UNSTRUCTURED Field Experience Log & Reflection

Instructional Technology Department

Candidate:
Kali Alford

Mentor/Title:
Anna Swafford

Course:

School/District:
Riverwood High
School/Fulton
Professor/Semester:

PL and Tech Innovation.

Spring 2014

Part I: Log
(This log contains space for up to 5 different field experiences for your 10 hours. You may only need one! If you have fewer field
experiences, just delete the extra rows. If you have more than 5 field experiences, please copy and paste additional rows. Thank you!)
Date(s)
1/12-5/24

1st Field Experience Activity/Time

PSC/ISTE Standard(s)

Served as a member of Professional Development Committee

helped design and facilitate professional learning sessions based on
school initiatives.

5.3 Program Evaluation

Candidates design and
implement program
evaluations to determine
the overall effectiveness of
professional learning on
deepening teacher content
knowledge, improving
teacher pedagogical skills
and/or increasing student
learning. (PSC 5.3/ISTE
4c)
1.2 Strategic Planning
Candidates facilitate the
design, development,
implementation,
communication, and
evaluation of technologyinfused strategic plans.
(PSC 1.2/ISTE 1b)
3.6 Selecting and
Evaluating Digital Tools
& Resources
Candidates collaborate
with teachers and
administrators to select

Reflection
(Minimum of 3-4 sentences per question)

1. Briefly describe the field

experience. What did you learn about
technology facilitation and leadership
from completing this field experience?

I served as the technology co-chair

for the PD committee. It was my
teams job to design professional
learning sessions based upon ways
that technology could support the
school in accomplishing its goals

2. How did this learning relate to the

knowledge (what must you know),
skills (what must you be able to do)
and dispositions (attitudes, beliefs,
enthusiasm) required of a technology
facilitator or technology leader?
(Refer to the standards you selected in
Part I. Use the language of the PSC
standards in your answer and reflect
on all 3knowledge, skills, and
dispositions.)
While much of what a technology coach
does consists of small group or one on
one coaching it also has a lot to do with

and evaluate digital tools

and resources for accuracy,
suitability, and
compatibility with the
school technology
infrastructure. (PSC
3.6/ISTE 3f)

DIVERSITY
(Place an X in the box representing the race/ethnicity and subgroups involved in this field experience.)

Ethnicity

P-12 Faculty/Staff
P-2

Race/Ethnicity:
Asian
Black
Hispanic

3-5

6-8

P-12 Students
9-12
X
X
X

Native American/Alaskan Native

White
Multiracial
Subgroups:
Students with Disabilities
Limited English Proficiency
Eligible for Free/Reduced Meals

X
X

P-2

3-5

6-8

9-12

large group presentation. I learned

during this experience that from large
group presentations you are better able
to identify the people who could benefit
the most from small group or one on one
coaching.

3. Describe how this field experience

impacted school improvement, faculty
development or student learning at
your school. How can the impact be
assessed?
Serving on the professional development
committee has given me the opportunity
to better hone my ability to work with
teachers and support their goals of
technology integration. Ive had to
consider their content, students, and skill
level to do so. This give me an
increasing knowledge when working
with other in the future.