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4.3 Coaches establish productive relationships with educators to improve instructional practice and learning outcomes.
a) Establish trusting and respectful coaching relationships that encourage educators to explore new instructional strategies.
b) Partner with educators to identify digital learning content that is culturally relevant, developmentally appropriate and aligned to content standards.
c) Partner with educators to evaluate the efficacy of digital learning content and tools to inform procurement decisions and adoption.
d) Personalize support for educators by planning and modeling the effective use of technology to improve student learning.
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Coaching Cycle
ISTE 4.3.a, c, d
I completed a small coaching cycle with a Spanish teacher here that was aimed at her testing. We had a wonderful educational conversation about the importance of language acquisition and if reading, writing, or speaking is more important. In the end, I suggested a unique method of testing that engaged students completely and gave each student a chance to demonstrate their understanding of the language in the different forms of reading, writing, and speaking. The test material does not have to change, but the method in which she collected data on student mastery was more authentic and less institutionalized.
Instead of all students sitting down and listening to a recording that came with the textbook and answering questions based on that conversation, students were grouped together and Student A received a written document. Student A then read that document out loud to the group. Student B answered the same questions that would be expected from the textbook test material. Instead of writing the answers down on a sheet of paper, Student B would speak the answers out loud and Student C would then write the answers on a paper. Student A is demonstrating mastery in reading and speaking. Student B focuses on listening comprehension and speaking. Student C shows the ability to comprehend aural conversation and written skills. Students then rotate and do the activity again. They rotate one final time and are able to go through all three sections of the test in a more authentic setting than sitting behind a desk writing on paper.
The teacher really appreciated the collaboration and was excited to implement the new creative method of assessing student learning in her classroom.
Social Media Lesson in Health
ISTE 4.3.a, b
TV Studio Technology
ISTE 4.3.c, d
From the inception of our new TV Studio Specialty Program, I have been the resource used in the school for outfitting the space with appropriate equipment and proper sound reinforcing/deadening materials. I put together a quote for professional grade curtains in the TV Studio and the Podcast Studio, convinced Administration that carpet was necessary instead of the care concrete floor, and designed multiple floor layouts to mimic an actual professional commercial grade studio. Below are some pictures of the studio after everything was installed.
One of the most fantastic parts of my job is that I am able to get out of my office and into all of the classrooms in the building. I am not confined to the department or hallway where my office is located; I am able to venture out and experience all sorts of different classrooms and programs. This is a really great time for me to build relationships with those teachers and students within the building. This makes me a trustworthy member of the community and I am then invited into classrooms more often.
If I am not available physically, I keep my lines of communication open by using Microsoft Bookings and Teams. This gives teachers a convenient method to contact me on their time and they don’t have to come searching for me when they need assistance. Often times I’m not even in my office throughout the entire day so using the booking site or chat provides teachers with instant feedback, assistance, resources, and support. It also gives me a chance to prepare resources and tools for whatever in-person meeting is scheduled.
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