Technology Integration Coaches Rock Teacher Leadership

“The principal goal of education is to create men and woman who are capable of doing new things, not repeating what other generations have done.”

~Jean Piaget

Linn-Mar's Technology Integration Coaches presenting to teacher leaders at a recent meeting.

Linn-Mar has five coaches specifically tagged to integrate technology into teacher’s classrooms.  These five individuals work with teachers in grades PK-12^th.  Dana Lampe is assigned to the High School.  Todd Lane collaborates with Excelsior Middle School and Oak Ridge Middle School.  At the elementary we have three coaches:  Karla Koenen, Ryan Gotto, and Jessica Zimmerman.  They cover all seven elementary schools.

Recently, our coaches traveled to Des Moines, Iowa to the ITEC Conference.  They brought back a myriad of ways for teachers to integrate technology and technology tools into daily instruction and curriculum.  The impact their presentation will have on direct instruction and student engagement is prodigious.

Today we had the opportunity to observe the TICS (Technology Integration Coaches) present their learning to fellow teacher leaders.  The TICS provided information on how to navigate the tools as well as practical application for teachers to use in classrooms.  

Green Screens, Sway, Office Snip. App Smashing, ScreenCastify, and Coding were all hot topics of discussion from the TICS presentation.  All of these topics are timely as educators strive to foster more creative thinking in our students.  We know we want them to do more than just spit back information.

If you are classroom teacher at Linn-Mar, and are interested in increasing student engagement, book an appointment with your building TIC.  You’ll be so glad you did. 

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