So aside from recently asking the assistant superintendent of my school district for a position as a Educational Technology Specialist or Tech Coach, I have been collecting ideas on how to prove I am worthy of this new position.
I had a brief meeting with the principal of my building yesterday in which I mentioned allowing me 10 minutes of department common planning time a month to introduce a new Ed Tech idea. It seemed well received but it has to be brought to the department chairs who will collectively decide as a group if its worthwhile; some of them more interested in technology than others.
I know classroom teachers and administrators are always super busy and have to juggle a ton of responsibilities, what can I do to help them realize I am another set of hands for them and can show them "shortcuts" on their journey?
My next big idea is to try and collect data to support the need for an Educational Technology Coach. Ideally I would love for teachers or administrators to fill out a Google Form when they need help with technology (not a hardware/software issue but a USER issue). Not sure how I could initiate a project like that without ending up doing two jobs at once or having teachers angry that they filled out the form and didn't receive help. It is at the idea stage and I will pursue it. Stay tuned...
