Ask The Tech Coach

How Can an Instructional Coach Provide Leadership and Direction to a School District?

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In this episode of “Ask the Tech Coach,” Jeff and Nick discuss the many hats that a Tech Coach wears during the day. It’s always important to remember that as a Tech Coach you represent not just the teaching staff, but the administrative direction of district policy as well.
In this episode, we discuss:
  • What do you do when your teachers … don’t get it
    • What if you say the wrong thing in the heat of the moment?
    • How do you recover from an unprofessional comment?
    • What do you do if you accidentally invent a new function or feature?

    • How can a tech coach provide direction when they aren’t in any type of power position?
      • Becoming a leader in the faculty room
      • More than just a teacher
      • Providing help whenever/wherever needed
      • Highlighting faculty accomplishments/showcasing their work
      • Becoming a leader in the administration
      • The voice of the classroom
      • The voice of the students
      • The voice of the daily activities around the campus
      • Being an innovative mind
      • Liaison between faculty and administration

      • The go-between the classroom and central office
        • Becoming a leader in the community
        • Community training
        • Board of Education Presentations
        • Parent Nights/Information sessions
        • Becoming a leader for the curriculum
        • You are an advocate for how to push the curriculum not just now to use a computer
        • Staying abreast on current trends/pedagogy
        • Becoming a leader for the rest of the world
        • Everything is driven by state and ISTE standards


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