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How Can Tech Coaches Support Google Educator Groups? May 10, 2021

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In this episode of “Ask the Tech Coach,” Jeff and Susan host the GEG Group from New England. We discuss what’s new and a hot topic for this time of year...Staying organized! Don’t forget to share your favorite organizational tips on Twitter at @AskTheTechCoach! If you would like to be a part of future podcasts and share your thoughts on any of our topics, please contact the podcast. We would love to have you join the show.

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Helping Tech Coaches Find The Best Answers For Unsolvable Questions and Situations May 03, 2021

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In this episode of “Ask the Tech Coach,” Jeff and Susan talk about an issue we all sometimes struggle with. Unfortunately, there are times when you won’t have all the answers as a tech coach….and that’s ok! If you would like to be a part of future podcasts and share your thoughts about this great book, please contact the podcast. We would love to have you join the show.

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What If I Don’t Know The Answer? What If I Give An Answer And Something Changes?

Admit you don’t always know and be a role model in finding the needed answers.
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How Can A Tech Coach Keep Their School District Safe From Outside Threats? Apr 26, 2021

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In this episode of “Ask the Tech Coach,” Jeff and Susan welcome Jon Miller, a school safety and security specialist in New Jersey. We discuss Jon and Jeff’s journey as they have built capacity and tools to best serve staff and students.

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Using Digital Portfolios Effectively With Your Teachers To Showcase Student Innovation Apr 19, 2021

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In this episode of “Ask the Tech Coach,” Jeff welcomes Damian Matheson, the Director of Partner Development and Digital Portfolio Coach at Spaces.edu. Together, we discuss how teachers and students can leverage digital portfolios and the power of Student Voice to create exciting and long-lasting records of student achievement and innovation from Kindergarten through graduation.

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About our Guest: Damian Matheson

Damian Matheson is the Director of Partner Development, and Digital Portfolio Coach with Spaces. His role has him focused on equipping forward-thinking educators with the resources (and knowledge) they need to empower their students to tell a story about why they are so much more than the grades on their report card.

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How To Create An EdTech Culture Shift In Your School District. Apr 12, 2021

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In this episode of “Ask the Tech Coach,” Jeff and Susan discuss how a single Tech Coach can create a wave of momentum as a school district adjusts to a new culture of digital learning.

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5 Ways To Change The EdTech Culture Of Your School District?

Being Positive … Even When Staff Are Not
Showing Off Student Examples and Classroom Modeling
Marketing, Marketing, Marketing
Strategic Email Newsletters
Tech Coach Website
Administrative Buy-In

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Creating Meaningful Professional Development for New Staff Members Apr 05, 2021

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In this episode of “Ask the Tech Coach,” Jeff and Susan welcome educator Scott Bedley onto the program to discuss his school district's professional development program that supports new teachers.

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About our Guest: Scott Bedley

Scott was the Orange County Teacher of the Year and CA TOY Finalist. His classroom was featured in a Super Bowl Ad as well as in The Wall Street Journal, LA Times, O Magazine, on CNN and more. He is a 4th-Grade teacher with 27 years in public education. Scott is an author and speaker. He is Co-founder of Global School Play Day and Skype's Master Teachers. Scott was a featured speaker at TEDx Bratislava. He co-hosts The Bedley Bros podcast. His weekends mainly consist of going to cheer on his son in soccer.

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What does Co-Teaching Look Like from the Teachers Point of View? Mar 29, 2021

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In this episode of “Ask the Tech Coach,” Jeff and Susan welcome guest co-hosts, Sarah Kiefer and Laura Counts to share how they have formed a fantastic working relatsionship in their school building that has led to outstanding student achievement.

Laura is a 4th gr teacher and showed her students a photo of kids sitting around a radio learning back in the early days of polio. This sparked an unplanned activity! Laura asked Sarah to come in and go over pros/cons of various tech tools and then supported a couple of students who chose to do a newscast & needed to use a new program in order to accomplish what they set out to. A very successful co-teaching tech plan.

https://twitter.com/laurenTarshis/status/1353370053979344902

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About our Guests

Sarah Kiefer

After teaching in the classroom for 14 years, Sarah moved into her current role as a Technology Integration Specialist for the Ross Local School District. The past 4 years have been an amazing adventure where she works with teachers and students supporting all of their tech needs. Sarah loves educational technology & helping teachers & students include technology in meaningful ways. She is a Google Certified Innovator, Trainer & Educator, as well as a wife, mom to 3 girls, and 2 pups. You can read her blog www.TechYouCanDo.com which she tries to publish weekly. Be sure to check out the TYCD: Resources section … a weekly share out of various resources for you to try. Finally, Sarah & her colleague, Beth Kingsley created www.TemplatesForTeachers.com to share out their Google templates for ALL teachers. You can also find Sarah on Twitter & Wakelet @kiefersj.

