Emergence of the Technology Coach
I’m a technology coach. Well, I’m not sure what my official title is. When I started at my school almost four years ago, my official title was Digital Learning Facilitator,… Read more »
Category: Coaching
9 Common Problems and Solutions when using iPads
I used these cases with teaching assistants at my school in August, 2016. I hope that you find it useful. If you have any examples or questions, please post a comment…. Read more »
Making Technology Integration Awesome
It’s a challenge to make effective, transformative use of technology in the classroom. This year, I’ve been working with a small group of teacher representatives from various grades to curate/create a list… Read more »
Flippity.net Google Spreadsheets Addon
The Flippity.net add-on lets you automate many tasks from Google Spreadsheet. In the video below, I show how to create a script for randomly selecting a student in your class…. Read more »
Three in One Office and Classroom Space
When I started working at ISP in August 2013, my office was in a small room in the elementary school, between the PK3 classroom and the elementary staff room. I… Read more »
How to Implement Hour of Code in your Classroom
General Information Hour of Code happens each year during Computer Science Education Week, and is a global phenomenon. The goal of the project is that every child should spend at… Read more »
Five Tips for Technology Coaches
In my career in education, I’ve held many titles. I’ve been a computer teacher, technology coordinator, digital learning facilitator, technology integrationist, and a technology coach. In all of these jobs,… Read more »
Doodling Learning
I’ve never been much of a doodler, at least not that I can remember. I’ve also never taken a formal art or drawing class. We did occasionally draw while I… Read more »
From Cyber Cafes to Tech Tastes
When I first moved to ISP, IT coaches (officially called Digital Learning Facilitators) would hold Cybercafes. We ran three Cybercafes concurrently, and each Cybercafe had a theme, and a sequential,… Read more »
Research on Coaching
This post is part of a larger series based on the book Coaching Approaches & Perspectives edited by Jim Knight. Visit the Coaching category for other related posts. The final… Read more »