What Does Professional Development Look Like For Tech Coaches?

Published: Feb. 17, 2020, 10 a.m.

b'In this episode of \\u201c Ask the Tech Coach (https://www.teachercast.net/episodes/ask-the-tech-coach/) ,\\u201d Jeff and Susan discuss how taking care of yourself as a Tech Coach via your own professional learning is just as important as serving the teachers.\\xa0To have energy and knowledge to meet the needs of the teachers, you must fill up your own cup with needed professional learning for you!


In this episode, we discuss:Reflections from Last Week:In last week\\u2019s episode we talked all about using video streaming and interactive video for both tech coaches and classroom teachers.


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What Does Professional Development Look Like For Tech Coaches?In tonight\\u2019s episode, we talked about the online course for Tech Coaches that Jeff and Susan are putting together that will provide assistance and guidance for new tech coaches and support for existing coaches. The course contains 5 modules all about surviving your first year as a tech coach.


Module 1 - What is a Tech Coach?What inspires you as a tech coach and how do you use that to inspire others?


Module 2 - What Does A Tech Coach Do?Responsibilities -What does my day look like?


Important Topics


Finding your coaching style


What happens when the teachers don\\u2019t get it?


Module 3 - Success Is PersonalCollaborations


Building capacity among teachers


Creating Relationships


Building your brand


Module 4 - Navigating Your First Month


Module 5 - Building Foundations for Success


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