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Teach2Transform: A Field Guide to Building Better PD

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Colorado Convention Center, Bluebird Ballroom Lobby, Table 43

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Director of Technology
Will King is the Director of Technology for the Bowling Green Independent Schools in Bowling Green, KY. He is currently in his 24th year in education, serving as a teacher, literacy coach, freshman principal, and head principal. He is a 2013 Milken Educator Award winner.
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Technology Coach
Bowling Green Independent Schools
@MrsMarcumBGISD
Megan Marcum is in her 5th year as the digital learning coach for Bowling Green Independent Schools. She helps run the Teach2Transform coaching cohort and focuses on teacher-led, problem-based coaching. Previously, she taught elementary school for 10 years, where she discovered a passion for history and educational technology.

Session description

"Best PD Ever!" Learn how one district changed professional learning from one-time sit & get to an ongoing, collaborative cohort. Get guidance on starting and maintaining your own fellowship-style coaching program, as well as a resource pack of materials to get yours up and running in no time!

Purpose & objective

Participants will learn how to structure a year-long cohort-style coaching program in their district through a partnership with their schools and central office.

Participants will learn more about implementing the 4 Shifts Protocol (McLeod, Graber) with groups of teachers and in real classrooms.

Participants will receive resources to help get their own program started, including justifications for stakeholders, applications, informational handouts, sample agendas, and instructional materials.

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Outline

Discussion of why change is needed (in PD).
Description of how we built a new model.
Components of our model- instructional design and ongoing coaching
Lessons Learned from 5 years in the program.
Resources for Building your own.

Approx 10 min on each
Participants will be asked to respond to questions throughout the session and rewarded for participation with giveaways at the end.

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Supporting research

Harnessing Technology For Deeper Learning (McLeod, Graber)

Courageous EdVentures (Magiera)

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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, Professional developers
Attendee devices:
Devices useful
Attendee device specification:
Smartphone: Android, iOS, Windows
Laptop: Chromebook, Mac, PC
Tablet: Android, iOS, Windows
ISTE Standards:
For Coaches:
Change Agent
  • Create a shared vision and culture for using technology to learn and accelerate transformation through the coaching process.
Collaborator
  • Personalize support for educators by planning and modeling the effective use of technology to improve student learning.
Professional Learning Facilitator
  • Design professional learning based on needs assessments and frameworks for working with adults to support their cultural, social-emotional and learning needs.