Data-Driven Coaching
Edtech coaches often find themselves coming up with their own game plan and advocating for their importance. Coaches need information to be able to guide their work with teachers (Where are the teachers at? What […]
The School District Podcast: Talking Edtech
Several weeks ago, Adam Welcome reached out to me on Twitter to see if I would be willing to be a guest on The School District podcast as a part of his series interviewing instructional […]
3 Podcast Episodes to Help Improve Your Teacher PD
Winter PD is right around the corner for tech coaches everywhere. Whether its the last days before the winter break, or the first days back in January, most schools are providing professional development for their […]
3 Tips for an Edtech Coach Interview
Over the past six years, I have interviewed and hired a lot of edtech coaches. As the position continues to grow in schools across the country, more and more individuals are excited to transition their […]
What’s the Best Title for a “Tech Coach”?
I have been supporting technology integration as a tech coach and leading tech coaches for going on ten years. And for nearly ten years, I have combatted the mistaken break fix or single platform identity. […]
4 Ways School Administrators Can Support Instructional Coaches
Instructional coaching is most effective when district and building leaders work together with the coach(es) to align their efforts to school goals and encourage teachers to work with the coach 1,2,3,4. Furthermore, district leaders need […]
5 Components of a Successful Coaching Program
Instructional coaching of teachers has become a promising form of high quality professional development over the past few decades. Yet, after nearly 40 years of schools investing in instructional coaching, the role still varies drastically […]
Happy International Coach Appreciation Day!
November 4th is International Coach Appreciation Day! Some people accused me of making it up, but I didn’t! Elena Aguilar- coaching extraordinaire- did in this EdWeek article. So, if you know an instructional coach, show […]
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I’m 20 days away from wrapping up a chapter of my life that has consumed me the past three years… and from being called “Dr. Ritter” for the first time! I’ve been working on earning […]
Repeat After Me, “I’m Not a Tech Tool Salesperson”
Yesterday, I published a blog post encouraging the Ohio Department of Education to allocate ESSER funds to supply adequate technology integration support via tech coaches to all teachers across the state. In full disclosure, it […]