Laura Counts

I am a mom of three humans and two dogs. I’ve been teaching for 9 years. This year I was given the opportunity to loop with my third graders...we’ve been tackling fourth grade together! I LOVE learning and growing with my students. I am an avid reader and a huge growth mindset advocate! Twitter: @mrskidscount

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Are You A Tech Coach Champion? Mar 22, 2021

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In this episode of “Ask the Tech Coach,” Jeff and Sue discuss Chapter 5 of Coaching Matters. In this chapter, we learn about Coach Champions and important they are in not just setting up a Coaching relationship with teachers, but also the relationships between coach and principal.

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Coaching Matters Chapter 5: Coach Champion

Successful coaching programs usually have one or more people designated in the role of a "coach champion"
What does a Coach Champion do?An advocate for coaches
Ensures thatThe coaching program is effectively implemented
The conditions for effective coaching are recognized and implemented at all levels
The coaches have sufficient opportunities for their own coaching and ongoing support
Coaches may be talented and amazing educators, but without the right support and optimal conditions, the overall impact of the coaching program will suffer.

Designating Coach Champions

Coach Champions are generally administrators who have central office-level authority and responsibility and understand the roles, responsibilities, and expectations of the coaching program.
They exercise their voice to influence others who access and depend on coaching for implementation supportAt some point in their career, they might have even been a coach.
A Coach Champion help the district develop their plans for implementing new initiatives or new expectations or procedures that will impact teachers
A Coach Champion is closely in touch with both the needs of coaches as well as the district's priorities and student learning needs.
They have a clear view of how coaching can positively impact the instructional practices of teachers, the culture of the school, and the opportunities for students to become more successful learners.
The number of Coach Champions a district need depends on how many coaches are deployed across the district.

Primary Responsibilities

Coach Champions have multiple responsibilitiesEnsuring that the coaching program as designed is implemented with fidelityMaking sure that the program has
focused goals
Strong infrastructure
Delineated roles
Responsibilities
Expectations
Establish relationships of collaboration and trust with each coach that they support.Setting up regular 1:1 sessions with coaches to check in with them
Reviewing their work schedule
Providing troubleshooting assistance
Celebrating success
Meetings can be formal or informal and often has a clear agenda to the meetings.Conversations can revolve aroundSetting Goals
Determining Action Steps to achieve their goals
Measuring goal attainment
1:1 meetings help to provide individual attention to each coach and their needs to address their strengths and weaknesses.
Creating a Partnership AgreementAdds trust to a relationship by ensuring that confidentiality is maintained between Coach and Champion
Partnership Agreements might also be between a Champion and a building principal to inform them of what the role of the coach and coach champion is so that they know what their expectations are when they are in the buildingsThis helps to clearly define the roles of the coaches inside of school buildings.
Determines who will supervise and evaluate the coach and help maintain a purposeful focus on the integrity of the coaching program and the needs of the individual school buildings.
Helps to collect, set, and review dataData TopicsTeachers Worked With
Time Spent
Task Accomplished
Topic Addressed
To serve as a second set of eyes to help the coach gain additional and broader perspectives about their work.Usually can be more objective about a topic due to a broader perspective about the impact of coaching
An advocate for coachesTo help point out to others how coaching can positively impact outcomesTo help intentionally leverage coaching as a strategic approach for achieving organizational goal
Having a Growth mindset when working with coaches to convey the belief that all coaches are able to improve their practices and make a difference for teachers practices, the culture of a school building, and ultimately student learning

The Importance of the Coach Champion Role

The main reason for having a Coach Champion is to ensure that someone in the district is ultimately responsible for the success of the coaching program and its success.Also to make sure that the program has someone who purposely attends to the needs of coaches and supports them in their work.
A coach champion is often used when a coach needs to have conversations with a building administrator.
A Coach Champion is not to supervise or evaluate the coach but rather to be an advocate for the coach and the coaching program and to promote the growth and development of the coach.Both the integrity of the role of the coach supervisor and that of the coaching program are important.
To help provide a consistent interpretation of district policies or procedures related to coaching and other areas that need clarification for coaches.They can communicate directly to coaches to clear up misunderstandings or misinterpretations
Effective champions visit schools often when coaches are engaged in coaching.When a champion meets regularly with the coach and principal, the champion is able to support the coach and understand each coach's context.

