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Job Description for a Technology Coach
The Eureka Community School District 140 Technology Coach's roles will be as follows:
Qualifications:
Must possess a basic working knowledge of school owned technology devices and software/apps used.
Able to troubleshoot technology devices and diagnose problems both hardware and software related.
Able to provide assistance to students and staff with hardware and software issues.
Able to provide in-service to employees on computer and software applications.
Able to maintain confidentiality of all information and computer data.
Current teacher certification in the State of Illinois.
Able to work collaboratively with instructors and administrators, well-spoken, and effective communication skills.
Job Goal
To provide training, support, and guidance on all technology in the school district.
Roles and Responsibilities
Provide in-service programs and training to teachers and administrators on software available to enhance instruction, as well as, training on how to integrate technology into the classrooms.
Assist staff in integrating technology into the classroom with direction on lesson planning.
Acquire training on technology and applications as well as stay up-to-date on latest education technology trends.
Provide guidance and advice to district in regards to technology plan.
Serve as a member or chair of district technology committee.
Provide technical support to staff and students.
Manage and maintain district software or computer licenses.

Sign up for Twitter __www.twitter.com__
Follow #education, #technology, #educationtechnology
Follow Megormi, gizmodo, edudemic
Google education hashtags, follow some
Using your iPad, sign up for Flipboard. __www.flipboard.com__
Link your Twitter to that.
Sign up for a pinterest account. __www.pinterest.com__
Create boards for specific topics.
Both of these are similar and group things on to separate subjects on ‘bulletin board type formats.
Sign up for an account at Tech and Learning. __www.techlearning.com__
Filter email to have it go to a specific folder. You will get many emails a day from them. Read the ones you think are relevant.
Subscribe to podcasts. Here is a link to 50 educational podcasts. __http://gettingsmart.com/2013/02/50-educational-podcasts-you-should-check-out/__
Listen to them while getting ready for school, on the way to work, or on any down time. You should have headphones handy.
Sign up for some of the blogs on this list. __http://teach.com/teach100__
Find the ones you think are interesting.
Maybe start to blog yourself. Use Blogger because it is an easy extension to your drive. Have your staff subscribe to your blog.
Use YouTube __www.youtube.com__ or Google __www.google.com__ to search for how to do things that you don’t know how to do.

Due to the confidentiality of our students, we can not post any handouts here because they would have PII, you will be given the handouts you need in a binder which you must keep locked away when not in use.
CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION
new topics.
*This set of inservice opportunities, at this time, applies only to EHS, however many things can be easily translated to other schools in the district.
After each session, the staff will fill out a Google Form to evaluate our presentation and give us suggestions for improvement and topics to discuss further.
CREDIT/COMPENSATION

VISION STATEMENT
Staff members at Eureka High School must Educate, Empower and Excel in their profession. One way that these doctrines are implemented is through the understanding of special education and all it entails, including all aspects of the IEP. After the professional development given, all staff members will be able to implement all the outcomes listed therein.
OUTCOMES
The outcomes for this year’s worth of professional development are that each staff member should:
know what Targeted Homework is and how to implement.
have specific knowledge about all students with IEPs with whom they interact.
as negative.
ISTE (Formerly NETS) (Educational Techology Standards)
All of these outcomes align with the ISTE teacher standard #5, Engage in professional growth and leadership, using the wiki will correlate with teacher standard #4, promote and model digital citizenship and responsibility, because everything on the wiki will be cited properly. The ISTE Technology coaching standards that will be addressed are #1, Visionary leadership, #2, Teaching, learning and assessments, #3, Digital age learning environments, #4 Professional development and program evaluation, #5 Digital citizenship, and #6, Content knowledge adn professional growth.
ATTENDEES
All staff members to include teachers, support staff who work directly with or supervise students and administrators will attend the applicable inservice opportunities.
BUDGET
No additional budget is needed to be allotted for these opportunities. The special education staff will use currently accessible resources and will plan the sessions during their weekly meetings before school.
PREREQUISITE SKILLS
The prerequisite skills needed to attend these meetings are to be an employee of District 140 or a guest thereof. Knowing basic word processing skills and concepts of Google Drive is helpful, but not necessary as there are many staff members who are adept and willing to coach new staff members through the process as we go on through the year. The final prerequisite skills needed are to have an open mind, not have preconceived notions, come to the inservices ready to learn and do something new, and be willing to actively participate and ask questions.
HANDOUTS
Due to the confidentiality of our students, we can not post any handouts here because they would have PII, you will be given the handouts you need in a binder which you must keep locked away when not in use.
Criteria for EvaluationCRITERIA FOR EVALUATION
The evaluation of the outcomes of this inservice group will be ongoing. Each month, a new topic will be taught, but as always, we will be available for consultation. The real evaluation is seeing the new, modified assignments and tests that our students will work on. We will see in classroom observations the changes they have made since learning the new topics.
discuss further.
CREDIT/COMPENSATION
There will be no financial compensation given, however there will be CPDUs available from the district along with a formal, paper survey form.
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OUTCOMES
The outcomes for this year’s worth of professional development are that each staff member should:
The evaluation of the outcomes of this inservice group will be ongoing. Each month, a new topic will be taught, but as always, we will be available for consultation. The real evaluation is seeing the new, modified assignments and tests that our students will work on. We will see in classroom observations the changes they have made since learning the new topics.
After each session, the staff will fill out a Google Form to evaluate our presentation and give us suggestions for improvement and topics to discuss further.
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OUTCOMES
The outcomes for this year’s worth of professional development are that each staff member should:

The evaluation of the outcomes of this inservice group will be ongoing. Each month, a new topic will be taught, but as always, we will be available for consultation. The real evaluation is seeing the new, modified assignments and tests that our students will work on. We will see in classroom observations the changes they have made since learning the new topics.
After each session, the staff will fill out a Google Form to evaluate our presentation and give us suggestions for improvement and topics to discuss further.
SOURCES USED

Due to the nature of the professional development, there are no required readings, however there will be links posted on the wiki to articles that will be relevant, to websites that address each specific topics and to YouTube videos.
HANDOUTS
in use.
Criteria for Evaluation
The evaluation of the outcomes of this inservice group will be ongoing. Each month, a new topic will be taught, but as always, we will be available for consultation. The real evaluation is seeing the new, modified assignments and tests that our students will work on. We will see in classroom observations the changes they have made since learning the new topics.
discuss further.
SOURCES USED