Connect, Create and Collaborate: Edtech Coaches PLN Best Practices and Favorite Tools

Participate and share : Interactive lecture

Wednesday, December 2, 2:30–3:15 pm PST (Pacific Standard Time)

Kevin Bower
Leslie Fagin
Robin Harris
Melissa Henning
Pattie Morales
Dr. Ruth Okoye
Katie Ritter
Allie Schultze
Karen Streeter
Steve Wick
Edtech coaches of all experience levels are invited to this gathering of the Edtech Coaches Network. Join us as we form connections and share ideas about coaching for traditional and new models of instruction that will benefit you, your colleagues and your students throughout the entire year.

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Proposal summary

Purpose & objective

The purpose of this session is to provide an opportunity for those who serve as Edtech Coaches to gather together for collaboration, mentorship and professional development. As the role of an edtech coach has shifted significantly in the last few months we want to support coaches, especially members of our PLN, by sharing strategies, tools and lessons learned. Our objectives in this session are threefold:
Share new and innovative uses of technology
Provide an opportunity for coaches to address role related issues and solve problems collaboratively
Encourage new and renewed connections between Edtech Coaches

Outline

(5 min) Welcome
(5 min) Getting connected with the PLN
(10 min) ISTE Coaching Standards activity
(25 min) Tech Talk - strategies, tools, apps from mentor coaches
(10 min) Glows and Grows - collaborative problem solving
(5 min) Staying connected and next steps

Additional Information

The purpose of this session is to provide an opportunity for those who serve as Edtech Coaches to gather together for collaboration, mentorship, and professional development. As the role of a coach changes from school district to school district, many different models for the position exist. Additionally, the amount of support available for those in this role varies greatly. Coming together annually allows the members of our PLN to share strategies, tools, and lessons learned. This sharing empowers them with new skills and perspectives as they return to their individual situations equipped to carry out their mission as it relates to strategic and powerful uses of technology in the classroom.

Our objectives in this session are threefold:
*Provide an opportunity for coaches to collaborate and problem solve
*Share new and innovative uses of technology
*Encourage new and renewed connections between Edtech Coaches through the communication channels hosted by our network leadership

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Presenters

Kevin Bower, Hempfield SD & Millersville University

Leslie Fagin, Griffin Spalding County Schools

Robin Harris, Griffin-Spalding County Schools

Melissa Henning, The Source for Learning

Pattie Morales, Indian Community School

Dr. Ruth Okoye, The Source for Learning

Katie Ritter, Forward Edge

Katie serves as the Director for Curriculum & Technology Integration at Forward Edge, working closely with district leaders to help them identify needs of their staff, plan PD and implement the PD. Katie received her M.A. in Education and Instructional Technology and her B.A. in Secondary Education from Northern Kentucky University, and is currently working on her Ed.D. from Vanderbilt University. She has served on the leadership team for the EdTech Coaches Network of ISTE since 2015, a Future Ready Schools Instructional Coaches Thought Leader since 2017, and is also a Google Certified Innovator, Coach, and Trainer.

Allie Schultze, Baldwin County Public Schools

Karen Streeter, Cogent TLC, LLC