A Well-Defined Champion Role

Ensuring that the coach champion is effective in their role requires that the district be thoughtful and intentional in defining what the roles and responsibilities of the position are.It is important that the champion and champion's supervisor have frequent conversations to address the successes and challenges of the coaches and coaching program and keep leadership apprised of how the program is impacting schools.
It's all about the job description and who you put into that particular champion position that helps to determine the success of the coaching program.
A Coach Champion needs to have
Strong interpersonal skills
The ability to manage the coaching program
Provide performance-based support to coaches in meeting their roles and responsibilities
Needs to know how to facilitate effective, learning-focused meetings

Conclusion

District leaders who invest in coaching have the responsibility to select and support a coach champion with the responsibility to sure that the coaching program is successful.
When a coaching program is properly maintained, the coaches have the greatest opportunity to be successful in their buildings.
When the Coach champion achieves the appropriate balance between spurring coaches to achieve new heights in their practice and providing support along the way, coaches are likely to be more effective in their own practice.
Designating a leader who is an advocate for coaches and for the coaching program will clearly extend the effectiveness of coaching as a vehicle to enhance performance and results.

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Tech Coach Reflections: COVID-19 … One Year Later Mar 15, 2021

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In this episode of “Ask the Tech Coach,” Jeff and Susan reflect on the life of a Tech Coach during the last 12 months of COVID-19 education.

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The Great EdTech Debate: Padlet vs Wakelet vs Google Keep Mar 08, 2021

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In this episode of “Ask the Tech Coach,” Jeff and Susan welcome Rhode Island Educator and Google for Education Trainer Jen Thomas on the program to debate our favorite curation and collaboration tools. Welcome to The Great EdTech Debate: Google Keep vs Padlet vs Wakelet!

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About our Guest: Jen Thomas

Jen‌ is‌ ‌a‌ ‌passionate‌ ‌technology‌ ‌educator‌ ‌who‌ ‌began‌ ‌her‌ ‌career‌ ‌in‌ ‌education‌ ‌as‌ ‌a‌ ‌library‌ ‌media‌ ‌specialist.‌ ‌After‌ ‌twelve‌ ‌years‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌school‌ ‌library,‌ ‌she‌ ‌decided‌ ‌to‌ ‌shift‌ ‌her‌ ‌role‌ ‌and‌ ‌is‌ ‌now‌ ‌the‌ ‌Instructional‌ ‌Technology‌ ‌Specialist‌ ‌at‌ ‌Dartmouth‌ ‌High‌ ‌School‌ ‌in‌ ‌Dartmouth,‌ ‌Massachusetts.‌ ‌She‌ ‌is‌ ‌dedicated‌ ‌to‌ ‌empowering‌ ‌teachers‌ ‌and‌ ‌students‌ ‌and‌ ‌has‌ ‌a‌ ‌strong‌ ‌interest‌ ‌in‌ ‌planning‌ ‌and‌ ‌delivering‌ ‌professional‌ ‌development‌ ‌in‌ ‌all‌ ‌aspects‌ ‌of‌ ‌educational‌ ‌technology.‌ ‌Jen‌ ‌is‌ ‌a‌ ‌Level‌ ‌2‌ ‌Google‌ ‌Certified‌ ‌Educator,‌ ‌Google‌ ‌Certified‌ ‌Trainer,‌ ‌and‌ ‌facilitates‌ ‌online‌ ‌professional‌ ‌development‌ ‌courses‌ ‌with‌ ‌a‌ ‌number‌ ‌of‌ ‌non-profit‌ ‌educational‌ ‌organizations.‌ ‌She‌ ‌is‌ ‌also‌ ‌a‌ ‌member‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌first‌ ‌MassCUE‌ ‌Champions‌ ‌Cohort and the MassCUE PD committee.‌ You can follow her on Twitter @BlendedLibGirl

Google Keep

Keep.google.com
Sticky notes
Collaborate and share notes
Add photos, audio, images
Color Code and label to organize

Wakelet

www.wakelet.com
10 Ways To Catch The Wakelet Wave
Create collections of items under a similar topic
Add items straight from YouTube, Twitter, FlipGrid, and much more
Variety of item types allowed
Share and collaborate on collections
Follow other educators to see their collections

Padlet

Links of Interest

https://padlet.com/
Padlet Features Overview
A parking lot to showcase student work:Dear Martin Tattoo Project
French Revolution & Napoleon’s Instagram
Collaborative bulletin board for class research
Works well for curating & presenting professional development:Tech for Teachers Summer Toolbox
Tech Tools to Start the Year
Student Choice, Voice & Pace
Learning student names!
Padlet Tutorial Playlist

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