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Bring a "Knowledge Broker" to School Today! | Psychology Today - 2 views

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shared by Blair Peterson on 19 Feb 11 - No Cached

First, he or she is up to date with technology, not only in the educational arena, but across the board.
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Second, your knowledge broker must be able to have the interest in finding resources for any class content.
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Third, and perhaps most important, the knowledge broker must be able to transfer his/her knowledge to a teacher - who is most likely not all that excited about technology or at best a bit skeptical - in a calm, jargon-free style.
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ome teachers get whiteboards and dazzle themselves, while the students, for the most part, crave the media-rich environments in which they live when they are not in class. It is a conundrum to say the least.
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Allowing teachers to fumble along implementing technology experiences haphazardly is no longer productive or effective.
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- Blair Peterson on 19 Feb 11
  
  We have to keep this in mind when we think about professional development. Can't do it haphazardly.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">We have to keep this in mind when we think about professional development. Can't do it haphazardly.</div>
  
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"harbinger of innovation" meaning someone who keeps up with new educational technologies by attending conferences and staying connected with other knowledge brokers.
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Second, he/she must have time to develop classroom (or outside of classroom) technology-related activities.
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Third, these select individuals must be excellent teachers and know how to explain complicated technology to digital immigrants.
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Fourth, knowledge brokers have to be available to help the teacher learn the technology, help introduce it to the students (or stand by while the teacher does the introduction to help with the expected problems), and be willing to return calls - shouts - for help immediately.
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Finally, knowledge brokers need to be catalysts for change in the school environment which means that they have to be able to assume all four roles PLUS coordinating all the present and future technology integration. In other words, they have to love it and embrace it and get the teachers to feel the same way.
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