Professional Development Artifacts
In this phase of my internship, I planned and delivered a professional development teaching how to use the commenting feature in Google Docs. My group consisted of eight teachers who chose to be at my professional development. It was part of a differentiated professional development in which teachers were able to choose one of four PD options. Many other opportunities to support my colleagues sprang from the surveys taken at this PD.
PD Goals
PD Surveys
The surveys taken at this PD gave me the opportunity to follow up with these teachers on exactly what they needed. Each teacher's needs were very diverse, but I was able to meet their needs in one-on-one support sessions following the PD.
Teacher Feedback
Julie: "I am giving about half of my students feedback during guided reading. I have created folders, shared documents with them, and posed questions that they have to answer using evidence from the text we are working on. My students have also used google docs to type their final writing projects and shared them with me. They seem to be so proficient."
Kathleen: "Mark, I immediately began using the Google Doc simultaneous teaching. That has been great for me and for the kids. I also benefitted from consulting with you about what I can and can't delete - I immediately became more confident about cleaning up my account. Thanks again for the help."
Shelley: “I am in the process of programming the 10 Kindles with Amazon’s education program Whispercast! Once you got them all connected I have been using them for research exclusively. I am excited to get some safe reading and language games. I am also learning how to put certain books and games on some tablets and not others.”
Lindsey: "I feel so much more comfortable on Google Drive now. I can actually participate in meetings without feeling lost!"
Diane S.: “I applied for a grant. Cross your fingers!”
Kathleen: "Mark, I immediately began using the Google Doc simultaneous teaching. That has been great for me and for the kids. I also benefitted from consulting with you about what I can and can't delete - I immediately became more confident about cleaning up my account. Thanks again for the help."
Shelley: “I am in the process of programming the 10 Kindles with Amazon’s education program Whispercast! Once you got them all connected I have been using them for research exclusively. I am excited to get some safe reading and language games. I am also learning how to put certain books and games on some tablets and not others.”
Lindsey: "I feel so much more comfortable on Google Drive now. I can actually participate in meetings without feeling lost!"
Diane S.: “I applied for a grant. Cross your fingers!”
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