It is vital that we develop empathy for our students. As a classroom teacher, I often thought back to my days as a child in a classroom – trying to imagine how actions I took as a teacher would have affected me. But in the midst of a global pandemic, I cannot personally relate to […]
As an edtech coach, we want the teachers with whom we work to feel empowered, not disempowered and evaluated. One way we lower teachers’ affective filters is to shift our focus from the educators to the students. Tips to Empower Students: Showcase Student Work – When you enter classrooms, ask students if you can take […]
In the midst of school closures, distance and hybrid learning, and the need to increase technology use in education due to COVID19, edtech coaches across the country are being called upon to create and facilitate PD sessions to train on new tools. While it is vital that teachers feel comfortable with the tech tools they […]
Coaches build relationships. PD facilitators train on tools. What is your focus? Where do you spend the majority of your time? Is it what or who that is most important? Though many of our classrooms are virtual in 2020, the reality is the same – edtech coaches are most effective when they are with teachers, […]
It can be tempting to focus on a particular tech platform, app, or tool for to be used universally across a single school site or district. This can appear to be a way to maximize training time, streamline an approach to integration, and ensure all teachers are on the same page. While it may seem […]
It is tempting to seek a single strategy, app, or platform to solve the challenges we face in education. If every student was exactly the same, this would work. Similarly, if every teacher was exactly the same, we could coach them in an identical way. But that is not the case. Support must be personalized. […]
There are no experts in 2020. Not one of us has a silver bullet to reopening schools in the midst of a global pandemic. Beware of anyone who claims to have “the answer” for all. Each community, each educational organization, has differing needs. As you begin to discuss reopening plans, be sure to involve teachers, […]
This is by far the busiest fall I have ever experienced as an educator. My educational technology coaching skills are in high demand as so many districts have shifted to a distance or hybrid model of instruction. There is a need for training in various platforms, nearly all of which are iterating and updating continuously. […]
As school buildings began to close, I was called to shift my delivery of professional learning from in person to a virtual space, indefinitely. In an effort to bring value to the educators I serve as quickly as possible, my first move was to design a simple, pedagogically sound distance learning lesson design that was […]
Educators have been scrambling to provide educational opportunities for students during school closures. Many districts have asked educators to continue to give students classwork and learning activities, both to help maintain a sense of normalcy in this time of uncertainty, and also to prevent learning gaps that may negatively affect academic success in subsequent grade […]
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