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TUSD Connect

Technology

Fellowship

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Presentation: https://goo.gl/B6etTK

Created and compiled by Crystal Kirch @crystalkirch www.flippingwithkirch.blogspot.com Cannot be used elsewhere without permission

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Hello!

I am Crystal Kirch

I am a Digital Learning Coach.

I work with amazing teachers called Fellows.

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You can find me at:

Twitter: @crystalkirch

flippingwithkirch.blogspot.com

https://goo.gl/B6etTK

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Why Coaching?

A Coach is a vehicle for taking valuable people from where they are to where they wish to be

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Personalized, Effective, Job-Embedded Professional Development

Image Credit: Stevebidmead via Pixabay

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What is a Digital Learning Coach?

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full description...

What is my role? I am a collaborative, non-evaluatory, non-judgmental thought partner and colleague who strives to help you enhance and improve the teaching and learning in your classroom by finding effective, efficient, engaging, and enjoyable uses of technology. As we work together, our processes are personalized to fit your needs and desires and our pace is individualized to challenge you appropriately. My goal is to meet you where you are and offer you resources that uniquely respond to your particular needs.

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Application

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Commitments of being a fellow

  • 1 prep period per week for coaching meeting
  • +10 minutes per week for reflection / journal time
  • 1 class period a week Crystal will be in to observe, co-teach, or model (with debrief throughout and/or after lesson)
  • Share with others what you are learning (once per month)

Commitments Visual: https://goo.gl/MVUFJ2

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Teacher resistance: You will hear...

“I’m not techy enough”

“You would get so frustrated working with me”

“I already use technology. I don’t need any more help.”

“I like paper. I don’t want to change everything in my class to be technology-ified”

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The Coaching Cycle

pre-brief

implementation

debrief

A year of coaching..explained http://goo.gl/6Vx5or

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Pre-brief

  • Lesson Pre-Planning
  • Embedded learning of tech tool
  • Practicing lesson implementation with coach acting “as the student”
  • Reflection questions

A year of coaching..explained http://goo.gl/6Vx5or

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Lesson Implementation

  • Model, Co-Teach, Observe
  • Take pictures, videos, collect student samples & feedback
  • 1-2 minute reflection immediately following lesson.

A year of coaching..explained http://goo.gl/6Vx5or

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Debrief

  • Reflection questions
  • Next Steps

A year of coaching..explained http://goo.gl/6Vx5or

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How is there sustainability?

  • Commitment to sharing - fellows expected to share with colleagues at least once a month (PLC, Dept, Staff, possibly district)
  • End of Year Goals set w/ coach
  • Monthly Check-ins during year 2
  • Fellow Meetups to continue to share & collaborate with others

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5 Important Things about the Role of a Coach

  • Successful Coaching is Built upon Relationships First.
  • A “Tech Coach” is not an IT person.
  • It can’t be “Tech tool First”, it must be Pedagogy First.
  • You must be able to step in and out of the three roles of coaching fluidly.
  • You must be in their classrooms, with their students – modeling, co-teaching, or observing/collaborating – often!

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