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Written by Brooke Conklin
The back-to-school season can be a whirlwind for teachers, filled with excitement and a touch of overwhelm. As instructional and technology coaches, we understand the importance of providing meaningful professional development (PD) experiences that support teachers durin...
Written by Torie Mollett
Picture it.Â
You’ve been assigned a new coaching role, maybe your first coaching role ever, or your first day in a new school or district. You’ve probably found a nice spot in your building, a home base, so to speak. You’ve communicated via email where you are on which d...
Written by Brooke Conklin
Instructional coaches play a critical role in supporting teachers and improving student outcomes. But coaching in a large district, whether geographically or by student population, comes with unique challenges. In a recent Restart Recharge podcast episode, two experienced ...
Written by Lisa Kuhn-Oldiges with inspiration from Dr. Katie Ritter and the Forward Edge Curriculum & Integration Team
Many factors play a role in a successful coaching program and one that can launch a coach’s impact into the stratosphere is the admin/coach relationship. The importance of this rel...
 Written by Brooke Conklin, with inspiration from Sarah Kiefer, Brittney Priore, and Debbie Tannenbaum
“These kids are just too young to use Chromebooks.”Â
“It takes me 20 minutes just to get everyone logged on.”
“Upper-elementary is a more appropriate setting for students to use technology.”
We...
Written by Maggie Harris (@05Maggie_Harris)
As the school year comes to a close, it’s a natural time to reflect back on the year. For me, I’m closing out my second year as an instructional technology coach in a K-12 district with almost 4,000 students and over 350 educators. Here are three pieces o...
