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Field Experience Log & Reflection

Instructional Technology Department
Candidate:

Mentor/Title:

School/District:

Jennifer Broeker

Renee Boatright/Principal

Gainesville Exploration
Academy/Gainesville City School
System

Field Experience/Assignment: Course:

Professor/Semester:

Coaching Journal

Dr. Erin Davis/Fall 2016

ITEC 7640- PL & Tech Innovation

Part I: Log
Date(s)

Activity/Time

9/17/16

Created a LoTi level survey with class

professional learning group (1 hour)
Analyzed LoTi level survey, LoTi sniff test, and
personal observation to create the Individual
Needs Assessment paper to determine Mrs.
Gerdts was a candidate for coaching. (2 hours)
Talked to Mrs. Gerdts about different technology
tools to use in the classroom and decided to use
QR reader and Doodlebuddy. Made a plan using
the strategy I do it, we do it, you do it. (1 hour)
Using chosen strategy Mrs. Gerdts and I
implemented the QR reader and Doodlebuddy
app in my classroom and in her classroom.
Wrote and reflected in my coaching journal. (2
hours)
Observed Mrs. Gerdts using the QR reader and
Doodlebuddy app within her classroom. (1 hour)
Finished writing my coaching journal. (1 hours)

10/10/16

10/11/16

10/12/16

10/18/16
10/19/16

STATE Standards
PSC

NATIONAL Standards
ISTE NETS-C

PSC 5.1
PSC 5.1, 6.2

ISTE 4a
ISTE 4a, 6c

PSC 3.6, 3.2

ISTE 3f, 3b

PSC 6.2, 3.5, 2.3, 2.1

ISTE 6c, 3e, 2c, 2a

PSC 6.2, 3.5, 2.3, 2.1

ISTE 6c, 3e, 2c, 2a

PSC 6.2, 3.5, 2.3, 2.1

ISTE 6c, 3e, 2c, 2a

Total Hours: 8 hours

DIVERSITY
(Place an X in the box representing the race/ethnicity and subgroups involved in this field experience.)

Ethnicity

P-12 Faculty/Staff
P-2

Race/Ethnicity:
Asian
Black
Hispanic

3-5

6-8

P-12 Students
9-12

P-2

X
X

Native American/Alaskan Native

White
Multiracial
Subgroups:
Students with Disabilities
Limited English Proficiency

X
X
X
X

3-5

6-8

9-12

Eligible for Free/Reduced

Meals

Part II: Reflection

CANDIDATE REFLECTIONS:
(Minimum of 3-4 sentences per question)

1. Briefly describe the field experience. What did you learn about technology facilitation and
leadership from completing this field experience?
I began this coaching somewhat apprehensive because the teacher I was coaching has been teaching kindergarten
longer than I have and is a wonderful, innovative teacher. From our initial discussions, I found her to be very open to
learning a new way to introduce technology to her children. This helped greatly in easing my worries as she was very
professional towards me. Our sessions together went smoothly and as her students already knew me, the lessons were
easy to conduct. I think that really benefited me during our coaching.

2. How did this learning relate to the knowledge (what must you know), skills (what must you
be able to do) and dispositions (attitudes, beliefs, enthusiasm) required of a technology
facilitator or technology leader? (Refer to the standards you selected in Part I. Use the
language of the PSC standards in your answer and reflect on all 3knowledge, skills, and
dispositions.)
Knowledge Learning to coach even a collogue is necessary knowledge that we must learn to do. Learning to listen
to their needs and wants and how to help them achieve their goals was something else I learned.
Skills I learned that you should be very familiar with the technology you are coaching with. you need to know all its
features and dhow to use it correctly so that if you need to troubleshoot, you can do it.
Dispositions the technology facilitator needs to have a positive attitude along with the belief that what the teacher is
implementing will help their class. If they do not have these, I believe the teacher will feel this and not want to follow
through.

3. Describe how this field experience impacted school improvement, faculty development or
student learning at your school. How can the impact be assessed?
This experience helped improve faculty development and student learning within the school. Mrs. Gerdts is not
experienced at using the QR reading and her students are professionals at using the Doodlebuddy app on the iPad.
Since learning how to use this technology, she has go on to show several other teachers how to implement it within
her classroom. her students are very engaged and have become experienced at creating pictures of the stories they had
read to them from the QR reader.