Standards for Coaches. Eight Stages in the Teacher Technology Journey. This framework is something that I've shared with district technology directors and coaches.
If you're curious about having me meet with your team, please fill out the contact form at the bottom of this post. So AJ Juliani and I have started a new Classroom Questions series on rethinking professional development. Advice to New Technology Coaches. Many schools will be receiving new technology in a few weeks, and they'll need a plan for supporting and coaching teachers through the process of using this new technology effectively in their classrooms.
This week I received an email from a friend and fellow educator who was seeking ideas for a new technology coach position at her school this fall. Here are three pieces of advice I gave her. 1. Define the Coach's Schedule It is really difficult trying to coach teachers in between periods, on your prep time, or before or after school. Canvas Network for MOOC's. Craftsy: Bringing Creativity to Life. Anybody can learn. MaKey MaKey Music Examples. TED Talks & TEDx Talks. Podcast: iPad Today. Podcast: iFive for the iPhone 126. iPads in the Classroom - Kathy Schrock's iPads4teaching.
Blog: NeverEndingSearch by Joyce Valenza. Blog: Richard Bryne's Free Technology for Teachers. Webinars: UEN's Weekly Faculty Lounge. Online PLN with Twitter Lists. Blog: Technology Tools for Teachers. Sylvia's Super-Awesome Project Book: Super-Simple Arduino (Volume 2): Sylvia "Super-Awesome" Todd: 9780989151160: Amazon.com: Books. The Art of Tinkering: Karen Wilkinson, Mike Petrich: 9781616286095: Amazon.com: Books. Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom. Book: ISTE NETS for Coaches NETS Project. NETS Project Released in 2011, the NETS for Coaches (NETS•C) join the NETS for Students (NETS•S), Teachers (NETS•T), and Administrators (NETS•A) to describe the essential role that technology coaches play in transforming schools into digital age, global learning environments.
Who are technology coaches? Technology coaches are those who help other educators advance effective technology use in schools. Book: Essentials for Blended Learning: A Standards-Based Guide (Essentials of Online Learning) Book: Teach Like a Champion 2.0. Book: Teach Like a Champion. Book: Out of Our Minds by Sir Ken Robinson.
Book: Instructional Design for ELearning. Book: ISD from the Ground Up. Book: Visible Learning.