standards, integrates technology to support face-to-face and online components, models principles of adult learning, and promotes best practices in teaching, learning, and assessment” (PSC 5.2/ISTE 4b). I used Learning Forward’s Professional Development standards and the ADDIE (Analyze, Design, Develop, Implement, and Evaluate) principles in the development of this professional development session to ensure that it was aligned to state and national professional learning standards and modeled principles of adult learning. The primary delivery method for this professional development session was in a face-to-face session, evidence of which can be seen on the homepage in the picture of one of the sessions. The website was a type of integrated technology that was developed to add an online component to ensure teachers could access needed course materials and for others who were unable to attend the session in person. The focus of the professional development session, technology integration, promotes best practices in teaching, learning, and assessment by increasing teacher knowledge of technology integration and by providing them the tools with which to do it.
Following the ADDIE design and Learning Forward’s Professional Development standards were the most valuable parts of this learning experience. Using these in this learning experience guided me in the development and implementation of future professional development sessions. If I were to go back and recreate the session, I would likely “flip” the session by asking attendees to watch an introductory video and preview a lesson ahead of time. This way I would have more time to work with teachers, rather than taking time to watch the videos.
This learning experience had a positive impact on teacher development in that not only were teachers more informed about the ways in which technology could be integrated into the classroom, they also left with ideas and templates to use in their own lesson plan development. As more teachers use the resources from this site and from the accompanying resources, there will be a positive impact on student learning and school improvement. Evidence of this will be found in lesson plan analysis, student achievement data, and teacher observations.