INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN PROJECT: Managing Risk & Escalation

LTDE 6300 | Learning, Technology, and Design Capstone Course

By: Cindy Scott

Basic Project Information Recap

Project Title A Coach Who’s Easy to Approach: Ed Tech Help

Topic (and Subject Area, if New Educational Technology Coach Position at Grove

applicable) (5 points) Christian School

Organization Involved (5 points) Grove Christian School; Richmond, Virginia

Stakeholders (including project Dr. Julia Lloyd, Head of School; Andrea Woodard,

supervisors/collaborators) (5 points) Director of Curriculum & Instruction; Aaron

Woodard, Director of Instructional Technology; Cindy

Scott, Educational Technology Coach; School Faculty

Intended Audience (5 points) Cindy Scott, Educational Technology Coach; School

Faculty; Dr. Julia Lloyd, Head of School; Andrea

Woodard, Director of Curriculum & Instruction;

Aaron Woodard, Director of Instructional Technology

Timeframe (5 points) 8 Weeks (ending August 26, 2022)

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Detailed Purpose of the Project

Detailed Purpose of the Project (30 The purpose of this project is to design the program

points) and/or strategies that will be used for the newly created

Educational Technology Coach’s position at Grove

Christian School. Since this is a new position, the faculty

at Grove will not be used to getting assistance from the

Ed. Tech. Coach. The thinking is to give the faculty

ideas, information, and instruction at the Teacher In-

Service prior to the start of school.

Detailed Overarching Goals

Detailed Overarching Goals (20 Goal 1 (5 points): Create a job description for the

points total) Educational Technology Coach position.

Goal 2 (5 points): Develop a timing strategy for the

coaching.

Goal 3 (5 points): Create a PowerPoint presentation for

the school leadership.

Goal 4 (5 points): Create Renweb orientation video for

taking attendance.

Goal 5 (5 points): Create a catalog/listing of available

technologies.

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 Goal 6: Create first three videos for “Tech Tip Tuesday.”

Project Milestones

Milestone Item (5 points): Research job descriptions of classroom Date: Wed., 8/20/2022

teachers at Grove and of other Educational Technology Coaches in

Virginia.

Milestone Item (5 points): Have a “dummy class” created on Date: Tues., 7/26/2022

Renweb to use in video tutorial on taking attendance.

Milestone Item (5 points): Meet with Grove’s Director of Date: Mon., 8/8/2022

Curriculum and Instruction to determine Ed. Tech Coach’s daily

schedule, so as to inform the design of the timing strategy.

Milestone Item (5 points): Create outline of material to be Date: Tues., 8/9/2022

presented in the PowerPoint presentation.

Milestone Item (5 points): Create a listing of technology ideas for Date: Tues., 8/9/2022

“Tech Tip Tuesday.”

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Current Project Strengths

Strength #1 Since I have many years of experience teaching elementary

classes, I am very familiar with the various curricula that my

school uses. This will help immensely when choosing various

technologies for the different classes.

Strength #2 I am the Elementary Team Lead for my school, I have

experience meeting different needs for each elementary

classroom. This project just expands the type of needs.

Strength #3 The entire faculty is excited to learn new technology and pair

technology with different lessons. Each teacher is very open to

having an Ed Tech Coach.

Current Project Weaknesses

Weakness #1 Since I have taught on the elementary level for many years, I

will need to find technology that is appealing to middle and high

school aged students. I don’t want those students to think of the

technology as too juvenile.

Weakness #2 Since this new position is a part-time position, time will be

limited. This could create stress in trying to meet every teacher’s

needs right away.

Weakness #3 With many different levels of technology knowledge and

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 “savviness” in the teachers, I won’t be able to use a “one size fits

all” approach with the faculty.

Anticipated Project Opportunities

Opportunity #1 The students in our school will learn many valuable twenty-first

century technology skills.

Opportunity #2 The faculty will be mentored in new technology and supported

in its implementation.

Opportunity #3 There should be more opportunity for collaboration between

faculty and the Ed Tech Coach, between teachers and students,

also among students.

Anticipated Project Threats

Threat #1 Faculty members may feel time pressure and not be willing to

take the time to collaborate with the Ed Tech Coach.

Threat #2 I, as the Ed Tech Coach and STEM teacher, may feel time

pressure, and may feel more obligation toward the STEM

classes. This may result in short-changing the technology in the

classrooms.

Threat #3 School Administration may be unwilling to spend additional

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funds for technology that isn’t free.

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