Technology @ Rodney Thompson Middle School

Vanessa Askins-Wood

Vanessa is Thompson's ITRT, Instructional Technology Resource Teacher, who helps you integrate technology into your classes that will support your curriculum, deepen and expand learning, and assist with assessment and data evaluation. She provides job-embedded professional development.

ITRT Instructional goals

  1. Coach instructional personnel in designing and implementing instructional lessons that increase academic rigor and student engagement through the purposeful and effective use of technology.

  2. Collaborate and communicate with stakeholders to evaluate and select resources to support learning outcomes.

  3. Coach instructional staff to use a variety of assessments and data.

  4. Promote C5W and student learning through best practices of technology integration.

  5. Promote responsible digital citizenship.

  6. Build capacity and self-reliance through high-quality, job-embedded professional learning which supports team, school, and division initiatives.