Course Details

Facilitators

Kimberly McCorkle

Kimberly McCorkle is originally from New Hampshire. She is  the Technology Integration Manager at Keith Middle School in New Bedford, MA. Prior to returning to New England from Texas, she was a 6th grade teacher in a middle school in Southeastern Texas where she taught for 12 years. During that time, she taught Math, Social Studies and Science. She has been using Chromebooks in her classroom since the fall of 2012 and has been enthusiastically using technology in her classroom ever since. She has presented numerous times at the Texas Google Summit, and TCCA Conference in Aldine, TX and participated in the Google Lesson Plan Jam at Google headquarters in Austin, TX. She is a Level 1 and Level 2 Google Certified Educator. It is her passion to help other educators effectively use technology in the classroom! 

Sarah Boyle

Sarah Boyle is an enthusiastic Technology Integration Specialist for the Milford Public Schools.  She has been in the role since 2014.  She is a Google Certified Trainer, Seesaw Ambassador, Flipgrid Educator, and Pear Deck Coach. Sarah is passionate about planning, creating and delivering professional development opportunities focused on bringing technology into their classrooms in a purposeful way to enhance student learning. She also models best practices that ensure student access, engagement, and student choice. She encourages and supports teachers in taking risks in the classroom and learning from those experiences. Sarah has over 10 years of elementary classroom teaching experience where she pioneered integrating available technology devices and platforms into her instruction and routines. Sarah is a born-and-raised farm girl from Maryland and currently lives in Massachusetts with her husband, two children, and their dog.

Schedule

8:00-8:10 Welcome, Housekeeping

8:10-8:30 Keynote (Jen Thomas and Jessica Brittingham)

8:35-9:15 Session 1

9:20-10:00 Session 2

10:05-10:45 Session 3

10:50-11:30 Session 4

11:30-12:00 Takeaway Smackdown

ISTE Coaching Standards

This course supports the following ISTE coaching standards:  

• Change Agent

  Coaches inspire educators and leaders to use technology to create equitable and ongoing access to high-quality learning.

• Connected Learner

  Coaches model the ISTE Standards for Students and the ISTE Standards for Educators,  and identify ways to improve their coaching practice.

• Collaborator

  Coaches establish productive relationships with educators in order to improve instructional practice and learning outcomes.

• Learning Designer

  Coaches model and support educators to design learning experiences and environments to meet the needs and interests of all students.

• Professional Learning Facilitator

  Coaches plan, provide and evaluate the impact of professional learning for educators and leaders to use technology to advance teaching and learning.

• Data-Driven Decision-Maker

  Coaches model and support the use of qualitative and quantitative data to inform their own instruction and professional learning.

• Digital Citizen Advocate

  Coaches model digital citizenship and support educators and students in recognizing the responsibilities and opportunities inherent in living in a digital world.

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