Tricks of the Trade: Getting Teachers Excited about Technology

1:45-2:45
SESSION: 128 Tricks of the Trade: Getting Teachers Excited about Technology
Melanie Turner, Colquitt County Schools
Salon Eight Thursday 1:45-2:45 Capacity: 260
It is sometimes hard to generate and sustain teacher interest in new or existing technology tools. Participants in this session will look at ways to draw in teachers for professional learning and to make them technology leaders in their schools. The session will include ideas for hooking teachers, developing trainings specific to their needs, and continuing support. Join us to learn a few “tricks of the trade.“
STRAND: Professional Learning AUDIENCE: General Interest TYPE: Concurrent

Presentation Information

County ITS page

Making training relevant to the teachers!

In class, embedded classroom training. It makes it more authentic!

• Modeling
• Co-teaching
• Observing

Technology Training Survey - spring, what did you like that we did this year? and fall, what do you want to see this year?

E-Mail overload can be a distraction to teachers - try to keep things all in ONE place!

Tech Teacher Feature on Webpage - maybe we can do this with the RCPS newsletter!

Technology Champions - Choose one each month when doing employee of the month

Super Teachers - one person on each grade level for each large application. These people are responsible for the first line of questioning before it moves on to the tech department.

Student Technology Club - Students to clean computers on a regular basis before and after school. They will blow out dust, clean keyboards, run Windows updates and more.