EETT Round 4 Technology Integration Coaching Program

The Technology Integration Coaching Academy is a four-day program providing instruction to site-based integration coaches in leadership skills to allow them to support teachers at their site in utilizing technology effectively in support of the standards-based curriculum. Topics include building communication skills, mentoring and modeling processes, change process, reflective coaching, and effective integration of technology.

Coaching Program outcomes:

• Coaches will support participant teachers as they increase their integration of technology
• Coaches will model technology integration strategies and lessons for participant teachers
• Coaches will facilitate professional collaborative conversations at the site about effective practices to support student achievement
• Coaches will increase in their leadership and communication skills as measured by the leadership self assessment
• Coaches will take part in a district-wide professional learning community focused on supporting the needs of participant teachers

• Coaches will collect and analyze data as required by the grant program

   

  4-Day Coaching Academy Support Materials

Day 1

Outcomes:

• Coaches will develop a common understanding of the goals and outcomes of their grant
• Coaches will practice building rapport using paraphrasing skills and wait time
• Coaches will develop an understanding of their own learning and communication styles and preferences

Agenda:
Day 1 Presentation

• Introductions and Overview
  
• Norms
  
• Role of the Coach
  —— Coaching Roles and Expectations handout – RUSD: PSUSD
  
• Getting to Know Each Other
  
• Leadership Self-Assessment
  —— http://www.profilerpro.com
  —— LSA Quick Guide
  
• Building Trusting Relationships: Paraphrasing
  
• Survey Monkey: Thursday Lunch
  —— Click here to take survey
• Mind Styles
  —— http://www.gregorc.com
  
• Evaluation and Closure
  
  
  

Day 2

Outcomes:

• Coaches will practice paraphrasing skills
• Coaches will practice asking probing questions for clarity, specificity, and elaboration
• Coaches will identify district and site practices that support meeting EETT-C goals and outcomes

Agenda:
Day 2 Presentation

• Introductions and Overview
  
• Gallery walk
  
• Getting to know you (again)
  —— Stuffed Animal Toss Activity directions
• Listening strategies
  —— Listening Pre-questionnaire
  —— Listening Strategies
  
• Totems, taboos, and repetitive interactions
  Reflective listening
  —— Five Listening Styles
  
• How well do you listen?
  
• Rapport and non-verbal communication
  
• e-Portfolio
  
• Documenting program successes
  
• Learning preferences
  
• Evaluation and Closure
  

Day 3

Outcomes:

• Coaches will be able to apply effective communication skills to facilitate professional learning community conversations at their site.
  
• Coaches will plan high-level conversations about best practices.
  
• Coaches will expand their understanding of various learning styles, and develop strategies for better communication with each style.
  

Agenda:
Day 3 Presentation

• Review activity
  —— Latecomer activity directions
  
• Evaluation debrief
  
• Fostering PLC
  
• Questioning: Probing, Open Ended Questions, and Appreciative Inquiry
  —— High-Quality Question Stems handout
  —— Case Western School of Business Appreciative Inquiry information
  —— Philanthropic Quest International Appreciative Inquiry information
  —— Wikipedia definition
  
• Questioning and paraphrasing: Planning map
  —— Planning Map PDF document
  
• Modeling PLC learning: Jigsaw
  
• Best practices in technology integration
  —— RIMS CTAP / RIMS BTSA Lesson Rubric
  
• Listening review
  
• Lesson analysis
  
• Video reflections
  
• Learner characteristics
  —— Supporting the needs of diverse learners
  
• Reflection and evaluation
  
• Day 3 Evaluation
  Click here to take survey
  
  
  

Day 4

Outcomes:

• Coaches will paraphrase for emotion as well as content
• Coaches will use paraphrasing and questioning skills to redirect conversations
• Coaches will develop an action plan and strategies to support implementation of the EETT-C Program at their site
  
  
  

Agenda:
Day 4 Presentation

• Gallery walk
  
• Communication differences
  
• Paraphrasing for content, emotion, and redirection
  
• Update LSA
  
• Leadership Self-Assessment
  —— http://www.profilerpro.com
  —— LSA Quick Guide
  
• “Bumping up” lessons
  
• Coaching to support lesson revisions
  
• Free online style inventories
  —— http://www.ulc.arizona.edu/learnstylass.html
  —— http://www.metamath.com/multiple/multiplechoicequestions.html
  —— http://www.glencoe.com/qe/qe75.php?qi=1939
  
• Limits of the coaching role
  
• Message in a bottle
  
• Evaluation and closure
  —— Four-day evaluation
  —— Evaluation resources from NCREL
  —— evaluation resources from Harvard
  
• Team action planning
  
  

Palm Springs Coaching - Day 7
Concerns Based Adoption Model Presentation

Palm Springs Coaching - Day 8
Digital Classroom Presentation

Research and Resources

A variety of resources regarding the coaching process, as well as research and articles addressing the effectiveness of the coaching process in supporting teacher professional development.