How Can a Coach Support You?
Supporting technology integration in instruction
We can schedule time to:
- Set and meet a long-term technology goal
- Devise a plan to meet district and building goals
- Brainstorm & explore new tools that support your instruction
- Determine how technology can help your students meet your learning objectives
- Co-teach & assist you during a lesson
- Curate resources specific to your curriculum
- Collaboratively plan a lesson that integrates technology
- Find and explore the best tools for formative assessment.
- Model technology integration for your students to empower them as they demonstrate their own learning
- Recommend technology strategies and tools to augment lessons or projects
- Troubleshoot & problem-solve instructional issues
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Supports instruction with recommended tools
Google Classroom
Create a student-centered and differentiated environment through Google Classroom.
Post announcements, assign & collect assignments, ask questions, provide feedback, extend conversations, post resources. It's all possible with Google Classroom.
Google Forms
Create assessments, collect information, gather opinions, analyze data, develop surveys for reflection. Google Forms makes it simple.
Try a Google Form quiz to create automatically graded quizzes with options for feedback and get excited for locked mode!
Google Keep
I love sticky notes and I love Google Keep.
This is a great digital way to jot down quick notes, create checklists, save information, draw a quick note, add links/ pictures /collaborators, set reminders. Do it all with Google Keep!
Core Four Planning Questions
- Who are my learners?
- What are we learning?
- How are we learning it?
- Which resources will best support my learners?
#Flipgrid180
Explores New (or new to me) Edtech Tools, Instructional Strategies, and Ideas
Connects with Other Educators
Find ideas to try, share resources (individually and collaboratively).
NJETC
Provides Professional Development
Where was Kim?
- Co-facilitated a fully differentiated HyperDoc professional development session with @iruntech
- Facilitated a learner-centered session on empowering student voice through Flipgrid
- Presented a workshop on "Leveling up with SAMR" at the South Brunswick Tech & Learning conference
- Hosted "Tech Tuesdays" to discuss a variety of topics
- Facilitated conversations about PD best practices and "ISTE, TPACK, SAMR, Oh My!" at Edcamp New Jersey
- I had the pleasure of facilitating learning sessions about digital feedback and digital organization during: EdcampPenn, at our in-district unconference, and at the South Brunswick Technology & Learning conference.
- Shared and used Padlet with our Language Arts department. Padlet is a great way to share ideas, resources, ask questions, provide feedback and make thinking visible.
- Awarded badges to 9th grade teachers after completing the Google 101 Challenge.
- Ran a Breakout Edu faculty meeting
Check back here to hear about the recent places I've offered professional learning opportunities.
Encourages Opportunities for Further Learning
What I believe
I am a believer in the growth mindset and that everyone has the capacity to try new methods, practice new ideas and learn new information. I believe that you are not defined by "mistakes" you make, but how you react to them. I believe that technology should be relevant, purposeful and integrated into the goals and objectives of a class curriculum. I believe that small changes can make a big difference. I believe that when people feel supported they can achieve great things.
In alignment with the ISTE Standards (for coaches), I believe the comprehensive integration of technology can promote excellence and support transformational change throughout the instructional environment.
Kim Lowden
A little bit about me... I have the pleasure of being a member of the Pirate family after previously working with the Grover Jaguars in WW-P. This is my thirteenth year in education. Prior to coming to West Windsor-Plainsboro, I taught Social Studies for nine years, where I worked with my students and colleagues integrating different mobile technologies into the classroom. I have my bachelor's from TCNJ in history-secondary education and my master's from Saint Joseph's University in instructional technology.
What I'm proud about... In 2015, I was honored by ISTE as an "Emerging Leader." I am also a Google Certified Educator (Levels 1 & 2) and a recognized Apple Teacher [2016].
I'm currently reading... Culturize by Jimmy Casas
Hobbies: Rooting for the Philadelphia Phillies and Super Bowl LII champion Philadelphia Eagles; photography
Email: kimberly.lowden@wwprsd.org
Website: https://www.pinterest.com/lowdenhere/
Location: West Windsor Township, NJ, United States
Phone: 5216
Twitter: @lowdenhere