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Mr. Killion is a Special Education teacher at Collins Hill High School. In order to gain
insight into Mr. Killions comfort level adopting new technology and his current use of
technology he was asked to complete two technology questionnaires. Mr. Killion is a veteran
teacher that has taught 15 years varying in grade levels and classes taught. He currently teaches
co-taught Economics, resource Economics, and resource US History. In the past he has taught
AP US Government. His classroom contains one student desk top computer, a projector, and his
teacher issued laptop. Collins Hill is a bring your own device school which allows the students to
utilize smart phones and other personal devices at the discretion of the teacher. Mr. Killion also
has access to computer labs, media center, iPad carts, laptop carts, and chrome book carts. These
labs and carts are shared amongst the school and have to be reserved in advance.
Mr. Killion was given an Initial Integration Survey that measured his confidence level
and his current use of technology in his teaching practices. In the survey, Mr. Killion stated that
he was confident in his ability to use technology in the classroom. In further talks with Mr.
Killion he stated that he has been exposed to different types of technology and is confident in his
abilities to use technology in a effective manner (D. Warzon, personal communication, October,
2016). However, he also stated to have no opinion on his ability to teach the students on how to
use the technology. Mr. Killion uses Microsoft Powerpoint and Prezi to deliver information to
his students. He is not the creator of most of the presentations. He also uses the school's learning
management system, eClass (D2L). His use of eClass however is very limited. He mainly uses it
to post notes and events on the calendar which is the minimum required by the school. In
teaching a class like Economics, Mr. Killion claims that he likes to use technology for research
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and for the students to gather current information on the topics they are studying in class. When
asked if he thought that technology improved his instruction he agreed that it does, but stated that
he needed more time to implement the technology. In further conversation about these topics he
expressed that there is a learning curve with his special education classes when it comes to
implementing technology. He likes introducing new technology to the students but it often takes
them a while to learn how to use the tools and can waste valuable instruction time (2016). When
asked using technology for accommodating the needs of the special education students he said
that he would like to use it more for that but has very little experience.
According to Mr. Killions survey results, his primary use of the of technology is for
software. He uses technology for assessing informally by using things like Kahoot, or formally
assessing by using test creators like USA Test Prep. Mr. Killion States that his biggest challenge
in implementing technology in the classroom is lack of time. He does not have enough time to
learn the new technology and then teach the students how to use the technology. When looking
at his use of technology in the classroom and comparing it to the LoTis level of teaching
innovation he falls into a level 2, exploration. The technology that Mr. Killion uses is used to
present information to the students. He also uses technology for extension activities to allow the
Mr. Killion also took a survey on his attitude toward change and the innovation of new
technology. This survey showed that he is open to change once he sees evidence of success from
the change. When asked to comment further or his answers he said that he does not like to be the
original to try something and he has more of a show me attitude when it comes to learning and
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integrating something new (2016). Mr. Killion agreed in the survey that the use of technology
elevates student learning and is a quick way to get feedback on student learning. Mr. Killion is
by no means an innovator when it comes to using technology and would consider himself as a
rookie. When asked what he does when technology implementation does not go his way he
responded by saying he simply switches to plan B. From the information gathered from these
surveys and talking with Mr. Killion, I would be rate him an Early adopter. According to Orr
(2003), early adopters use the success of others and the data that they gather to encourage their
change. If the innovators and leaders say that it is beneficial then he is more open to give it a try.
Technology Perspective
Mr. Killion recognizes the needs and benefits from implementing technology into his
instruction. He commented that the reasons that he does not implement more technology into the
classroom is because of the lack of resources and time. Even though Collins Hill has multiple
ways to obtain technology to use in the classroom it can be difficult to get the technology needed
for the lesson. When he does have access to the technology he feels that he does not have the
appropriate amount of time to implement between him learning the technology and the students
learning how to use the technology. In our discussion he discussed the need for applicable
training for his content area. He stated the school offers training opportunities that are not always
applicable to do not offer any follow-up (2016). He also would be like to receive more training
on tools that can be used to accommodate the needs of special education students. Mr. Killion is
open and willing to collaborate with other teachers and experts to find teaching practices that
When asked what the his greatest room for growth is, Mr. Killion expressed that he
would like to learn more about how he could use his learning management system (LMS),
eClass, to increase his student engagement. The plan for coaching is for Mr. Killion to observe
how technology can be implemented by observing modeling teachers. The plan is to start basic
with learning the tools that the LMS offers and then evaluate what needs evolve from that. Mr.
Killion has agreed to one on one coaching that will take place weekly. We have decided to use
the peer coaching model that will allow for more collaboration as well as modeling. Mr. Killion
expressed that he has a show me approach to trying new things in the classroom. By modeling
proper implementation Mr. Killion will get to observe new ideas and strategies to take into his
own classroom. From these experiences he will be able to gain confidence to try new things as
well as collaborate with other teachers and share what he has learned.
We will begin our coaching by assessing his current skills. He has expressed his
weakness in using eClass. We will look at his current knowledge and use of eClass and develop a
plan for him to slowly implement more into his classroom. We will set weekly, or unit goals.
Collins Hills LSTC recommended making small goals of just implementing or improving the
use of technology in one lesson at a time. Once the teacher has learned to implement and further
use the technology at that level then we expand to using it in other lessons. After a while the
teacher will start to have confidence to innovate and implement technology throughout the whole
course. Throughout the peer coaching we will set a focus of each meeting. We will reflect on the
past lessons by starting with what went well . After looking at what went well we will look at
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what can be improved and how to improve it. Eventually, Mr. Killion will gain confidence to
Question Answer
What is the biggest obstacle for you when Lack of time to implement the tool
learning a new technology tool?
Question Result
When new technology comes out, how quick I get it after I have seen many of my friends
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How do you feel about changes in your When I see change be beneficial in other
classroom and school building? classrooms and schools, I am more likely to
welcome it.
How would you describe your willingness to I will try something once a colleague
try a new strategy in your classroom? experiences success
How do you feel about the use of technology I already use technology consistently in my
in the classroom on a regular basis? classroom!
How do you feel about the use of technology This is a quick and easy way to get feedback
in order to elevate student understanding? on my students.
Which statement best describes how you I research and ask for the new technology
introduce new technology into your
classroom?
What keeps you from implementing more Resources- I do not have the resources I need
technology into your classroom? to implement effectively into my classroom
References
Orr, G. (2003). Diffusion of innovations, by Everett Rogers (1995). Retrieved March, 4, 2016
from http://web.stanford.edu/class/symbsys205/Diffusion%20of%20Innovations.htm