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Resume
Technology Committee Meeting Minutes
Monitoring and Assessment in the Santa Maria-Bonita School District
Action Research Project "District E-mail Use: Investigating Factors That Determine Teacher Technology Use"
(Click here for a PowerPoint Slide Show on the Action Research)
Professional Development Workshop Introduction
Sample Demo Lesson Professional Development Workshop
Reflection: "Why Technology"
Screenshot - District Survey Results
 Reflection |
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artifacts above are reflective of the involvement and attitude that I
have with regard to instructional technology. The contents
of my resume shows that I have diverse and active interests in many
areas of education. I am proactive about both my professional
development and commitment. Throughout my career, I have been blessed
with mentors who have modeled this, and shared their expertise with me,
and I have a deep desire to "give back in kind" to my collegial
community. Effective leadership involves a good bit of
cheerleading, and co-chairing a fledgling tech committee at my former
site, and now working in a position in which I have contact with
hundreds of teachers (via email, website, phone and in-person
encounters) has only further cemented this idea for me. People
generally respond to being noticed, appreciated, and encouraged.
This may be doubly true with regard to making strides in the area of
technology use. Our district employs teachers with a wide range
of experiences and attitudes about technology, and our classrooms do
not at all have equitable access to the necessary infrastructure to
make positive gains in this area. Recent training and
research have
put me in a positive mindset to do my part in helping more teachers
move forward in their awareness and practice. The professional
development introduction and demonstration lesson are one avenue.
Another is simply encouraging teachers to make use of the means they
already have to stay informed by making the Monitoring and Assessment
website appealing and fun. I have had an encouraging response to
the light-hearted challenge on the site for readers to email me that
they visited the website for an opportunity to be in a drawing for
"something fun." I plan to update the site regularly and to
change the Challenge every month. My goal is to increase the
readership incrementally! Finally, the district survey was an
attempt to let colleagues know that their thoughts and experiences have
value and are noticed. I hope that the information we gained from
it will allow our district to make wise decisions with regard to
support, hardware and staff development expenditures, in
particular. |