SDSTE Presenter(s):
- Shane Steckelberg
DAKOTA VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Tech Coordinator/Technical Staff
Description: What steps can be taken to assess and assist teachers with technology in the classroom?
PD: New Staff
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How to handouts
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two-hour primer a few days before school starts
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Intro to Helpdesk and FAQs
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Do you ever wonder “Is it worth it for them or you?” (Info overload)
PD doesn’t work well because it is not content or grade level specific. Instructor driven, not hands-on. Teach based on skill levels. Provide choices – don’t tell them they must go to Promethean training, provide them the opportunity to go to Promethean training with a focus on subject. Provide follow-up.
Offer break out sessions. Use local experts. Hands-on. Let them use the technology as much as possible. Survey about support available, curriculum integration, technical choices.
45 min tech survey
45 min hands-on assessment
Low, middle, and high ability groups. Low group learns basics of operation, middle learn a bit more, high even more.
