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Positive Coaching Practices

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Pennsylvania Convention Center, 113B

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Dr. Ashley McBride
Digital Learning Initiative Section Chief
NC Department of Public Instruction
@aplusedtech
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Ashley McBride, Ed.D., is a digital learning leader for the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.She has experience as a secondary English teacher, instructional technology facilitator and director of technology. McBride has led districtwide professional learning and statewide initiatives that help promote the effective and safe integration of technology for administrators, educators and students. In addition to her work with the state of North Carolina, McBride serves on the board of the North Carolina Technology in Education Society (NCTIES) and is also a COSN Certified Educational Technology Leader. She holds a doctorate in educational technology from Central Michigan University where she researched technology-related professional learning and educational technology coaching. Her experiences in K-12 education and her research in the field informed her 2021 ISTE-published book, The Edtech Coaching Primer: Supporting Teachers in the Digital Age Classroom.

Session description

Coaching has been proven to help educators grow professionally and support increased student achievement. Come dive into coaching strategies that focus on the strengths of the educators you support to create professional growth plans. Walk away with coaching conversation strategies, resources and activities that can be used immediately.

Purpose & objective

Participants will:
Understand what positive coaching is and how it differs from other coaching strategies.
Discover strategies and resources for positive coaching conversations.
Explore activities that can be used with educators to support their practice and growth.

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Outline

Introduction- I will gather information about those attending and what they are hoping to get from the session. This will allow me to focus on discussing the positive coaching practices that will be most relevant to them. (5 min)

What is Positive Coaching- Participants will be introduced to what positive coaching is, how it differs from other coaching strategies, and look at the research behind the idea. (10 minutes)

Coaching Conversations- Participants will be able to explore positive coaching conversation strategies. We will look at 3 types of conversations during this time (informal coaching conversations, coaching cycle feedback conversations, and personalized support conversations). During this time participants will also be able to share some of their own strategies with the group that align to the positive coaching practices ideals.(15 minutes)

Professional Growth Planning- Participants will look at ways to support teachers as they build their professional learning plans for the year. This conversation will be accompanied by immediately usable resources that will help the coach support his/her teachers from the formation of the plan through, implementation, and into capturing growth data. (15 min).

Professional Learning Sessions and Supports- We will jump from professional learning planning to looking at how to set up professional learning sessions aligned to positive coaching strategies. (10 min)

Reflection and Take Aways- Using the KIVA protocol, participants will share out learnings and goals from the session. (10 min)

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Supporting research

Tschannen-Moran, M., & Tschannen-Moran, B. (2018). Evoking greatness: Coaching to bring out the best in educational leaders. Corwin, a SAGE Company.

McBride, A. (2022). The edtech coaching primer: Supporting teachers in the digital age classroom. Hawker Brownlow Education.

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Session specifications

Topic:
Coaching & mentoring
Grade level:
PK-12
Skill level:
Beginner
Audience:
Chief technology officers/superintendents/school board members, Coaches, Curriculum/district specialists
Attendee devices:
Devices required
Attendee device specification:
Smartphone: Android, iOS, Windows
Laptop: Chromebook, Mac, PC
Tablet: Android, iOS, Windows
ISTE Standards:
For Coaches:
Change Agent
  • Cultivate a supportive coaching culture that encourages educators and leaders to achieve a shared vision and individual goals.
Collaborator
  • Establish trusting and respectful coaching relationships that encourage educators to explore new instructional strategies.
For Education Leaders:
Empowering Leader
  • Inspire a culture of innovation and collaboration that allows the time and space to explore and experiment with digital tools.

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