As our school shifts to 1:1 next year, I find myself continuing to question how to support our teachers and students effectively and to my best ability. As an instructional technology coordinator, I have the privilege of planning and implementing professional development for staff in my building. My position is unique that I am .4 instructional technology coordinator and .6 English teacher. With this, I get the best of both worlds: working with students and working with staff. The biggest obstacle with this position is finding the time to do both well.
With 1:1 on the horizon, we are trying to figure out our best approach for supporting staff and creating resources that are effective and relevant. For my grad school class, we were asked to create a blog and pose a question to our assigned group. I am taking advantage of the fact that many of my colleagues are in my class, so my question for you is this:
In your opinion, what is the best way to help staff learn how to utilize devices in their classrooms in order to enhance and transform learning? What works for you as a learner? Guided digital PD? Videos? Direct instruction? Workshop style instruction? What do teachers need in order to feel confident and move from their starting point, A, to the next point, B?
