Les Foltos NCCE 2013 Tech Integration With Peer Coaching

Tech-Rich 21 st Century Learning

Poll Percentage teachers offering this kind of learning?

Obstacles What is keeping teachers from offering this kind of learning? Discussion

Prepare Students  Discuss solutions How do we get there?

CommunicationCollaboration Gather Information Analyze Information Expression Another approach to ICT integration It’s about the learning, not the technology!!

Prepare Students  Discuss What is the value of this approach to integrating technology?

Prepare Students  Technology Enhances Academic Achievement Give students access to quality information not available otherwise. Allow students to engage in learning activities that would otherwise be infeasible. Differentiate learning for students with different needs. Help students understand abstract concepts. Help students with the problem-solving process (e.g., using graphic organizers). Foster student discovery of concept or construction of their own understanding of a concept. Share ideas and collaborate with remote groups. Help students receive feedback on their work from outside the classroom. Enable students to participate in the democratic process.

Peer Coaches unlock the power of collaboration

Peer Coaching At a Glance Coaches assist peers to improve students’ achievement by helping their colleagues to develop skills and instructional strategies needed to integrate technology into active, engaging learning. Peer Coach: Catalyst for Innovation

Conclusion “All top school systems recognize that if you want good teachers, you need to have good teacher to train them. This requires focused one on one coaching in the classroom.”  Barber & Mourshed, 2007

MoreInfo Look for “Peer Coaching: Unlocking the Power of Collaboration” Corwin Press in August