Facilitator, Coach or Coordinator?

Cross-posted on the TechLearning Advisors Blog What’s your job title? Yesterday I asked my twitter network the following question: And received a lot of interesting responses: Most of us share similar responsibilities, yet we have a wide variety of titles. Just looking back at my own experience over the last ten years in three different…

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The Team That Reads Together

This year, both the ISB21 team and the Learning Coaches team have decided to do something different with our team meeting time. Sure, we’ll still handle nuts and bolts, work on our team goals, and collaborate to move our school forward, but we’ve also added something new: a book club. At the end of last…

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Lessons Learned: Tips for New Technology Facilitators

Cross-posted on the TechLearning Advisors Blog It’s hard to believe that our summer holidays are officially over today and we start back to school bright and early tomorrow morning! I must admit, I’ve had a wonderful holiday: a week on Koh Racha in the south of Thailand, a few weeks in the United States spending…

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Becoming 21st Century Learners

Over the last semester I’ve worked with several groups of students on a variety of globally collaborative projects, and each time we complete a project, I ask for student feedback. Usually, I like to post these right after we finish, along with a description of the project, but somehow time has gotten away from me….

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The Seeds of a Good Project

One of my first tips for any teacher wishing to authentically embed technology into their classroom experience is always to start small. It’s easier to build on a simple, achievable idea, than it is to trim down an all-consuming tech monstrosity. So, with that in mind, one of our amazing grade three teachers, Rebecca (who…

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