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Education Week: 'Flipped' PD Initiative Boosts Teachers' Tech Skills - 2 views

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  • collaborative, technology-driven nature of the relationship between teachers and the technology coaches is the hallmark of what the Stillwater district calls "flipped professional development."
  • job-embedded coaching in educational leadership circles
  • personalized online resources
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  • how-to videos
  • Teachers watch the videos to find new or better approaches and then discuss developing those approaches with the technology-integration specialists.
    • Julie Garber
      Julie Garber on 16 Mar 14
       
      Access to online materials & how to videos allow teachers to review materials at home.
  • They give me the confidence to move forward because I know I can have support whenever I want it."
  • Feller and Daniels meet with 200 classroom teachers and specialists in small groups each month for structured, two-hour coaching/training and workshop sessions that focus on individual projects, then offer additional guidance by request.
  • To support that idea, ISTE now has benchmarks for technology coaches seeking to give effective guidance and support to teachers in a digital age.
  • Content area, grade level, technological expertise, and the interests of each teacher and specialist affect the type of online training offered.
  • When they realize they're being given time to think about what they want to be doing, and to grow at their own pace, they're absolutely relieved. And there's been a remarkable shift in attitude toward personal growth because of that."
  • that showed only 10 percent to 15 percent of teachers added a new classroom practice to their repertoire when given professional development but no follow-up support. That figure jumped to 90 percent, however, with sustained support.
  • "Proactive"
  • "Reactive" videos
  • "individual backpack" videos
  • To increase collaboration and transparency, the technology specialists guide teachers through the use of Google Docs to set goals for the year, link to videos and other resources, and chronicle their progress.
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