1. 5 Ways to Help Teachers Progress in Their Use of Technology
March 26, 2019

2. Today’s Speaker Vicki Davis
Teacher, IT Director, Speaker, Author, & Founder of The Cool Cat Teacher Blog

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9. What are your big three?
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10. You must PLAY before you PRODUCE.
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11. 3 Principles of Effective Software Sandboxing
1. Never “play” in something you can’t afford to mess up.
2. Set a timer (15 minutes!)
3. Keep a notebook handy
3 Principles of Effective Software Sandboxing
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12. Share 1 thing a month with someone
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15. “The only thing worse than being blind is having sight and no vision.”
Helen Keller
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16. Make your “to be” list before you make your “to do” list
Our expectation is that we are world class
Our routine is that we make slow steady progress by “turtling”
We share what we learn with each other
We help each other when we learn something new that will benefit our students
Nobody has to go it alone
We make slow, steady progress
We celebrate small wins
Make your “to be” list before you make your “to do” list
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17. Choose your words wisely
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18. What doesn’t work (in my experience)
Mandates
Everybody has to do the same thing
Being out of touch with a teacher’s life situation
Guilt trips
Professional development for teachers that is 100% lecture and not hands-on with the tools and techniques
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19. Some things that work (in my experience)
Using other teachers as examples
Using questions as a jumping off point for PD
Just in Time (JIT) Learning
Listening
RESPECT!
Funding individual selections of technology
Some things that work (in my experience)
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23. Professional Development Opportunities
Share ideas
Celebrate wins
Empower teachers to teach each other
Record quick videos about how to do things
”10 minute PD” Approach
Perfect for “JIT” (just in time) learning
when you add to the site
Create a help site
Change the pace every 20 minutes
Make it relevant
Listen to their concerns
Involve them in the experience
Professional Learning
Professional Development Opportunities
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25. Make
Make it a game.” 
Tell
Tell meaningful stories.
Create
Create direct experiences.
Allow
Allow for choice.
Kerry Patterson in Influencer says, “Influencers use four tactics to help people love what they hate:
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31. Opinion Leaders Natural stature and credibility in a school Influence
Expertise
Just because they have influence doesn’t mean they have it in all areas (might just be kindergarten or sports or an area)
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32. Know your teachers
You can’t make forward progress when you are just hanging on for dear life
Sometimes it is OK to “opt out” but not every time.
People know their own life situation best (they’re not telling you everything)
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33. How Are You Turtling? Ask teachers how they are turtling.
Talk to teachers about progress
Help them celebrate the wins
Point out the wins (sometimes they don’t know they are there)
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