Mobile Learning Mindset: The Coach’s Guide to Implementation offers staff development activities to help education coaches prepare teachers participating in a mobile device initiative in their school.The six-book Mobile Learning Mindset series shares practical knowledge and strategies for successful implementation of K-12 BYOD programs and 1:1 initiatives. The collection provides district leaders, principals, teachers, IT staff, educational coaches and parents with the information they need to make any mobile learning program a success. This book also features an interview with educational technology trainer and consultant Kathy Schrock.
Tools and activities throughout the book will help coaches:
- Effectively model technology use.
- Identify stakeholders and cultivate buy-in.
- Build a culture of creativity and shared ownership.
- Evaluate and adjust a mobile device program.
This book, the third in the series, focuses on best practices for professional development around a 1:1 initiative, with ideas on how to make learning more engaging for your staff.
Audience: Tech Coaches/Coordinators
Carl Hooker has been part of a strong educational shift with technology integration in schools since 1998. His unique blend of educational background, technical expertise, and humor make him a driving force for this change. As director of innovation and digital learning at Eanes ISD in Texas, he helped spearhead a mobile learning program that put iPads in the hands of all 8,000 students across the district. He is also the founder of “iPadpalooza” (http://ipadpalooza.com), a three-day learning festival in celebration of the shift iPads have brought about in education and beyond. Hooker was named Tech & Learning Magazine’s 2014 Leader of the Year and he is a member of the Apple Distinguished Educator class of 2013.