First Time Professional Development Tips and Tricks for Tech Coaches

In this episode of “Ask the Tech Coach,” Jeff and Nick take a look at faculty and department meetings and discuss several solutions for choosing the best topic that will help to set up a great year of working with teachers and students. The art of School District Professional Development Weekday vs Weekend PD Sessions How to choose the best topic Tech Coach Choice Picking something you are passionate about to instill excitement. Build off of teacher wants/needs. Administration Choice Connect to district/building goals and expectations. Are there initiatives that need follow-up or training? How to prepare for a PD Session Before the session Gather supplies and resources. Will this have a slide deck? A handout? Is there a workshop framework you follow? Build in interaction/play time. During the session Assess on the fly? What’s the morale in the room? What would teachers like more work on? Give time to play and create! After the session Gather feedback See what needs arise for future PD sessions. Give resources/ links to where teachers can extend their learning. Online learning modules? Resources and Materials What do you do when everyone is looking at their watch? Treat this similar to students. Facilitate and keep it moving. Build in interaction/group tasks. Invite teachers to share they created to their colleagues. Reflections, Reflections, Reflections What do you need to fix? What needs have come up? Were your learning goals met? &nbsp; Join the TeacherCast Instructional Coaches Network! Are you a Tech Coach or looking to become one this year? Are you searching for support in your position? The TeacherCast Instructional Coaches Network, is a dynamic Professional Learning Network designed specifically for Tech Coaches and designed to provide weekly support for all Instructional Coaches. <li style="margin-top: 0;margin-bottom:...