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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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FREE EBOOK 40 Chrome Extensions Every Tech Coach Should KnowAbout 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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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?

1. Being Positive … Even When Staff Are Not
2. Showing Off Student Examples and Classroom Modeling
3. Marketing, Marketing, Marketing
4. Strategic Email Newsletters
5. Tech Coach Website
6. Administrative Buy-In

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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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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.

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About our GuestsSarah 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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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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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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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

PadletLinks 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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In this episode of “Ask the Tech Coach,” Jeff and Sue discuss Chapter 4 of Coaching Matters. In this chapter, you will learn the differences, as well as the pro's and con's of both 1:1 and Team Coaching.

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Coaching Cycle as a Structure

• A Common way to structure coaches work is through a Coaching CycleCoaching Cycles are a series of interactions with an individual or team of teachers over timeThey have a goal for both teacher and student learning
• The goals are developed in collaboration with the client and based on teacher and student learning needs
• Coaching cycles could be multiple days to multiple weeks
• Coaching Cycle ExamplesStudent Learning GoalsIncrease student performance on an assessment by X%
• Teacher Learning GoalsIncrease teacher understanding of the learning goal and capacity to develop and implement guided and independent practice tasks to support students
• Coaching Learning GoalsIncrease capacity to observe and record student cognitive behaviors data during classroom observations
• A Coaching Cycle is a structure that defines how a coach and teacher work togetherCoaching Cycles IncludeDefining how a coach and teacher work together
• Defining the learning goal for students and teacher (and coach)
• Delineates the learning process that will be used to achieve the goal and establishes a way to measure success.
• Coaching Cycles can be described asOne Teacher … One DayAll parts of a coaching cycle happen on a single dayPlanning - Demonstration - Coteaching - Observation - Debriefing and Reflection
• A Coach may check in a few days later to learn about progress towards the goal and may set up time for future reflection or conversation
• Several Teachers on a TeamCoach meets with the team of teachers to establish student learning goals
• Coach meets with individual teachers or work with team
• Coach may meet with a smaller group inside the team
• Coach may facilitate common planning and debriefing conversations with the team using student evidence and observational data
• Coach may create individual coaching cycles for individual teachers
• Multiweek Coaching CyclesThe Coach works with a small number of teachers over several weeks with a sustained time in each teachers classroom
• Coach and teacher focus on goals together based on student needs and desired outcomes
• The coach may demonstrate in front of the students
• Constant reflection is useful
• Partial Coaching CyclesCoaches and teachers agree to occasionally connect and create an abbreviated cycle focusing only on one component of teacher learning rather than the entire process.
• If a coach's work is structured in a coaching cycle, it is essential to delineate and communicate what the cycle is, how teachers will access time to meet with coaches and expectations for each cycle's timeframe and goals.

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In this episode of “Ask the Tech Coach,” Jeff and Sue discuss Chapter 4 of Coaching Matters. In this chapter, you will learn the differences, as well as the pro's and con's of both 1:1 and Team Coaching.

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Coaching Matters Chapter 4: Decisions about Coaches' Work

• The leaders who manage and initiate coaching programs or refine existing programs make a series of critical decisions regarding coaches’ daily workHow to make decisions about the coaching program
• Which teachers coaches serve
• How coaches spend their days once primary roles are determined
• What constitutes a coaching cycle
• How coaches interact with teachers that they serve
• Reluctance to make appropriate decisions can lead to confusion about how a coaching program works and significant variance within the programs and can result in uneven results in the coaching program
• Each decision should be made to influence the effects of the coaching program
• Factors to consider when looking to positively influence the coaching programThe balance between individual and team coaching
• Frequency in monitoring coaches’ work
• Access to offsite professional learning
• Deployment of coaches

Coach Program Decisions

One decision that influences how a coach spends time each day is the balance between individual and team coaching.

