The Core of Coaching Framework
This blog was originally posted to the Forward Edge blog, and written by my colleague Katie Maciulewicz. As instructional coaches, our main goal is to make a difference in the lives of teachers and students […]
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11 Ways Instructional Coaches Can Use Canva
Canva has become all the rage in education, for good reason! It’s so versatile and EDU friendly. Below are a few of my favorite ways to use Canva as an instructional coach that will save […]
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 […]
ISTE EdTech Coaches PLN Webinar Series
ISTE’s Ed Tech Coaches (ETC) have put together a webinar series as an extension from the ISTE 2017 ETC Playground. If you weren’t able to make the conference in San Antonio, or you’d like a […]
ISTE17 Recap
While ISTE is undoubtedly an unforgettable experience, it is also a substantial financial investment for schools, so many schools aren’t able to make it. Since my work team is fortunate enough to go, we held […]
Technology Integration Stations: PD for EdTech Coaches
Last week, I wrote about building relationships with teachers to help deepen technology integration. The post was inspired by a talk I gave to a group of technology integration specialists and technology directors in Ohio. […]
9 Resources to Help Teachers Dig Deeper with Technology Integration
Recently, I was working with middle school teachers who are in their second year of a 1:1 Chromebook program and Schoology implementation. Every teacher in the building has been using the new LMS and Google Drive […]
Powerful Uses for Google Forms: Forward Edge Webinar Series
As part of the free Ed Tech Webinar series my department is doing at work, we covered Google Forms last week. Topics that we covered in the webinar include: Classroom uses for Forms How to […]
Global Leadership Week: Birds of a Feather Event
This week is Global Leadership Week, with many free events happening all week! Global Leadership Week is described on their website as a, “weeklong convening of virtual and face to face events designed to celebrate […]
Classroom Bridges: Making Classroom Connections More Accessible
So… I did it! I created the first version of what started as my vision for the Google Certified Innovator application. I definitely don’t think it’s perfect, but we were encouraged to get our prototype out […]