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March 26, 2019

5 Ways to Help Teachers Progress in Their Use of Technology

Today’s Speaker

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Vicki Davis Teacher, IT Director, Speaker, Author, & Founder of The Cool Cat Teacher Blog www.coolcatteacher.com

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What are

your big

three?

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YoumustPLAYbeforeyouPRODUCE.

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3 Principles of Effective Software

Sandboxing

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1.Never“play”insomethingyoucan’taffordtomessup.

2.SetaSmer(15minutes!)

3.Keepanotebookhandy


Share1thingamonthwithsomeone

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“The only thing worse than being blind is having sight and no vision.”

Helen Keller


Make your “to be” list

before you make your “to do” list

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OurexpectaSonisthatweareworldclass

OurrouSneisthatwemakeslowsteadyprogressby“turtling”

Wesharewhatwelearnwitheachother

Wehelpeachotherwhenwelearnsomethingnewthatwillbenefitourstudents

Nobodyhastogoitalone

Wemakeslow,steadyprogress

Wecelebratesmallwins


Chooseyourwordswisely


What doesn’t work (in my experience)

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Mandates

Everybodyhastodothesamething

Beingoutoftouchwithateacher’slifesituaSon

Guilttrips

Professionaldevelopmentforteachersthatis100%lectureandnothands-onwiththetoolsandtechniques


Some things that work

(in my experience)

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Usingotherteachersasexamples

UsingquesSonsasajumpingoffpointforPD

JustinTime(JIT)Learning

Listening

RESPECT!

FundingindividualselecSonsoftechnology


Professional Development Opportunities

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• Shareideas• Celebratewins• Empowerteacherstoteacheachother• Recordquickvideosabouthowtodothings

”10minutePD”Approach

• Perfectfor“JIT”(justinSme)learning• Emailwhenyouaddtothesite

Createahelpsite

• Changethepaceevery20minutes• Makeitrelevant• Listentotheirconcerns• Involvethemintheexperience

ProfessionalLearning


Kerry Patterson in Influencer

says, “Influencers

use four tactics to

help people love what they hate:

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Make Makeitagame.”

Tell Tellmeaningfulstories.

Create Createdirectexperiences.

Allow Allowforchoice.


Opinion Leaders

o  Natural stature and credibility in a school o  Influence o  Expertise o  Just because they have influence doesn’t

mean they have it in all areas (might just be kindergarten or sports or an area)


Know your teachers

o  You can’t make forward progress when you are just hanging on for dear life

o  Sometimes it is OK to “opt out” but not every time.

o  People know their own life situation best (they’re not telling you everything)


How Are You Turtling?

o  Ask teachers how they are turtling. o  Talk to teachers about progress o  Help them celebrate the wins o  Point out the wins (sometimes they don’t

know they are there)


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