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Collaboration Magic: Partnering Edtech Coaches With the Library to Engage Creative Learning

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Pennsylvania Convention Center, 126A

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Presenters

Dr. Catherine Masrour

School Library Media Specialist

Smithtown School District
@shswdb
@shswdb

Catherine Masrour is a librarian educator living on Long Island. She is the 2022 SSLMA School Librarian of the Year. Catherine has a doctorate in Education: Learning and Leadership and her interests are in the Library Learning Commons model, 21st-century learning, makerspaces, reluctant readers, and ELL students. She runs a non-profit organization that is dedicated to promoting STEM enrichment opportunities for students in her community. And, she is a former Peace Corps volunteer who served in Morocco.

Tim Needles

Technology Integration Specialist

Smithtown School District
@timneedles
@timneedles

Tim Needles is an artist, educator and author of STEAM Power. He’s a TEDx Talk speaker, technology integration specialist, and teaches art and emerging media at Smithtown Schools and Five Towns College. His work has been featured in the New York Times, NPR, Columbus Museum of Art, and the Norman Rockwell Museum. He’s the recipient of ISTE’s Technology in Action and Creativity Award, NAEA’s Eastern Region Art Educator Award & ArtEdTech Outstanding Teaching Award, and The Rauschenberg Power of Art Award. He’s also a board member of NYSCATE, a NASA Solar System Ambassador, an ISTE Community leader and NAEA ArtMediaTech chair.

Session description

Discover collaborative tools and successful projects to engage students through a partnership with the school library. Explore a variety of work featuring everything from puppetry to the metaverse to multimedia making with different curriculum areas. You'll interact with hands-on activities exploring STEAM collaborations for any level.

Purpose & objective

As technology continues to evolve it is necessary to support teachers with professional development regularly and that job is often relegated to the growing role of edtech coaches in schools as well as library media leaders. The purpose of our presentation is to share successful practices and projects developed in collaboration of both these roles in supporting teachers and students. We will share lesson plan that were developed with emerging technologies in various subjects with a range of topics from AR and VR to gamification and video with tools including Adobe Express, We Video, Google Sites, and many others. Participants will create examples together as a model that can be used in their schools.

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Outline

Introduction- 5min
Interactive Activity- 5min
The Evolving Roles of Edtech coaches and Librarian-5min
Collaboration Basics- 5min
Interactive Activity- 5min
Introductory STEAM Projects-10min
Interactive Activity- 5min
Intermediate Collaborative Projects-10min
Interactive Activity- 5min
Conclusion- 5min

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Supporting research

1. Edutopia: Building Blocks for Technology Integration: A Strategy for Success- https://www.edutopia.org/collaboration-technology-integration

2. ISTE: The Whys and Hows of Edtech Coaching- https://www.iste.org/explore/professional-development/whys-and-hows-edtech-coaching

3. Monica Burns- Edtech for teachers bridges the gaps to more collaboration- https://www.edthena.com/edtech-for-teachers-helps-professional-learning/

4. ISTE: Liven Up Your Library: Design Engaging and Inclusive Programs for Tweens and Teens- https://www.slj.com/review/liven-up-your-library-design-engaging-and-inclusive-programs-for-tweens-and-teens

5. School Library Research: School Librarians as Technology Integration
Leaders- https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ978840.pdf

6. ISTE: Harrington, Kristin. Adventures in Authentic Learning : 21 Step-by-Step Projects From an Edtech Coach, International Society for Technology in Education, 2020. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://www.proquest.com/legacydocview/EBC/6406177?accountid=699.

7. York, S. R. (2021). Effective integration of technology in the secondary classroom (Order No. 28645312). Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses A&I; ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (2571033397). Retrieved from https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/effective-integration-technology-secondary/docview/2571033397/se-2

8. Wallick, E. J. (2022). Put me in coach! I'm ready to play with technology: Examining the perspectives of instructional technology coaches in K-12 learning environments (Order No. 29161962). Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses A&I; ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (2702169679). Retrieved from https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/put-me-coach-im-ready-play-with-technology/docview/2702169679/se-2

9. Loor, G. M. (2021). The impact systems design and leadership practices have on technology integration and adaptation at the K-12 school level during a time of change (Order No. 28322537). Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses A&I; ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (2564115664). Retrieved from https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/impact-systems-design-leadership-practices-have/docview/2564115664/se-2

10. Dave Burgess Consulting: The Complete EdTech Coach: An Organic Approach to Supporting Digital Learning- https://www.daveburgessconsulting.com/books/the-complete-edtech-coach/

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Session specifications

Topic:

Communication & collaboration

Grade level:

PK-12

Skill level:

Beginner

Audience:

Library media specialists, Principals/head teachers, Teachers

Attendee devices:

Devices useful

Attendee device specification:

Smartphone: Android, iOS, Windows
Laptop: Chromebook, Mac, PC
Tablet: Android, iOS, Windows

Participant accounts, software and other materials:

Tools that would be helpful: Adobe Express, We Video, Mote,

Subject area:

Performing/visual arts, STEM/STEAM

ISTE Standards:

For Coaches:
Collaborator

Establish trusting and respectful coaching relationships that encourage educators to explore new instructional strategies.

For Educators:
Collaborator

Use collaborative tools to expand students' authentic, real-world learning experiences by engaging virtually with experts, teams and students, locally and globally.

For Students:
Creative Communicator

Students create original works or responsibly repurpose or remix digital resources into new creations.

Collaboration Magic: Partnering Edtech Coaches With the Library to Engage Creative Learning

, Pennsylvania Convention Center, 126A

Presenters

Session description

Purpose & objective

Outline

Supporting research

Session specifications

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