Describe: Last summer the Instructional Technology Coordinator (ITC) at my school and I presented professional development on the SAMR (Substitution, Augmentation, Modification, Redefinition) Model of technology implementation at countywide conferences. She was asked to offer similar staff development to our school faculty, and I offered to support her in that role. This is a required activity.
Reflect: The presentation was not optimal. Although I listened and coached my co-presenter through what was going to be covered beforehand, I felt that the presentation would have been better with more interactive examples of technology and less “sage on the stage” presenting. My co-presenter relied on me for the examples, and in the end did not incorporate them in a way that I think would have been effective. I wish I had seen this coming and been proactive in my role as co-presenter in insisting on what I though would work better.
Connect: Standard 2.4 includes using technology to improve instruction. The SAMR model is a very useful framework for looking at technology as a tool for instruction. Our county is encouraging staff to become familiar with the model to support making good decisions about technology as an instructional tool. This experience also relates to Standard 3.2, which says under Content Knowledge “evidence of candidate knowledge of methods and procedures for managing school resources, including the strategic
management of human capital,” and makes me reflect, as a coach and a future leader, on how to get the best out of people. This is the third time I have presented with the same person, and I’m not sure we’re getting better as a team. If we end up presenting together again, I will ask for an outside person, someone I trust in a coaching capacity, and someone whose opinion my co-presenter respects, to help us prepare.
SAMR
My notes for my co-presenter.
The powerpoint we used for the staff development.