Component 5: Share Experience with Peers

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Component 5: Share Experience with Peers 

Utilizing technology to share with my fellow educational institution leaders is vital in this standard. As leaders, we are expected to share evidence based on our experiences at our institutions. 

Considering that fact, I was allowed to speak to my colleagues during a Barbados Association of Principals and Public Secondary Schools (BAPPSS) meeting at the Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training on 'The Impact of Technology in the 2024 Classroom'. As part of my presentation, I showed a video of a Year 4 Information Technology class where the teacher discussed Computer Hardware: The Function of the Impact Printer. Students were actively engaged in using the Google Workspace For Education software to view notes, and videos and complete a Google Form worksheet demonstrating competence in the topic.

 

This discussion at BAPPSS included and was not limited to the technological methods/procedures implemented that produced favourable results and/or accomplishments at the institution.
See the video and link to the video below which shows students actively engaged in class using the Google Workspace software.


 https://youtu.be/FrCkuO8CBFM


After observing this lesson I was pleased to report the students' satisfaction with the content and the ability to use the computer to engage with the subject content. The teacher relayed that 95% of the students were able to pass the assessment gaining over 80%.
 
 
 
I also touched on the challenges encountered while using the Google Workspace For Education software. In this class, the teacher and students reported that some hardware needed upgrading and the internet was often slow. Nonetheless, students expressed satisfaction with having access to the software and enjoyed the lessons more since they were more interactive and engaging.

It must also be noted that social media platforms such as Instagram and Facebook or a school's website are also encouraged in the ISTE Standards: For Education Leaders as a means of sharing information with peers.




EduLeadRs, up next are the findings of my evaluation of the Google Workspace Educational software used in my institution.


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  1. Lamar Forde24 November 2024 at 13:59

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  2. David Lowe24 November 2024 at 15:18

    Wow. The students seem very attentive in that lesson. Great job!

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  3. Lamar Forde24 November 2024 at 18:08

    Sharing your experience with your peers can indeed be helpful.
    As an educational leader you want to ensure that you are apart of a professional learning community where you can share information and receive feedback on various topics. The fact that you were able to sit in a colleague's class, observe and have a post discussion on that class was not only helpful to you and your colleague, but also to the members present in your presentation and to those seeing this blog. Continue the good work!

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