Need-to-know
Motivation
Student-centered Relevancy-oriented
Celebrating wins – Incorporate shoutouts and celebrations into your staff culture.
Engaging parents and community – Host a family innovation night.
Fostering teacher leadership – Engage innovation advocates to support peers.
Telling your story – Create a social media video channel or page to share bright spots.
Using video calls to coach outside of school hours.
Meeting with teachers during professional development days.
Choosing to work with tech savvy teachers each cycle. Finding times to meet during lunch periods or assemblies.
Are there items that can be removed from the coach’s plate altogether?
Does the coach enjoy this task? Does this task need to be completed right away?
Does this task need to be completed by the coach?
Is there someone else who can do this task instead of the coach?
Step 1 – Write down your strategic goals.
Step 2 – Write down ways that coaching is helping meet the strategic goals.
Step 3 – Brainstorm support for each goal.
Step 4 – Identify high-impact action items.
Step 5 – Determine evidence of completion.
Step 1 – Work with advocates to plan an activity that shares Impactful Technology Use with others.
Step 2 – Work with advocates as needed to implement the activity.
Step 3 – Plan several check-in points to meet and reflect with advocates.
Step 4 – Celebrate advocates’ work and accomplishments.
Maintain eye contact when teachers are speaking, and wait for a pause before responding. – Give your full attention
The teacher says, “My students are always off-task.” A Certified Coach paraphrases as, “I hear that you want to make sure your students are focused on success.” – Assume positive intent
Avoid responding with what you would do, but paraphrase teacher statements for clarity only. – Listen non-judgmentally
Using student work during a meeting to guide the conversation. – Use references
The coach and administrator
The coach, teacher and administrator Teachers only
Innovation advocates only
The administrator only
The administrator only.
The coach only.
The coach and their administrator. Teacher volunteers.
Making selections based on ensuring every student has a teacher who receives coaching.
Making selections based on the coach and teachers schedules.
Making selections based on the goals of the school and district.
Making selections based on who already uses the most technology.
