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Owens, A.M. Do your teachers need a personal trainer? Learning & leading with technology, 36(8), 14-17. Retrieved from http://www.iste.org/learn/publications/learning-and-leading.aspx
Aileen Owens shares her responsibilities as an instructional
technology coordinator for a school district in Pittsburgh. Usually her weeks consist of four to six 45
minute meetings with teachers from the district. They discuss a concept that students have the
most trouble learning and “brainstorm ways to enrich the lesson by identifying
available resources, technologies, and instructional strategies that may
increase learning or allow the teacher opportunities to teach the concept in a
new way.” Teachers give her the issue,
and she provides tech resources! How convenient! However, it is a lot of work for only one
technologist. A solution that was
created from this problem was the Student Internship Program for Instructional
Technology. Through the use of college
students (getting their Masters in Instructional Technology) they matched
student interns with teachers from the district. If needed, Aileen provides additional
training to the interns specific to the district. This is a brilliant idea! Students are getting great experience while
teachers are getting the support they need in an extremely cost effective
way.
Q1: Are there programs like this for nutrition or other
areas?
This would be a great, cost effective, way to bring
nutrition knowledge into the classroom as well! A nutritionist could hold
weekly meetings with new ideas for teachers on how to implement nutrition
education in the classroom. Student interns could implement programs to teach
kids instead of paying for programs that provide this service. I think connecting with a college or
university is a great way to gather resources in cost effective ways. College students need the experience, and
schools need the help (at no cost)!
Q2: Do schools hold teachers accountable for their
up-to-date tech skills?
Just wondering if there are mandatory meetings for teachers
on technology. I think this would be a good idea especially at a smart school.
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