Apple Learning Coach

For the past month or so I have been working on becoming an Apple Learning Coach. Being an instructional or technical coach in the education community has been something that I have want to do for a long time. Since I was in high school I have been fascinated with computer and technology. I love to learn about technology and share my passion with others, but I have never really found my niche in the professional technical world.

That was until I came into teaching. I saw how I could use the technology that I love to help engage and educate my kids. Since my first student teaching lesson in math with an iPad and AppleTV I have been hooked trying to figure out how to further intergrate technology into my lessons thoughtfully. That word, thoughtfully, is an important one in that sentence. It is easy to just add technology to whatever you are teaching, but you should be asking yourself does adding this technology enhance what I am teaching? Or challenge my kids to look at a problem creatively? If the answer is no, then you should pause and rethink the approach to the lesson.

Going to the Apple Learning Coach program I honestly thought is would be all about technology first and everything else second, but I was surprised to see that first was building a relationship with your peers and gaining trust before you even begin to do something with technology. I appreciate the approach and it endears me to the company and their philosophy even more.

-jeremy