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Coaching All: Thinking about the whole school community – educators, parents and caregivers.

Educational Technology Exploration October 13, 2019 October 13, 201901 - Visionary leadership, 02 - Teaching, Learning, & Assessments, 03 - Digital age learning environments, 04 - Professional Development & Program Evaluation, 05 - Digital Citizenship, 06 - Content Knowledge & Professional Growth, EDTC 6105, ISTE Coaching Standard 1 Visionary Leadership, ISTE Coaching Standard1, ISTE Standards

ISTE-C Standard 1: Visionary Leadership d. Implement strategies for initiating and sustaining technology innovations and manage the change process in schools and classrooms My question: What are best practices for establishing trust with teachers and families at our school and guiding our school community towards a positive digital education perspective. (versus just telling them the positive ways students …

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Effective Peer Coaching

Lauren N. Borrero December 9, 2018 December 9, 201802 - Teaching, Learning, & Assessments, coaching, EDTC 6105, ISTE coaching standard 2, leadership

To use the word ‘coach’ to describe an educational coach almost seems like a misnomer. The term ‘coach’ implies one person has skills and insight that the other does not. Terms like ‘supporter’ or ‘collaborator’ seem much more fitting. Modern coaches and their peers “are learning with and from each other, as they co-plan learning […]

Dynamic Resources for Ed Tech Coaches

Lauren N. Borrero December 2, 2018 December 2, 201806 - Content Knowledge & Professional Growth, coaching, EDTC 6105, ISTE Educator Standard 6, Professional Development

Educational technology coaches are tasked with finding new solutions to meet the needs of teachers and students alike. Because educational technology is still a relatively new field which is constantly shifting as new programs emerge, coaches need dynamic resources. This week I am exploring (free) resources that coaches can utilize in their pursuit of ISTE […]

What Teachers Want: PD Barriers and Solutions

Lauren N. Borrero November 18, 2018 November 18, 201801 - Visionary leadership, coaching, EDTC 6105, Professional Development

This week’s post is heavily influenced by a discussion I had with colleagues as we were attending a professional development session. I walked away from the post-PD discussion thinking about the ways in which districts could better facilitate PD with teacher needs in mind. Most administrators and coaches can agree that relying on one-size-fits-all, spoonfed […]

Tools to Evaluate 21st Century Teaching

Lauren N. Borrero November 4, 2018 November 4, 201802 - Teaching, Learning, & Assessments, coaching, EDTC 6105, ISTE coaching standard 2

Earlier in the EDTC program, I blogged about Future Ready Schools which is an initiative aimed at evaluating a district’s current progress in terms of meeting 21st-century learning goals. The feedback I received from my peers was that it seemed like an interesting program, but left little support for teachers wishing to independently identify their […]

The Inquiry Method for Educational Coaching

Lauren N. Borrero October 21, 2018 October 21, 201802 - Teaching, Learning, & Assessments, coaching, Communication, EDTC 6105, Inquiry

Inquiry is a powerful tool used by teachers to foster curiosity and independence within students. Instead of spoon-feeding content, students reach their own conclusions. Popular options for incorporating inquiry in the classroom are 20-Time or Genius Hour where students explore a topic of their own choosing. Inquiry is about more than just student-driven projects; it’s […]

Sustaining Technology After PD

Tech Savy Kinders October 9, 2018 October 9, 20181. Visionary leadership, EDTC 6105

With new technology rolling into schools constantly it can be easy for a teacher to become overwhelmed. As coaches, I think we can help teachers become more comfortable using technology. According to Standard 1d from ISTE coaches “Implement strategies for …

Initiating and Sustaining: Two-Part Approach to Successful PD

Lauren N. Borrero October 7, 2018 October 7, 201801 - Visionary leadership, coaching, EDTC 6105, iste coaching standard 1, Professional Development

Teaching Tech to Teachers: Survey shows need for professional development to power classroom success from Samsung Business USA The good news: teachers desperately want quality technology professional development. The bad news: many still aren’t receiving options for high quality, ongoing professional development. ISTE Coaching Standard 1d asks coaches to “implement strategies for initiating and sustaining technology […]

The Coach – Administrator Connection: Module 5

James December 10, 2017 December 10, 2017Administration, Administrator, Coach Administrator Relationship, coaching, Collaboration, EDTC 6105, Instructional Coach, Instructional Technology Coach, ISTE C - Standard 2, ISTE-C Standard 6, Principal, Professional Development and Program Evaluation, Teaching Learning and Assessment, Visionary Leadership

Connecting and Collaborating with Administrators as an Instructional Technology Coach This week in my final blog post of the quarter for my class on Educational Technology Leadership my question has led me to investigate how an instructional technology coach can partner with administrators to support and extend the learning that is happening through coaching. I … Continue reading “The Coach – Administrator Connection: Module 5”

A More Effective Online Peer Coach

aottenad December 9, 2017 December 9, 2017EDTC 6105, evaluation, ISTE - 6. Content knowledge & professional growth a., ISTE - 6. Content knowledge & professional growth b., ISTE 2. Teaching, Learning, & Assessments f., online classroom, peer coach, Professional Development, project plan, technology

As part of my studies with the Digital Education Leadership program at SPU, I recently engaged in and completed an exercise in peer coaching with a teacher. I took into consideration that I now work at a startup, and the professional learning I would be working with her on would be all online and for a particular product. I … Continue reading A More Effective Online Peer Coach

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