As a new technology integrator at Middlebrook School, since the smoke has now cleared, I have begun to think about how I want to help the staff to learn and integrate Google in their daily practice, using the SAMR and TPACK model. I have begun working in concert with my colleague Amy Korn (the great, Amy Korn) to compose a coaching plan that would work with our new Google integration plan. We are really adopting a hybrid of the three models presented by Google:
1. We have coaches whose charge it is to help teachers integrate technology and other pedagogical best practices within the classroom, working in tandem with the teachers to make effective, mindful changes in their practices to effect student learning.
2. Trainers who train is the core of our model. We are training teachers to reach new levels of competency in their understanding of Google functionality and integrative practices, using the SAMR and TPACK models. These new trainers then work with their colleagues to train them in these practices, creating a de jure professional learning network.
3. Early adopters seems to be a component of any technology integration plan in any school or business. We have developed an excitement around technology so that teachers in our building are opting to explore and early adopt technology. We then incorporate them into our group of trainers for dedicated professional development days.
There are several, very important steps to rolling out a training program, once you decide the style, which again is a hybrid of the three presented by Google. More to come as the plan development evolves! We are very excited.
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