Instructional coaching is most effective when instructional coaches work with district and building leaders to align their efforts to school goals and encourage teachers to work with the coach 1,2,3,4. A few months ago, I wrote […]
Makerspaces have woven their way into K-12 schools across the country to provide students with hands-on learning experiences that may not be possible in a traditional classroom. However, there are still many more schools that […]
My capstone research for my Ed.D. at Vanderbilt University centered around instructional coaching, and more specifically, the professional learning needs of coaches. I was so fortunate to work with the team of coaches at Lakota […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]