UNSTRUCTURED Field Experience Log & Reflection Instructional Technology Department ~ Updated Summer 2015 ‘Candidate: Mentor/Title: ] School/District: Bridget Walsh. Karen Sard Gwinnett County Public Schools ‘Course: : Professor/Semester: | ITEC 7305: Data Analysis & School Improvement | Dr. Wright/Summer 2020 (This log contains space for up to 5 different field experiences for your S hours. It might be that you complete: taperience totaling 5 hours! Ifyou have fewer field experiences, just delete the extra pages. Thank you! Da SCS) ISTE Sina 2100 | ha Psc 14 iste ta Istes ‘Meet with a group of teachers and tech specialist to plan delivery of batt | USSG aeldapnen syn ait sty 59,200 | 2 Psc12 iste PSC 3.7 ISTE 3g, A pos otechrs ne thecal et ihn iste ts ‘rinse tam onder pith oe profesional PSC 1.1 Tr Scope ander sree een le ay tal based on Duh High Scoots made sD | say 28, 20x hours | ad by psc 12 iste | | satin on an eClass county specialists video conferences about the ee eae | drat potcsonttarig ordgul tang ste hn | PSC 52 isten | | PSC 5.1 Istear : psc26 || Fis Nomttast Name ofan vat who can vv [Sian oft Tua who ean verify tis expe Bpeeenc | Karen Sard Aare dark DIVERSITY (Place an X inthe box representing the raceethnisity and subgroups involved in this field experience ) Ethni P-12 Faculty/Staff P-12 Students Pass | es | om | pay as | 68 [os | Racelttieiny: [Asian [seek Hispanic ‘Naive Ancien Ansan Nave White Multiracial | (Subgroups: | Students with Disables 1 T Limited English Proficienéy I Eligible for FreeReduced Meals neo Reflection (nina of sens fr question 1. riety describe the field experience: What did you K experience? "rn about technology coaching and technology leadership from completing this Held [As I begin to tke a more active role in my school technology leadership team, | leamed the value of collaborating with as many stakeholders as possible in ‘order to begin the change proces. For this eld experience, sain multiple video conferences with different levels of school and county leadership inorder | to recommend a possible strategy for leading professional learning and for posible changes to remediation fr stents during the schol day. as opposed 10 fer school clas after a student has already filed a clas, This process was meaningful because I worked wih team to plan strategically forthe upcoming. choo! year. Additionally, | communicated my ideas in font ofthe schools leadership. Finally, my technology specialist invited me to county meeting of | cosas meron weak es itl every om let one and pa rosea deiner pov he weaknesses, 2. How did this learning relate tothe knowledge (what must you know), skils (what must you be abe to do) and dispositions (attitudes, bit ‘ithusiast) required ofa technology facilitator or technology leader? (Refer to the standards you selected above, Use the language ofthe PSC Standards in sour answer and reflect on all knowledge, skills, and dispositions) Knowledge — 1 needed to kno how to pitch ideas persuasively and efectively tothe right key influences. needed to know how to assessment the needs of, teachers during digtal learning and plan statesies for instructional design that might solve some ofthe curse organization problems incuinga content ‘widget on teacher's course home ies) fs Stotesi planingDitfusion of imovations & Change Intuctional design Profesional laming Newds Assessment Collaboration and Communication Skills needed vo know shang thsory—that Finding Key innovators helps staff to adopt change need 0 know how to plan based on the needs of abroad sath of teachers—we planned a summer profesional development, I needed ro know how to listen to and work with others in ode to eolaborate. Dispositions ~ This isthe irs time Ihave been involved in technology leadership at the school and county level! believed that | had sometime important to say that might impact teachers” ability to teacher and students ability to Fearn. ‘Demonstrates semotivaton, initiative, and leadership 4 Maintains effective working elatonshis through postive communication and collaboration, + Embraces the change process. ‘3. Describe how ths fel experience impacted schoo! improvement, faculty development or student la assessed? img at your school. How can the impact be Hopeful. his eld experience will impact school improvement by making teachers digital learning course pages forthe following school year more snreamlined and elective for student learning. Since we assessment the needs of the faulty for support during digital instruction, the weak points were targeted during a summer professional development session The impacted ofthis planning, needs assessment, communication and collaboration canbe fsssseed by checking teacher course pages in the fll 10 see if.) everyone knows how to put a content module on thet home page and b) every is | following the recommended streamlines process for their pages.