This document discusses how teachers can be change agents in their schools by integrating new technologies and teaching methods. It provides tips for teachers to overcome barriers to change, such as becoming lifelong learners, experimenting with new approaches, and getting involved in curriculum decisions. The key responsibilities of change agents are to have a vision for the future of education, use technologies themselves, and continually improve practices through self-reflection and collaboration.

1. Being a Change Agentin Your SchoolDr. Leigh ZeitzEducational Technology and Design

2. Change to Learn, Learn to Change

3. What Have You Learned in ETD?

4. Projects?Thematic UnitWebQuestInspirationSpreadsheetVideo ProjectDigital PortfolioBlogExtra Credit

5. What else?Technologies?Processes?Organizational Techniques?Ideas?3.bp.blogspot.com

6. What . . . do you want to integrate into your teaching when you get your own class? might be a barrier for integrating new ideas into your teaching?

7. Barriers to Tech IntegrationEnvironmentalCurriculumPersonal Beliefs of EducatorsBauer & Kenton, 2005Flickr.com/clairity

8. Environmental BarriersTimeAdministrationMoney

9. Curriculum IssuesCurriculum doesn’t use technologyTechnology used as an add-on, not to support learningTech standards are not used

10. Personal BeliefsTeaching is going well, don’t need techValue success over adventureTeachers feel vulnerable and ignorantTeachers fear unreliable technology

11. We need to teach our kids for their futures . . . . . . not our pasts.Daniel Pink

12. How Can YOU Effect Change?Become a Change Agent

13. What is a Change Agent?Movies-update.com

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15. A Change Agent . . .Lives in the future, not the present.Is fueled by passion and inspires othersHas a strong ability to self-motivateMust understand peopleDennis StevensonToolbox for IT

16. Build VisionSome men see things at they are and ask “Why?”I dream things that never were and ask “Why Not?”Robert F. Kennedy, 1968flickr.com/digitalmedia

19. Look for a New ParadigmStudent-centered educationProject-based learningAuthentic learningTechnology-rich learning environments?????

21. Learning Can Be DifferentHigh Tech High San Diego

23. Use the Technology YourselfGet a laptopUse your laptopUse it in classUse it in your everyday lifeBecome “one with your laptop”

25. Technology for Your Students1-to-1 computingCamerasScience probesHeart monitorsAssistive technology

27. Work with the SystemGet Involved!Get on the Curriculum CommitteeGet on the Technology CommitteeMeet with your principal

28. Listen to Your StudentsPay attention to their responsesExamine their successesAsk them what is workingAssess them formatively as well as summatively

29. It’s OK Not to KnowDon’t be the Sage on the StageAsk for student assistanceEmpower student experts

31. Push the LimitsIt’s not about preparing them for the office anymore.It’s about preparing them for their lives

32. Look for ResourcesExplore closed closetsTalk with your teacher-librarianTalk with your technology coordinatorTalk with your principalLook for grantstinyurl.com/edtechfunds

34. GrantsAccessing resourcesFunding solutionsEvery foundation has a personalityMatch to that personalityFind a measurable projectDevelop a usable planHave a tangible outcomePublish your results

35. ExperimentBuild on the work of othersIf you aren’t failing once in a while, you aren’t trying hard enough

37. Be AccountableYou are responsible for your students’ successAlign with standardsDevelop your learning environments meaningfullyMeasure outcomes to measure success

39. Learn ContinuallyRead books, blogs, tweets . . .Listen to podcastsWatch lectures at iTunes UniversityAttend classes, seminars, webinarsDiscuss with your colleaguesDiscuss with your studentsWrite about what your learn

40. Moving Beyond Your ClassroomWhat is the process?How do you approach it?Is any task too tall?How much change can we handle

41. Are YOU a Change Agent?10 Questions You Need to Ask Yourself