Stephanie Sandifer - Transformative Technology Coaching. Welcome to the homepage for Transformative Technology Coaching.
Included here are resources and information designed to help individuals make the shift from delivering traditional ed tech support to facilitating powerful and engaging Transformative Technology Coaching. Move beyond "tech support" and delivering one-shot ed tech workshops to become a Transformative Technology Coach focused on facilitating embedded, ongoing professional learning for all.
Learn why traditional tech integration strategies don't work, and explore strategies, resources, and tools for effective and efficient coaching for transformed professional practice. Participants will learn about specific strategies and solutions for effective instructional, cognitive, and peer coaching that lead to more reflective, student-centered, authentic, and engaging learning. A variety of examples will be shared covering a wide variety of technology-access scenarios.
Instructional Coaching Cognitive Coaching Peer Coaching. Coaching White Paper. NETS for Coaches. Www.cna.org/sites/default/files/Technology Coach Handbook.pdf. Traits of an Effective Tech Coach. Let's Stop Talking about Teaching with Technology, and Start Talking about Teaching. Those that know me might be confused by this.
I’ve built my career around education technology. My job is to help teachers integrate technology into their classrooms. In my current job, and my previous role as an educator, I’ve learned about (and used) learning management systems, flipped classroom methods, e-portfolios, personal learning networks, collaboration tools, and behavior management software. I am constantly exploring digital tools and resources, creating tutorials and instructions, and delivering professional development to educators.
I’ve spoken at conferences, worked with school districts, and collaborated with other technology integrators. I have learned a lot -and I still have a lot to learn- but the most important thing I have learned so far is this: Most teachers don’t care about technology. Here’s the more important thing I’ve learned: they shouldn’t. I wanted to teach. Here’s the thing: using technology does not necessarily make a teacher effective. Was I efficient? Www.iste.org/docs/pdfs/ncate-tech-coaches-standards.pdf?sfvrsn=4. Tech Coaching Case Studies. OpenTechSchool. Michael Bungay-Stanier : The Guide to Effective Coaching in 10 Minutes :Learning Technologies 2013.
Technology Coaching. Coaching may be the most effective way to convert reluctant colleagues into enthusiastic users of new technologies.
As mentioned throughout this book, in the first twenty years of introducing computers to schools, we relied too heavily on staff development classes to introduce computers. These strategies, if we were lucky and talented, sometimes reached an enthusiastic 15-30 per cent of our colleagues. But now we need to reach the perennially reluctant and those who have been eager but frustrated. In order to extend our reach so that nearly all teachers are participating, the times require quite different strategies. Programs that emphasize coaching and mentoring relationships encourage the growth of technology enthusiasts while also supporting and enlisting teachers who have previously been thought reluctant, resistant and technology challenged.
The secret behind this method is the customization made possible when a coach or mentor works alongside one or more colleagues. . · Planning · Time.