Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Re: Professional Development Related to Information Technology

I agree - need a teacher with patience and the ability to understand and
work with different learning styles, along with the other skills mentioned
already. What I am stuck on, if you have the "coach" or "mentor", how do
you encourage your faculty to take advantage of it? How do you get them to
want to work with a technology coach? Anyone have some good strategies?

thanks,
Page Lennig
Technology Manager
Waynflete School
207-774-7863ext.320
page_lennig@waynflete.org

A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> writes:
>Hi Fred -
>
>So what is the right skill set? I'd be curious as to the opinions of
>people
>on this list on what makes a good teacher of teachers.
>
>We are implementing a tech coaching model in our set of charter schools.
>How
>many other schools are using this model or moving towards it? Do you have
>a
>good job description for this type of position?
>
>Thanks,
>Lucy Gray
>Center for Urban School Improvement
>University of Chicago
>
>>
>>
>> It is extremely important to get a person with the right skills set in
>> this position. What I've heard from many school IT leaders is that the
>> skills set they have developed generally do not match well with the
>skills
>> needed to be a good teacher of teachers. Given the increasing quantity
>and
>> use of information technology in our schools I think the need for the IT
>> position remains, along with a growing need for the professional
>> development person.
>>
>> Fred
>>
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