Another Collaborative Story
This is our most recent Travelling Tale.
This time ran more smoothly than before - to be expected, but it was much better. Here is a write-up about the experience.
My Biggest Regret
via Google Search I don't like to ruminate , but I do catch myself wishing I could have done things differently in the past. It was the first month into a coaching position that was new to both me and the school. I was asked for some ideas for math ... I had some, but I also had an awesome math book. I am embarrassed to admit what I did next - I went to this teacher's room, handed the book over, and said something like, "Read this. It's good." No offer to come in. No observation. This issue didn't have anything to do with tech and I was a technology coach after all. If I could do it over I would go in and observe. Then I would meet with the teacher. I would then go through the book and pick a few (3-4 perhaps) of the ideas out and make a menu from which the teacher could choose. I would brainstorm ideas along with the teacher how to make it work. I would then offer to model or co-teach a lesson. That's what I would do now anyway. I want ...
