Collaborator 4b
4b Collaborate and co-learn with students to discover and use new digital resources and diagnose and troubleshoot technology issues.
4b Collaborate and co-learn with students to discover and use new digital resources and diagnose and troubleshoot technology issues.
Background
Background
I am the lead facilitator for the Campus Technology Specialist certification. There are a total of eight courses to complete the certification and I facilitate four classes.
I am the lead facilitator for the Campus Technology Specialist certification. There are a total of eight courses to complete the certification and I facilitate four classes.
The purpose of the TCEA Campus Technology Specialist certification program is to provide a venue for educators who wish to become, or already are, campus-level technology specialists. The emphasis will be on developing skills to help classroom teachers successfully integrate technology into the everyday curriculum. Participants who successfully complete the certification requirements will be fully prepared to serve as a technology specialist on any campus, possessing the knowledge and skills to increase learning through the use of educational technology.
The purpose of the TCEA Campus Technology Specialist certification program is to provide a venue for educators who wish to become, or already are, campus-level technology specialists. The emphasis will be on developing skills to help classroom teachers successfully integrate technology into the everyday curriculum. Participants who successfully complete the certification requirements will be fully prepared to serve as a technology specialist on any campus, possessing the knowledge and skills to increase learning through the use of educational technology.
The required classes include webinars, on-line courses, final project and a portfolio. Credit can also be earned at the TCEA Campus Technology Specialist Academy.
The required classes include webinars, on-line courses, final project and a portfolio. Credit can also be earned at the TCEA Campus Technology Specialist Academy.
I facilitate the "Understanding and Building 21st Century Skills" two part webinar course.
I facilitate the "Understanding and Building 21st Century Skills" two part webinar course.
Tony Wagner’s book “The Global Achievement Gap" is the foundation for this class. Participants explore Wagner's Seven Survival Skills for the 21st Century. He believes all students must master these seven skills before they leave our schools. The course ends with discovering different ways to help students build these skills through technology.
Tony Wagner’s book “The Global Achievement Gap" is the foundation for this class. Participants explore Wagner's Seven Survival Skills for the 21st Century. He believes all students must master these seven skills before they leave our schools. The course ends with discovering different ways to help students build these skills through technology.
During Part 1, I introduce Tony Wagner's book and show a video of Tony Wagner explaining the seven survival skills in his own words. Instead of me presenting the rest of the time I decided to create an assignment where the certification participants would need to:
During Part 1, I introduce Tony Wagner's book and show a video of Tony Wagner explaining the seven survival skills in his own words. Instead of me presenting the rest of the time I decided to create an assignment where the certification participants would need to:
a. collaborate
a. collaborate
b. use digital resources to communicate
b. use digital resources to communicate
c. find it necessary to troubleshoot technology issues to facilitate group work
c. find it necessary to troubleshoot technology issues to facilitate group work
d. troubleshoot potential problems with the TCEA webinar web conferencing software: Adobe Connect Pro
d. troubleshoot potential problems with the TCEA webinar web conferencing software: Adobe Connect Pro
4b artifact
4b artifact
Understanding and Building 21st Century Assignment (see below)
Understanding and Building 21st Century Assignment (see below)
Assignment Process
Assignment Process
- Each group will be assigned one of the seven critical skills to become an expert on.
- Use Adobe Connect Pro Breakout Rooms to establish groups
- Make a plan with your group
- Divide tasks
- Establish meeting times
- Use the Internet to find information about your survival skill: what it means, why it’s needed, and what it looks like in action (either in the “real world” or in schools).
- Be prepared to present your survival skill to the whole group.
- Share your presentation link with preimers@tcea.org
Assignment Requirements
Assignment Requirements
- Key Characteristics
- Image (represents your skill)
- 1 or 2 quotes from business leaders
- In current events, find your skill that is missing or on display (choose a minimum of 3 of the following)
- political
- business
- sports
- education
- academia
- medicine
- military, etc.
- Be prepared to present your findings
- 5 minute time frame