ITEC 7460 was the course I was really nervous about because of the different technology involvement after reviewing the syllabus. I was not concerned with being able to present trainings to my fellow teachers, it was creating the online platform and using unknown applications. The different assignments have really made me grow, as an educator and a presenter.
The chance to speak with my administration about the different difficulties our school has had based on the needs for technology was a great opportunity to share my knowledge and observations from my experiences. I feel that it was a chance to possibly make my leadership abilities known to my supervisor. The different assignments we have had to complete have really forced me to reflect on as a grad student and to “step up my game” because I made two Bs on two different projects and I do not care for Bs. Therefore with my coaching assignment, I was able to make an A because I put forth way more effort in the project because I had such a personal stake in it. The personal stake was building the relationship with my co-teacher and being able to coach her in the Peer Coaching method. This was a great project because it allowed me to use my newly gained knowledge and help her really focu on an activity to see if we could improve student engagement in the classroom.
The biggest challenge of this course that cause my personal growth is the ability to develop a one hour technology workshop and present it to my co-workers. This was a very hard task because this is my first year at a new school and I was extremely nervous about presenting a technology topic. Speaking in front of groups is not a big deal but it can always be nerve racking when it is people you know in the audience. I enjoyed creating a workshop for my fellow teachers because I had to spend time researching and making the information relevant for this particular audience. After the training was held, I received several compliments from my coworkers and I do believe that we are going to be purchasing the program in the near future. From this experience, I am going to be conducting two technology based training for my county this summer.
My plans for continuing my growth include creating more presentations and continuing to learn more about different programs and applications. I plan to work with the instructional coach in the upcoming year to work on different trainings for the faculty. When determining the relationship with any new co-teachers, I will be using the information from our text to nurture and build the rapport.
The chance to speak with my administration about the different difficulties our school has had based on the needs for technology was a great opportunity to share my knowledge and observations from my experiences. I feel that it was a chance to possibly make my leadership abilities known to my supervisor. The different assignments we have had to complete have really forced me to reflect on as a grad student and to “step up my game” because I made two Bs on two different projects and I do not care for Bs. Therefore with my coaching assignment, I was able to make an A because I put forth way more effort in the project because I had such a personal stake in it. The personal stake was building the relationship with my co-teacher and being able to coach her in the Peer Coaching method. This was a great project because it allowed me to use my newly gained knowledge and help her really focu on an activity to see if we could improve student engagement in the classroom.
The biggest challenge of this course that cause my personal growth is the ability to develop a one hour technology workshop and present it to my co-workers. This was a very hard task because this is my first year at a new school and I was extremely nervous about presenting a technology topic. Speaking in front of groups is not a big deal but it can always be nerve racking when it is people you know in the audience. I enjoyed creating a workshop for my fellow teachers because I had to spend time researching and making the information relevant for this particular audience. After the training was held, I received several compliments from my coworkers and I do believe that we are going to be purchasing the program in the near future. From this experience, I am going to be conducting two technology based training for my county this summer.
My plans for continuing my growth include creating more presentations and continuing to learn more about different programs and applications. I plan to work with the instructional coach in the upcoming year to work on different trainings for the faculty. When determining the relationship with any new co-teachers, I will be using the information from our text to nurture and build the rapport.