Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Robin Ellis

Notes from the Canyons School District Ed Tech Retreat:
A Conversation With Robin Ellis

  • Communicate with each other and help each other with professional development.
  • Go to faculty meetings.
  • Give business cards with your contact information.
  • Get to know the content areas for the grades/subjects you will be helping with.
  • Start with something small within a unit and add technology tools to the unit.
  • Add one simple element and model the first time. Then, have the teacher try that the next time, and you add something more to model.
  • Students are the focus. What can I do to enhance their learning?
  • Be accessible. Meet whenever they can.
  • Keep repeating things over and over.
  • Scaffold.
  • Have a set location within each building so you are more accessible.
  • Work closely with your librarians. They can be a great asset.
  • Think outside the box.
  • Use digital cameras. For example, take photos on a field trip and podcast about it later.
  • Work with every teacher individually and meet their needs where ever they are.
  • Offer teachers choices.

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