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Tech TOSA Role: What to Know Before Taking it!

Before accepting the Tech TOSA job, be prepared for challenges like adapting to limited office space, facing resistance from some principals and teachers, dealing with equity issues, and navigating through funding difficulties. Your enthusiasm will be tested, from after-school trainings to IT support disparities. Stay positive and flexible amidst potential misunderstandings and redefined roles in the ever-changing tech landscape.

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Tech TOSA Role: What to Know Before Taking it!

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  1. Before you take this job, consider the following… The Tech TOSA

  2. Your office becomes a closet.

  3. Some principals will beless than welcoming…

  4. Ditto with some teachers…

  5. There might be equity issues…

  6. You might hear the words… “But I use a Mac at hoooome!”

  7. Or… “That’s not how my teenager does it!”

  8. Or, “I don’t know what I’m doing wrong!”

  9. Your after-school trainingsmight be less-than-appreciated…

  10. And your before-school trainingseven less…

  11. And of course, there willbe funding issues.

  12. Don’t expect the ITdepartment to be on the same plain.

  13. You might experiencea re-definition of“computer lab time”

  14. But through it all,stay enthusiastic!

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