Session Number W4-10

W4-10 2022 Session

From Surviving to Thriving: Technology Coaching for Newbies to Ninjas Jen Thomas, Instructional Technology Specialist, Dartmouth High School, and Jess Brittingham, Uxbridge, MA

*  Level: Beginner Grades: All

Come and learn about our Coaching Survival Kit, which includes instructional practices including Google tools, lesson plans, projects, student work, rubrics, and other tools aligned with ISTE Coaching Standards. You'll leave with the resources and curriculum necessary to implement a successful coaching platform at your school. Presenters will share a detailed coaching program that includes a variety of resources including their Coaching Survival Kit. Instructional practices will focus primarily on Google Workspace for Education tools as well as various lesson plans and strategies that are aligned with the ISTE coaching standards. The presenters will focus on the importance of relationship-building between coaches and teachers, using their own relationship as an example. They will share the tips and tricks used to effectively collaborate with each other and how they focused on project-based learning and blended instructional practices. The presenters will share lesson plans, project ideas, student work samples, rubrics, organizational and collaborative tools, and more so that each participant will leave the presentation prepared and supported in launching a coaching program at their home school. Evidence of success will include teacher testimonials combined with evidence of student work before and after launching the coaching initiative.