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ProfessionalMeetings:
#1.TechnologyMeeting:Wednesdayteachinghowtobetteruse
technologyfromoneteacherwhohadbeentoaconference.
Ihadtheopportunitytositinatechnologymeetingbasedonhowto
bestusetechnologyintheclassroom.Theyusedalotofanalogiesof
makingthetechnologymoreauthentic,augmentingit,andmakingit
better/redefinition.Theytalkedaboutsubstitutionforpaperto
technology,usingtheanalogyofasubstitutingacupofcoffeefora
Starbuckscoffee...It'sthesamething.Aguestcameintoteachthe
ideaofaSAMRmodel.Thetechnologyinstructoremphasizedthe
importanceoflookingatyourlessonplansandpotentiallyintegrating
technologyintoit.Theteacherstookasurveyandrankedthemselves
ontheirproficiencyindifferenttechnologyareas.Theteachersset
comegoalsonhowtheywanttoincreasetheirabilitytouse
technologyinclasses.Theytalkedaboutthepotentialofpairingup
withanotherclassatadifferentschooltoworkoncurriculumand
technologytogether.Ilikedhowtheteacherswerebouncingofideas
ofeachother.Ithelpstheteachershearwhatotherteachersaredoing
orstrugglingwith,andtheycametogethertohelpeachother.The
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technologyinstructorwasveryeagertohelpandofferedoutsidetime
fortheteachers.
#2:TeamMeetings:SecondGradeteammeetingsweeklyonTuesdays
Isatinontwosecondgradeteammeetingsregardingintervention.One
wasaboutmathandtheotherwascenteredonreading.Itwasinterestingto
seehowmuchtheteacherscaredaboutthestudentslearning.Ilearnedalot
abouthowstudentsareplacedintointervention,howtheyareputintotheir
differenttiers.Thehardestthingwastohearaboutstudentswerehavingto
beheldbackduetothefactthattheyweren'tonthelearninglevelthatthey
needtobeon.IwilladmitthatIwasalittlelostduringthesemeetings,there
wasalotofconfidentialinformationthatIdidn'tandcouldn'tknowabout
whichhinderedmyabilitytoabsorbeverythingthatisgoingon.Ireally
valuedtheideathattheteachershavesomuchcareandreallyinvestineach
studentindividually.Theyknewwhattheindividuallearnerneededand
wantedtotakestepstohelp.Ireallyappreciatedthemallowingmetocome
intothismeeting,duetothefactthatitwasconfidentialandItechnically
wasnotallowed.Itwasgenerallyhardtofollow,becausetheyused
terminologythatIdidntknowandtechnologythatIwasntfamiliarwith,
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butIcouldnotaskduetotheprivacyandsimplybecauseitwasntaboutme
andIdidntwanttointerrupt!