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Field Experience Log & Reflection

Instructional Technology Department
Candidate
Teresa Tid!ell
"entor#Title
$oy %atcher#SS Teacher
School#District
Eli&a'eth (ndre!s
%S#De)al' County
Field Experience#(ssignment
SWOT Analysis
Course
ITEC 7410 Instructional
Technology leadership
*rofessor#Semester
$eff "orrison
*art I Log
Date+s, (cti-ity#Time ST(TE Standards
*SC
.(TI/.(L Standards
ISTE .ETS0C
1#23#21 Located and read my Schools CSI!" too# notes
and $egan to organi%e my in&ormation and
determine areas o& strengths and 'ea#nesses(
) hours
!SC *(1 ISTE 4a
+,)1,1+ Inter-ie'ed my department chair" the media
specialist and my mentor regarding our schools
strength" 'ea#nesses and o$stacles that need to
$e o-ercome(
) hours
!SC *(1 ISTE 4a
4,.,1+ /e-ie'ed SWOTs done $y others and consulted
course peers(
) hours
!SC *(1 ISTE 4a
4,0,1+ /ecorded strengths and 'ea#nesses and $egan
researching opportunities(
) hours
!SC *(1 ISTE 4a
4,11,1+ 1e-eloped a rough dra&t o& my o'n SWOT &or
my school
) hours
!SC *(1 ISTE 4a
4,1),1+ 2inali%ed my o'n SWOT &or my school
1 hour
!SC *(1 ITSE 4(a
Total 3ours4 11 hours
DI4ERSIT5
5!lace an 6 in the $o7 representing the race,ethnicity and su$groups in-ol-ed in this &ield e7perience(8
Ethnicity *026 Faculty#Staff *026 Students
!9) +9* :9. 091) !9) +9* :9. 091)
Race#Ethnicity
Asian 7
;lac# 7
3ispanic 7
<ati-e American,Alas#an <ati-e
White
=ultiracial 7
Su'groups
Students 'ith 1isa$ilities
Limited English !ro&iciency 7
Eligi$le &or 2ree,/educed =eals 7
*art II Reflection
C(.DID(TE REFLECTI/.S
5=inimum o& +94 sentences per >uestion8
27 8riefly descri'e the field experience7 9hat did you learn a'out technology facilitation and
leadership from completing this field experience:
I reali&ed that my school system often purchases hard!are 'efore de-eloping an
infrastructure to support it7 I also learned that there are many !ays that !e could impro-e
as a school system and at my o!n school !ith appropriate e-aluation; colla'oration and
implementation of technology for instruction7
67 %o! did this learning relate to the )no!ledge 5'hat must you #no'8" s)ills 5'hat must you
$e a$le to do8 and dispositions 5attitudes" $elie&s" enthusiasm8 re<uired of a technology
facilitator or technology leader: +Refer to the standards you selected in *art I7 Use the
language of the *SC standards in your ans!er and reflect on all 1=)no!ledge; s)ills; and
dispositions7,
It is imperati-e that 'efore you can accomplish change you must first )no! present
conditions7 Through study and reflection of the technology standards I !as a'le to not only
understand !here !e are currently !ith technology at my school 'ut also anticipate !here
!e might 'e a'le to go7 (dditionally; 'y ta)ing into account current fiscal conditions I )ne!
it !as important to 'e realistic in setting goals and strategies7 I 'elie-e I !as a'le to succeed
in setting one year goals on my action plan that are a'solutely possi'le to achie-e7
17 Descri'e ho! this field experience impacted school impro-ement; faculty de-elopment or
student learning at your school7 %o! can the impact 'e assessed:
/nce I am a'le to present my findings along !ith my action plan to my administrators I
hope that they !ill support change and mo-e E(%S for!ard to!ard greater technology
integration !ithin the instructional paradigm7