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Instructional coach Emily Heller joins hosts Katie Ritter and Matthäus Huelse to discuss the VSTE Coaching Certification program she helped create in Virginia. Emily provides insights into the structure of the program, which offers flexible professional development and community support for tech coaches. She shares tips for coaches looking to advocate for more training, emphasizing the importance of networking, data-driven advocacy, and creating the resources you need. Emily leaves listeners inspired to take action in supporting coach growth through collaboration and certification programs. Tune in for her top tips on networking, advocacy, and creating your own PD opportunities.Virginia Society for Technology in EducationFollow Emily on Twitter/XPodcast TeamHosts- Katie Ritter & Matthäus HuelseEditing Team- Michael Roush, Alyssa Faubion, Matthäus HuelseSocial Media/ Promo Team- Annamarie Rinehart, Alyssa FaubionCreative/Content Team- Matthäus Huelse, Brooke ConklinProducer- Matthäus HuelseEdge•U BadgesEdge•U is an anytime, anywhere professional learning platform made for teachers by teachers!EDU Coach NetworkWe're former teachers turned instructional coaches. Coaches can change student learning for betterDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.
Ask The Tech Coach: A Podcast For Instructional Technology Coaches and EdTech Specialists
Welcome to "Ask the Tech Coach," a podcast for Instructional Coaches and Technology Integration Specialists. In this episode of “https://www.teachercast.net/episodes/ask-the-tech-coach/ (Ask the Tech Coach),” Jeff welcomes Stephanie Howell, Nicole Zumpano, and Katie Fielding on the podcast to discuss the importance of Instructional Coaches having a clearly defined 90-Day Plan at the beginning of the school year. If you would like to be a part of future podcasts and share your thoughts, https://www.teachercast.net/podcastguestform (please contact the podcast). We would love to have you join the show. Question of the Week Our favorite part of recording a live podcast each week is participating in the great conversations that happen on our live chat, on social media, and in our comments section. This week's question is: Question Topic Weekly Topic What should Coaches be thinking about as the school year begins? What is the 90-Day Coaching Plan? Why should coaches be thinking both short and long term in their planning? How should Coaches be planning out the first half of their school year? Phases 1- Listening and Learning Phase 2- Focus and Frame Phase 3- Empower and Accelerate Equity, Relationship Building, Establishing a coaching culture, professional development, reflection, workflows, professional learning networks, communication Templates Templates Templates https://bit.ly/Coach90DayLaunch (https://bit.ly/Coach90DayLaunch) About our Guests Stephanie Howell- Instructional Technology Coach Stephanie is the CEO of Gold EDU, Control the Chaos EDU, and is also the EdTech Lead for the Pickerington Local Schools District. Stephanie has spoken at conferences around the world. Her most recent achievements are being a part of the team named ISTE's Distinguished District, WOSU Leadership Award, a Google Innovator, and PLSD's Innovative Leader award. Stephanie is one of the founding members of Global GEG and Gold EDU. Stephanie has a Masters in Curriculum and Instruction and Educational Leadership. Stephanie is a co-host on two podcasts Get Inspired and Innovative and Control the Chaos EDU. Links of Interest Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrshowell24 (@mrshowell24) Katie Fielding Instructional Technology Coordinator Arlington Public Schools Virginia. Katie Fielding is always excited to talk about ways to integrate technology into the classroom. Katie transitioned to the role of Instructional Technology Coordinator after 13 years in the high school science classroom. In that position, she quickly found her niche in sharing instructional practices with her colleagues, and she was selected VSTE coach of the year in 2019. Katie takes joy in building capacity in others so they can fully participate in the digital world. Additionally, she is an ISTE Certified Education, Canvas Certified Educator, Google Certified Innovator, Trainer, and Coach; and Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert. Links of Interest Website: https://www.katiefielding.com/ (https://www.katiefielding.com/) Twitter: https://twitter.com/KatieF (https://twitter.com/KatieF) Nicole Zumpano Nicole has over 25 years of experience as a classroom teacher and instructional technology coach. Currently, she serves as a Director of Instructional Technology Coaching for the Learning Technology Center of Illinois. A National Board Certified Teacher and Google Certified Trainer and Coach, Nicole teaches graduate-level instructional technology courses for three universities. She is passionate about the intersection of technology and education. Links of Interest Twitter: https://twitter.com/NMZumpano (https://twitter.com/NMZumpano) 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 Tech Coaches Network, is a dynamic
Carl Hooker, Future Ready Faculty, Future Ready Schools, Washington, D.C., @mrhookerCarl's online classes: mrhook.it/rlAdam Phyall, Future Ready Lead Advisor, Future Ready Schools, Washington, D.C., @askadam3Future Ready Schools Website: FutureReady.orgFree Future Ready Institutes: FutureReady.org/InstitutesTwitter: @FutureReadyInstagram: @FutureReadySchoolsFacebook: Facebook.com/FutureReadySchoolsFuture Ready Schools is a registered trademark of the Alliance for Excellent Education, located in Washington, D.C.#FutureReady
From English major to Executive Director at Virginia Society for Technology in Education (VSTE), Karen shares her EdTech journey and her love of making! Learn about how you can and why you should get involved with VSTE. Find resources here.
