The Instructional Leadership course was not one that I truly enjoyed. While I did enjoy completing the Shared Vision paper, Swot Analysis, and other assignments in this course, they just weren't the highlight of my year. I have realized the depth to which technology leaders must go to assess school technology needs and capabilities and the process for creating change through technology action plans. The course's Technology Planning Project really helped me assess technology's impact at my school, as well as current needs for improving student learning. As a classroom teacher, I can get caught up in the creation of lessons and monitoring of student progress. I enjoyed reviewing my schools technology plan and vision, as well as that of other schools and the state. In this course I was then given the opportunity to create my own vision, which forced me to consider how my technology vision could be implemented in a real school setting. After creating a vision, I analyzed the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats at Gainesville High School. This helped me to determine what concrete goals could be achieved with the creation of an action/evaluation plan. One of my favorite activities for this course was writing the technology grant. Several of my peer teachers have told me over the years that I could be really good at writing grants. I actually enjoy writing and I'm argumentative by nature. It is easy for me to identify a need and a solution and take a persuasive stance to toward success. This activity allowed me to explore that skill and I was proud of the product and am working on submitting it for review to try to actually obtain the grant (especially since I've already done the difficult part). Overall, the projects that were completed in this course have had a tremendous impact on my growth as a technology coach and leader in my school. The Technology Project, in particular, has aided in my own growth as teacher and technology mentor.
AuthorI am Brandy. This blog is a collection of my thoughts and reflections about assignments and courses during my Instructional Technology Archives
December 2020
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