38 - John Mikton returns to discuss tech and teaching in COVID times

This week on the podcast we are delighted to have returning guest John Mikton. John is the Tech Director of a large International School in Luxembourg and we have a wide-ranging chat about the current situation with rolling lockdowns and schools having a fluid situation with opening/hybrid learning / teaching online.
Some of the topics we discuss are:
COVID one year in - lessons learned
Teaching online - are teachers adjusting their teaching style for online teaching - more flipped approach? Are there still some teachers resistant to this and trying to replicate classroom instruction?
What have we seen in terms of teachers working from their existing classrooms or from home for remote learning
How are the parents handling the current situation
What's happening with PD - mostly on hold?
School tech/IT teams teamwork and culture - Are most still going in to school, or hybrid/work from home? How is it going?
Different support requests? The increased volume of work?
How is existing software holding up? What new systems have thrived in COVID times?
Are many schools signing up to both Google and Microsoft?
How are tech coaches handling this - are they teaching 1:1 online or in person at the school. Are they helping teachers adapt their teaching styles?
Future of PD and conferences?
Changing role of Tech Director? Change in composition of their teams?
Issues with International School enrolments if this situation continues through 2021

 
Links from John Mikton
https://k3hamilton.com/LTech/transactional.html
https://www.amazon.com/Pale-Rider-Spanish-Changed-World/dp/1610397673



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Web: https://beyonddigital.org/
 
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