How have you helped teachers understand new technologies for the classroom?
If you have experience successfully introducing new technology to teachers for use in their classrooms, share your experience and highlight how teachers felt because of your training and guidance. The main point is to paint a clear picture for the interviewer as to how you successfully engage teachers and support them in their work. Walk the interviewer through what you did (or would do), how you supported (or would support) teachers throughout their learning, and how teachers left (or would leave) the training feeling.
"I ask the principal if I can take up some time on professional development day for a seminar to teach the teachers about a new technology. I gather all the teachers on that day and give them an overview of the technology. For instance, it might be a new eLearning platform. I'll show them a quick tour of the features and give examples of how they might use them in class. Then, I'll have the teachers interact with the platform for 5-10 minutes, and then host a Q&A session. I would welcome their feedback and make myself available to them, should they have any more questions or need support. I would want teachers to leave the training feel well-equipped and supported in using the new platform to their advantage."
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Anonymous Answer
The best way to help teachers understand new technologies in the classroom is to actually show them how the technologies available can easily support what they are teaching. If technology doesn't appear applicable or user-friendly, teachers aren't going to use it. I like the idea of giving teachers an overview of available technologies and then offering subsequent workshops that allow teachers to learn more about the platforms that appeal to them most.
Marcie's Feedback
Great answer! Teachers are naturally very busy and likely set in their ways so showing them in a hands-on way how to use the technologies they are interested in definitely sounds like an effective method. If you've done this before in the past, consider including an example of a time when you successfully helped a teacher learn how to use and implement a new technology in their classroom.
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