What does your Instructional Technology Specialist do?
What does your Instructional Technology Specialist do?
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We work with people at ALL BUILDINGS, OF ALL LEVELS and DEPARTMENTS to actively support the District’s mission of a safe, challenging, engaging learning environment, especially as it relates to successful integration of technology for student learning. I am excited to work with you in all of the following ways:
Work directly with teachers to provide classroom support related to technology integration for learning and student engagement
-Technology lessons in your classroom to model strategies and skills
-Resource creation for technology-related topics or using programs & websites
Model effective, research-based instructional approaches utilizing technology for differentiated learning
Provide professional development
Build understanding of technology integration best practices
Help teachers align curriculum with ISTE technology standards
Help teachers align use of technology with the Danielson model
Provide insight into your teaching based on observations
Provide insight into useful digital tools for learning and assessment
Help with those “dumb” tech questions you don’t want to ask the IT guys! :)
A Friendly note:
Although “technology” is in our job title, our focus and capacity is on Instructional practices, and there are things for which the IT department must be contacted instead of us. Please find below a list of common issues that should be handled by our IT team through a tech-request on Harlem Connect:
Login issues, broken hardware, slow network, slow/glitchy computer, software requests, site unblockings, installing software, and other things of that nature.
About Ashley Milnes
As a Harlem grad, I have been in the district for ... a few years! I joined the Harlem family in 2013, teaching 6th grade at Rock Cut Elementary for the second semester of the year. The following year, I switched to 5th grade at Rock Cut, where I taught my ELL group for three years. After that, I spent a year as a technology specialist at a military school in Hohenfels, Germany. In order to complete my masters program, I came back to the area and taught social studies at Harlem Middle School for three years. I am very excited to help support teachers, staff and students with technology and tools across the district.
Please contact me at ANY time via email: ashley.milnes@harlem122.org
By phone: 815-654-4500 Ext :1033
About Emily Breakfield
I joined the Harlem School district in 2019 after thirteen years of teaching various grades and technology classes. I started my career in Glendale Arizona teaching third grade because... well it is warm there. After moving home I got a job teaching 2nd grade at Prairie Hill Elementary and eventually moved up to 4th grade and then took a technology specialist position teaching 3rd-8th grade. I was so excited to move into this new role in a new district in 2019 and I have loved learning, spreading technology knowledge, and making relationships with the amazing educators in this district.
Please contact me at ANY time via email: emily.breakfield@harlem122.org
By phone: 815-654-4500 Ext :1051
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