UNSTRUCTURED Field Experience Log & Reflection

Instructional Technology Department

Candidate:
John W. Phillips, III

Mentor/Title:
Dr. Tammy Reed / ESOL

Course:
ITEC 7460 PL and Tech Innovation

Date(s)
02/25/15

1st Field Experience Activity/Time

Met with 4th teacher to develop a plan
to technology into her classroom
curriculum.
(0.5 hour)

02/26/15

Introduced and demonstrated the

resource Google Classroom to the
teacher so that she would be able to
see the benefits to using this tool to
enhance her classroom.
(1 hour)

03/12/15

Modeled how to use Google

Classroom for the teacher so that she
would be familiar with how to use the
resource with the students.
(1 hour)

03/19/15

Taught a class in using the blended

learning tool Google Classroom so
that the teacher could see the tool in
action.
(1 hour)

03/26/15

Co-taught a class using Google

Classroom so that thte teacher could
begin using the tool in her classroom
but have the added assurance that I
was there to use as a lifeline if needed.
(1 hour)

03/27/15

Watched the teacher teach a class

using Google Classroom so that tI
could give her feedback as to how she
did using the tool. I also helped
troubleshoot problems that she and the
students had during the lesson.
(1 hour)

03/31/15

Met with the teacher to have a wrapup and evaluation of the coaching.
(0.5 hour)

PSC/ISTE
Standard(s)
PCS 1.1, 1.4, 2.1, 2.2,
2.6, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6,
4.3, 5.1, 5.2
ITSE 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d,
2a, 2b, 2f, 3b, 3c, 4a,
4b

School/District:
New Holland Knowledge
Academy
Gainesville City School
System
Professor/Semester:
Dr. Joe Crawford

Reflection
(Minimum of 3-4 sentences per question)

1. Briefly describe the field experience. What

did you learn about technology facilitation and
leadership from completing this field
experience?

As I met with the teacher, I learned that

finding the appropriate technology to aid in
each teachers unique situation is an
important way to be a leader in the school.
This teacher was looking for ways to be
more engaging and have better classroom
management. Finding an appropriate
technology and modeling its use in the
classroom helped me to learn how to be an
effective leader in the school.
2. How did this learning relate to the
knowledge (what must you know), skills (what
must you be able to do) and dispositions
(attitudes, beliefs, enthusiasm) required of a
technology facilitator or technology leader?
(Refer to the standards you selected in Part I.
Use the language of the PSC standards in your
answer and reflect on all 3knowledge, skills,
and dispositions.)
As an Instructional Technology Coach, I need to
be familiar with the new ideas and uses of
technology for instruction. I must know the needs
of my faculty. I must familiarize myself with the
skills necessary to troubleshoot any new
technologies that the teachers I also must view
myself as a tool and resource for my faculty. As
an ITS, I believe that I am a resource to help and
train the faculty at my school so that they can
have the most up to date and effective tools at
their disposal in the classroom.
3. Describe how this field experience impacted
school improvement, faculty development or
student learning at your school. How can the
impact be assessed?
This field experience will positively affect my
school because it allowed me to practice my skills
as a teacher of teachers. I plan to use this
experience to further my planning, collaborating,
and training of teachers in the future. Through
these trainings, I hope to make the teachers at my

school more technologically effective and

versatile.