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b'In this episode of \\u201cAsk the Tech Coach,\\u201d Jeff and Nick discuss the importance of not only identifying what school districts want their student and staff cultures to be but how to set up a successful roadmap to help everyone achieve their goals each year.
In this episode, we discuss:

* Reflections and\\xa0reactions from last weeks episode
* New Mastermind starts this week




First meeting is January 10
12 Step EdTech Integration Plan
TeacherCast.net/Mastermind




* 5 Ways to Shift the Culture of your School District




Identifying school goals

Strategic Plan (District Level)
EdTech Integration Plan (Curricular Level)
Tech Plan (Technology Level)
Community Involvement (Township Level)


Having a clear vision of what those goals are and how the district wants to achieve them.

Creating a roadmap
Involving all members of the school community


Having a clear plan that is well communicated to all staff members and community members

Is every decision leading back to the school goals?
Communicate clearly and often
Be honest but be transparent


Highlight and Recognize Staff and Student Achievements

Creating incentives for achieving those goals
Build interconnectedness of staff (show their awesome)
Badging (PD)
Pineapple Program
Certification Programs
Student activities


Creating opportunities for group activities outside of the traditional school day

Movie Night
Family Trips
Happy Hour






* On the Next Episode


Jan 14: How to create systems for your tech coaching
Jan 21: How do you stop doing things for your teachers?
Jan 28: Tech Coach Round Table




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Tech Coach Tip of the Week

As your school district begins the process of creating an EdTech Plan it\\u2019s important that you also redefine what you want the culture of your district to be. \\xa0For this reason it\\u2019s important to have time away from the office for staff members to meet and interact with each other so they can become a team inside the office during the week.

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