6.

3 Candidates engage in appropriate field experiences to synthesize and apply the content and
professional knowledge, skills, and dispositions identified in these standards.

Description

Field experiences, both structured and unstructured, were required throughout the

Instructional Technology Specialist program. These experiences were designed to give us

opportunities to demonstrate our learning throughout our courses as well as show our

effectiveness as Instructional Technology leaders. The field experience artifact chosen for this

standard was an unstructured field experience log. Through this experience, I created a

professional development session for our district-wide Cobb InTech Conference. For this

professional development session, I demonstrated the effective uses of the FlipGrid online

software in the classroom. This session included several demonstrations, basic troubleshooting

solutions, and an open forum to share ideas.

Standard Mastery

The Cobb InTech Conference Field Experience Log artifact demonstrates my standard

mastery through showing my systesizing and application of professional content through my own

knowledge, skills, dispositions. To effectively engage my audience, I needed to understand the

demographic of the staff attending as well as show my expert knowledge in the FlipGrid

software. By understanding these two things, I was able to present my knowledge of FlipGrid in

a manner that best allowed for my audience to learn. Throughout this experience, dispositions

were demonstrated through modeling digital equity as well as the ability to troubleshoot with my

audience when questions arose. The idea of learning together as equals instead of one expert to

an audience of novices proved to be vital with the success of this professional development

session.

Learning Gained
 The Cobb InTech Conference Field Experience artifact taught me many new things, but

most importantly the need for understanding how my audience receives information. If my

session was not presented in a manner in which my audience learns best then my knowledge

would not be effective. As with our students it is crucial to incorporate various learning styles

and I learned that this is also the case with adult learners. In reflecting on this experience, one

area I would do differently is to possibly provide other examples of student learning through

FlipGrid in various grade levels rather than just my own students. By doing this, I would be able

to better collaborate with teachers who are outside of my school and broaden my own global

awareness.

Impact on School Improvement, Faculty Development, or Student Learning

The Cobb InTech Conference greatly impacted our district-wide staff through

collaboration as well as exploration of effective technology-enhanced learning opportunities. In

modeling and facilitating the best use of the FlipGrid software, other staff members can now

utilize this effective strategy within their own classrooms which will in turn have a great impact

on student learning.