Balance of Individual and Team Coaching

• The coaching program's purpose and goals form the primary determinants of a balance between team and individual coaching.When the purpose and goals are clear, district and local decision-makers find that operational decisions are easier to make
• Setting parameters regarding the balance of time helps a coach make a better decision about how to allocate and prioritize time
• Determining the balance between team and individual time takes deep consideration of the:Coaching program goals
• Needs of teachers
• School and district culture

Individual Coaching

• Each teacher is a unique learner
• The focused time between coaches and teachers have the greatest potential to strengthen student learning opportunities and teaching quality
• The purpose and benefits of individual coaching are toProvide personalized, differentiated, contextualized support to teachers within their own classrooms
• With their content areas and their students
• In 1:1 coaching, coaches can go deeper and focuses more on the specific needs and situations when which teachers work and adapt to a teacher’s preferences, experience, and learning goals.Coaches and teachers can dress personalized needs within the individual classroom context to fine-tune a teacher’s practice and expand student’s opportunities to learn.
• Coaches can be focused on advancing a teacher’s practice in the most expedient way.
• In 1:1 coaching, coaches and teachers epically engage in a full or partial coaching cycle.Teachers identify their learning goals, the outcomes for their students, and contribute to decisions about how the coach can best support them in reaching both.
• Coaches have one or more opportunities to gather data for analysis with the teacher, engage in a conversation focused on the teacher’s decision-making related to practice, and explore and choose alternatives to current practice.
• Limitations of 1:1 CoachingNever enough coaching to support to meet the demands of the programCoaches first make direct observations of teachers’ nuanced behaviors involved in performance and the effects of those behaviors on different students. 
• Coaches analyze what is happening and guide teachers to make large or small adjustments in their practice to affect student outcomes.
• Scheduling Coaches and Teachers vs Volunteerism is a proactive way to ensure that individual coaching support is equitably distributed across a schoolWithout a way to monitor coaching support by teachers, coaches may miss opportunities to engage with some teachersCoaches may find it relatively easy to avoid teachers who don’t seek support or are perceived to be doing fine without it
• This only hurts the potential for student achievement

Team Coaching

• Team coaching intends to move new learning into practice and adapt and refine practice for student success.Team coaching widens the opportunity for coaching support because coaches work with multiple teachers at one time.
• Why Team Coach?To exponentially increase the effects and speed of change for more teachers
• When teachers work in a team, coaching can be more efficient and more effective.
• Team coaching has the opportunity to advance team maturation, growth, innovation, confidence, and efficacy.
• The argument against Team CoachingTeam coaching is now a way to reduce the number of coaches needed
• Team coaching blends 1:1 coaching with team coaching to provide a greater potential for transforming the quality of teaching and learningCoaches help team members harness the collective power of the group to help each other and strengthen their success (Thornton (2010)
• In a Team, Coaches can work with:PLC's
• Grade-Level Teachers
• Courses
• Departments
• Interdisciplinary Teams
• Other group types where members share a common learning goal
• Pitfalls of Team CoachingInefficiency
• Groupthink
• Competition
• Inductiveness
• Time
• Most pitfalls occur when a coach is not prepared to coach a team or when members have inaccurate assumptions or expectations about coaching.The best type of team coaching comes when the coach works with the group leader to help them become a better group leader so that the group can work independently.The coach can then support individual members of a team while the leader focuses on the group as a unit
• Another downside is that a coach spends the majority of time in team meetings and not in the classroom working with teachers 1:1

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In this episode of “Ask the Tech Coach,” Jeff and sits down with Jason Wilmot the Head of Education at Canva to discuss the importance of empowering every teacher and student to be the designers of their imagination.

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About Canva for EducationInspire creativity and teamwork with Canva for Education

Canva for education is the only design platform your classroom will ever need. Pass on creative and collaborative skills that’ll last a lifetime with our intuitive drag-and-drop tool that makes visual learning and communication easy and fun. 

Plus, it’s available for free to all K-12 teachers and their students.

From brainstorms and worksheets to presentations and posters – your whole class can design anything, with any ingredient, together. As a go-to platform for project-based learning, you can create assignments that reflect the challenges your students will face in the real world. Canva is also fully functional cross-platform.

About our Guest: Jason Wilmot 

Jason Wilmot is the Head of Education at Canva. Jason joined Canva in December of 2020 after spending the last 17 years at Microsoft in a variety of roles focused on education. His most recent role at Microsoft was leading the K12 Education team globally. He is now focused on working with district and school leaders to inspire creativity and teamwork in the classroom with Canva for Education. 

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