During ITEC 8500 I learned about the positive impact of social media, how to work collaboratively with a peer on using a new technology, and the research behind the structure of my capstone. Before taking this course, I was unfamiliar with twitter and only knew what I heard on the news and other outlets. I thought it was used for entertainment purposes only. Through this course, I learned that Twitter can be used to share instructional technology knowledge and to network with others in the instructional technology field. Collaborating with a peer is not novel to me, but collaborating with a peer on selecting and learning a new technology to complete an assignment was a new experience. I thoroughly enjoyed working with my classmate to select Popplet and use the mapping program to categorize journal articles. It enabled me to learn so much about the instructional technology field while applying an authentic activity at the same time. During this course I was also able to determine the topic of my capstone and conduct research to support its creation. The readings in this course prepared me for the research that was required to support my capstone idea.
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The three most important things I learned during ITEC 7305 occurred during the elevator speech, the instructional initiatives inventory and the data overview. During the elevator speech, I was able to write an persuasive statement that would provide the "why" for using data and also let everyone know their essential roles in making the process a success for our students. I learned the importance of connecting the staff to their purpose. During the instructional initiatives inventory, I learned how important it is for a school to know where it is investing its resources. Our school invests more resources into language arts than they do in math or any other subject. This brings me to the third important thing I learned. I learned how to use data to help identify areas where our school needs to improve. I also learned from our readings that the first ideas that teachers have about where the deficits are in a school and why are not always accurate. It's important to study the data a do deep dives to identify issues and come up with a plan to address them. I plan to continue this learning at our school by having dialogues with department chairs about deep diving into data to determine areas that need improvement and helping them come up with research based strategies for addressing these issues. There may be some challenges regarding the additional work that will be required for teachers to dive into the data, plan the strategies for improvement, and implement the plan. Hopefully, the teachers will remember their "why" as they progress through the process.
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E. DrakeVirtual School Educator, ITEC Ed.S. Candidate Archives
May 2019
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