Standard 5

Standard V. Instructional technology facilitators actively reflect on their practice.

a. Instructional technology facilitators analyze student learning.

b. Instructional technology facilitators link professional growth to their professional goals.

c. Instructional technology facilitators function effectively in a complex, dynamic environment


Cognitive Coaching

Throughout Spring Semester 2022, I attended 8 days of training. During this Foundation Seminar,, I learned how to:

  • develop trust and rapport

  • develop an identity as a mediator of thinking

  • utilize conversation structures for planning, reflecting and problem resolving

  • develop teachers’ autonomy and sense of community

  • develop higher levels of efficacy, consciousness, craftsmanship, flexibility and interdependence

  • apply four support functions: coaching, evaluating, consulting, collaborating

  • utilize the coaching tools of pausing, paraphrasing, and posing questions

  • distinguish among the five forms of feedback

  • use data to mediate thinking

(https://www.thinkingcollaborative.com/aboutcc)

Maker Meet-Up

On our workday on March 18th, I was able to attend a maker Meet-Up with other high schools. This was my first opportunity to be grouped with secondary schools in person. It was informative and helped me learn what other schools are doing for PBL and how they are (or are not) using makerspaces. I am in the original pilot cohort, and although Covid put a hitch in things, I am newly motivated to develop and offer maker opportunities to our students.

Virtual Convergence 2022

For this year's convergence series, a Canvas course was created. During this course, there were keynote speakers (recorded), opportunities to Google Meet about books, and lots of sessions to attend. My two favorite sessions were sketchnoting and the student device overview. During sketchnoting, I learned that it's "process over pretty" and how to use 5 elements to enhance notetaking. Previous to this session, I was hesitant and skeptical, as I am a perfectionist and thought the sketching would distract me. That has not been the case. For the more practical side, the student device overview ranged from troubleshooting to inventory to processes and procedures for student devices. This was much needed and is used daily.