Building Trust in Professional Coaching Relationships

In my current coursework for my Digital Education Leadership program we are looking at what is needed to be a successful Educational Technology coach. Using the ISTE Standards for Coaches as a framework, for this module we are looking at these standards (ISTE, 2017): ISTE-C Standard 1: Visionary Leadership b. Contribute to the planning, development, […]

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How To Ask Your Administrator For The Professional Development You Need

When it comes to professional development opportunities or technology needed for your classroom, you know best what you need and what will best serve your students. However, it can be difficult to ask for it.  Budgets are tight, you don’t want to seem greedy, you don’t want other teachers to think you are trying to […]

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Differentiating Teacher PD

When planning curriculum and gathering instructional materials teachers are always looking for ways to differentiate for the diverse learners in their classrooms. As teachers we do this on a daily basis and we do it so often that most of the time we hardly realize we are doing it. It’s just a strategy we use […]

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Asynchronous Online Teacher PD: Broadening the Options and Networks

This quarter my cohort for my Digital Education Leadership program is being asked to look closely at ISTE Standards for Coaches #4 which relates to Professional Learning and Program Evaluation. Within that standard performance indicator B looks at technology rich professional learning: “Design, develop, and implement technology rich professional learning programs that model principles of […]

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Teacher-Led Professional Development

Professional Development (or PD as it is often called) is a term thrown around loosely in educational institutions.  It is a very broad term that typically describes a meeting/training/conference/class where teachers are developing themselves professionally or learning something new to help them be a better teacher in the classroom. Even after a 15 year career […]

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PD for EdTech Coaches

In my current coursework for my Digital Education Leadership program we are exploring what additional professional learning we might need to become an effective Educational Technology coach. Using the ISTE Standards for Coaches as a framework, for this module we are looking at these standards (ISTE, 2017):   ISTE-C Standard 2: Teaching, Learning, and Assessment […]

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Providing Feedback in a Coaching Role

For this module in my Educational Technology Leadership course we are looking at “Developing Coaching Skills” using ISTE Standards for Coaches 1d (Implement strategies for initiating and sustaining technology innovations and manage the change process in schools and classrooms) and 2f (Coach teachers in and model incorporation of research-based best practices in instructional design when […]

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Engaging the Community: Using Technology in Primary Literacy Group

Introduction and Reflection   For this quarter’s final project for my Digital Education Leadership program at Seattle Pacific University, we were asked to engage the digital community by preparing a presentation for a digital education conference.  We have submitted our proposal for the NCCE conference in Seattle in February 2019. While we haven’t yet heard […]

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