Techno girl, TedEd innovator, VSTE keynote speaker, Lego Master Educator, nonprofit board member… whatever you want to call her, Kimberly Lane Clark is awesome. From e-sports to Hour of Code and everything in between, Kim shares all about her amazing range of projects, advocacy, and what drives her in her many roles day to day. You won’t want to miss this episode! Find resources here.
In this 15-minute, uncut take (our Babysodes!) Biz and Brian talk about VSTE 2019, upcoming Mystery Skype sessions, SMART Professional Development for teachers, and upcoming student driven assignments. - You can visit vste.org to find out more about what's going on with VSTE. - To can find out more about Mystery Skype at education.skype.com (office365 login). You can also learn more about what's going on at the Happy World Foundation at happyworldfoundation.us. - To learn more about SMART Notebook 2019 or the SMART Learning Suite, check out suite.smarttech.com or listen to episode 25 and our conversation with Patrick Heath. - To find out how it went with Biz's student-driven projects... stay tuned! We're skipping the January 1st episode and will be back on 1/15/20. Happy Holidays! Hello 2020!!
In this episode we talk to Ms. Colón about her role as Director of EL Programs and Services, Principal, VSTE board member, speaker, author, and advocate for technology in the hands of students.
#vste18 offered so much that we decided to post an additional segment. We start off by hearing from Katy Garvey (@katy_garvey) and the awesome resources at The Source For Learning. These include myscilife.org, teachersfirst.com, and #OK2Ask. Then we hear from Cody, Pat, Chad, and Alex, attendees gracious enough to join us and share their VSTE 2018 experiences.
In this episode, we hear from some amazing educators at the VSTE conference. If you loved #vste18 or you were #notatvste this episode is for you! Sarah Thomas, the keynote speaker, talks about reflection, professional learning, and social media Organizations she talks about include EduMatch and EduColor Follow her at @sarahdateechur and @edu_match on social media and check out her website and blog Karen Richardson, executive director of VSTE talks about planning the conference, innovation, and what’s going on with VSTE VSTE membership is free—if you’re not taking advantage of it, join today! Follow her at @witchyrichy Tim Signorelli and Alanna Dushok from Bryant High School talk their experience learning and presenting with a focus on coaching Check out their VSTE presentation about video profression learning (we attended! It was amazing!) Learn more about the coaching award that Tim won Follow them at @FCPS_Signorelli and @MsDushokMath Raj Shah talks about his session on encouraging productive struggle, specifically in math Follow him at @drrajshah Tim Ellis, Computer Science Specialist and Jean Weller, Technology integration Specialist from VDOE talk about the Computer Science SOLs and what’s going on with the VDOE Check out Tim’s presentation about the Computer Science standards Follow them at @CSatVDOE and @JeanWeller Margaret Sisler, Education Specialist in Fairfax County and VSTE committee member talks about planning the conference and about social media Check out her Twitter 101 session And learn about building your PLN through Twitter chats Follow her at @TechyMargaret and catch her at #novaedchat
Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar "Accessible Digital Content for Everyone" with special guest presenter, Steven Anderson (@web20classroom). December 2, 2017 We are always thrilled when Steven Anderson returns to Classroom 2.0 LIVE to share his passion, enthusiasm, and expertise as an educational leader with us. His always practical advice coupled with his great sense of humor and terrific resources provides support for all of us in our mission to improve learning experiences for ALL students, teachers, and administrators. In today's webinar Steven will be sharing about how to provide accessible digital content for everyone. Webinar Description: Accessibility isn’t just something that concerns a small portion of the school population. It’s important for every educator to understand accessibility and how to ensure that the content, process, and products we create and have students create are able to be viewed, enjoyed and shared with anyone. Join Steven W. Anderson (@web20classroom) as he discusses accessibility and how every educator can make their content more accessible. Steven Anderson is a Dad, learning evangelist, educator, speaker, and author. As a former classroom teacher and Director of Instructional Technology Steven is highly sought after for his expertise in educational technology integration and using social media for learning. As @web20classroom he regularly travels the country talking to schools and districts about the use of Social Media in the classroom and how they can better serve students through technology. Steven has been a presenter and keynoter at several national and international educational conferences, including ISTE, ASCD, FETC, WISE, VSTE as well as numerous state and local conferences. Steven is the author of 3 books: The Relelvant Educator: How Connectedness Empowers Learning, co-authored with his good friend and social media maven, Tom Whitby, The Tech-Savvy Administrator, part of the ASCD Arias series, and Content Curation: How To Avoid Information Overload, part of the Corwin Connected Educators Series. He is also responsible for helping create #edchat, a weekly education discussion on Twitter that boasts over 500 weekly participants. Steven has been recognized with the the 2009 and 2011 Edublogs, Twitterer of The Year Award, a "Top 50 Educational Innovators" award from the Center For Digital Education, a Microsoft Heros of Education award, along with a 2013 Bammy Award, recognized worldwide as the Educational Emmy, for his work with #edchat. https://twitter.com/web20classroom (Follow Steven Anderson on Twitter) http://www.web20classroom.org/ (Steven Anderson’s website) http://blog.web20classroom.org/ (Steven Anderson’s blog)
This morning I returned from VSTE and hit the ground running. When I stepped into Ms. Kass’s room to say hello, she showed me the projects the students were developing on their iPads. A few minutes later, I stopped by … Continue reading →