Coaching
Engaging Adult Learners: Creating Asynchronous Courses With Free Tech Tools
Adult learning, professional learning, technology curriculum development
Supervisor of Technology for Teaching and Learning
WATERBURY SCHOOL DISTRICT
This session will draw on Adult Learning Theory (ALT) research to show the development of the course from beginning to end. Attendees will practice applying ALT to the development of an asynchronous professional learning course, while harnessing the use of freely available technologies.
Instructional Design Successes in Teaching
technology, adult learning, collaboration
Assistant Professor
University of Massachusetts Global
Presenters will discuss the use of interactive technology and instructional opportunities to actively engage adult learners and discuss how to use media to enhance teaching, identify challenges and use creative thinking to make content more interactive, relatable and meaningful.
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Next-Level PD
adult learning, professional development, gamification,
Technology Resource Teacher
Portsmouth Public Schools
Teacher Success Champion
Kami
How often have you attended a PD session and grumbled about the experience? What if you could turn the tables and have your teachers asking, “What’s coming next?” Learn how to gamify PD in your building and receive premade materials to get started with the Tech Voyage program.
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Building a Successful Tech Coaching Program at Your School
Adult learning, professional development, technology, edtech
Instructional Technology Coach
Cornell School District
Are you a tech coach wanting your program to run smoothly and successfully? Are you an administrator wanting to start/improve tech coaching? Learn how to set your coaching program up for success these concrete, exciting tips that can be applied immediately. These aren’t the tips you see every day on social media!
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Building a CS Coaching Community
Adult learning, professional development, computer science
CS Instructional Specialist
Georgia Institute of Technology
Assistant Director CS and STEM programs
Nevada Department of Education
Director of Education
CSTA (CS Teachers Association)
Arizona State University
ASU
We will explore how to build a community to support CS teachers. Every component of the resources is aligned to CSTA Standards for CS Teachers, which delineate the knowledge, skills and competencies required to implement effective and equitable K-12 CS instruction but written specifically for those with little background in CS.
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Couples’ Therapy: How to Overcome Difficulties in Building the Admin/Coach Relationship
Adult learning, professional development, administrators
Instructional Design Coach
Forward Edge
Instructional Design Coach
Forward Edge
Join us “on the couch” as we explore ways to overcome the difficulties that coaches and administrators experience as they begin their coaching journey. You'll hear about the frustrations of an administrator and a coach, discuss benefits and learn strategies to build a partnership by hearing specific examples.
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Let's Talk About Tech Coaching
Adult learning, professional development, edtech
Instructional Technology Coach
Lincolnshshire-Prairie View School Dist.
Are you a tech coach looking for tips and tricks to move from simply EQUIPPING teachers with tech to EMPOWERING then through coaching? We'll discuss getting started, fostering relationships, effective communication, coaching menus, promoting coaching, getting into classrooms and more.
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Positive Coaching Practices
Adult learning, professional development, collaboration
Digital Learning Initiative Section Chief
NC Department of Public Instruction
Coaching has been proven to help educators grow professionally and support increased student achievement. Come dive into coaching strategies that focus on the strengths of the educators you support to create professional growth plans. Walk away with coaching conversation strategies, resources and activities that can be used immediately.
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How Do Educators Apply Computational Thinking to Instructional Planning?
Adult learning, professional development, learning design
Associate Professor
National Louis University
Associate Professor
National Louis University
Professor
National Louis University
Associate Professor
National Louis University
Planning for impactful learning experiences is essential for educators but it can be challenging. The complex tasks associated with design and planning include deep thinking skills such as analysis, evaluation and synthesis. In this study, we investigate the impact of teaching computational thinking skills as a tool for learning design.
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NA
How Student-Centered Coaching Can Benefit Coaches, Teachers and the District
Adult learning, professional development, student achevement
Director of Technology
Pearl River School District
For the last two years, we have shifted our coaching model to a student-centered model that uses student achievement to measure success. Attendees will learn and gain access to materials that support a shift to a coaching model that has a focus on student learning, not fixing teachers.
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PD: The UDL Way — Creating Universally Designed Professional Development
Adult learning, professional development, engagement
Learning Specialist / Instructional Technology Coach
Plainfield School District 202
Learn about the Universal Design for Learning guidelines in general and specifically as they apply to adult learners. Participants will explore ways that UDL can be used to create professional development sessions where teachers are provided multiple means of engagement, representation and action/expression.
Instructional Coach as Content Creator: Getting Teachers to Make the Click
content creation, innovation, creativity
Instructional Technology
INDIAN RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT
Instructional Technology Specialist
Indian River School District
Instructional Technology Coach
Indian River School District
Indian River School District’s Instructional Technology Specialists will share how we designed resources to share best practices and tech tool tutorials through our LMS. We will explain how we developed a content posting schedule and the steps we took to make our materials more professional, engaging and accessible.
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Building Teacher Efficacy and Collaboration: Making Curricula That Works for Your Teachers
collaboration, innovation, creativity
Teacher Coach
Freehold Regional HS District
Teacher Coach
FRHSD
Previously, district curriculums were captured in PDFs, often printed out by teachers and put away on a shelf. Our teacher coach team devised methods, using Google apps, to keep curriculums “live” while also allowing educators to interact with them and use them more intentionally and collaboratively.
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Coaches Corner: The Interactive Learning Coaches Network
collaboration, ISTE standards, research
Instructional Technology Consultant
Macomb Intermediate School District
Instructional Technology/Data Consultant
Macomb Intermediate SD
The Interactive Learning Coaches Network is a one-year program where participants explored research-based best practices in coaching and interactive learning. Guided by the ISTE Coaches Standards and cognitive coaching, the #ILCN will share successes and challenges. Explore the Venn Diagram of content area coaching and instructional technology coaching.
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Bring ISTE to Your Teachers: Building an Exciting Local Conference
collaboration, learning, innovation
Technology Facilitator
Baldwin County Public Schools
Instructional Technology Coordinator
Baldwin County Public Schools
Consulting Teacher
Baldwin County Public Schools
Consulting Teacher
Baldwin County Schools
If you can't bring all the teachers in your district to experience an ISTE conference, you can build your own mini-conference to bring the same excitement and learning to your teachers. Learn how to build and grow a local mini-conference that brings innovative ideas to teachers without traveling.
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Get Your Grant Proposal to the Top of the Stack!
creativity, funding, collaboration
Digital Learning Initiative Section Chief
NC Department of Public Instruction
Consultant
North Carolina Department of Instruction
Join us as we discuss everything you need for finding and writing grants that support digital teaching and learning. You'll walk away with grant ideas and implementations that have been successful, and tips for making sure your grant finds its way to the top of the funding consideration pile.
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Instructional Design for Inclusive Creativity, Engagement and Achievement
design process, cognition, neuroscience
Professor Emeritus
Garrigan Foundation
Traditional instructional design hasn’t engaged or raised achievement for diverse students. The presenter, a K-12 teacher and instructional design professor, demonstrates practical approaches combining instructional design with cognitive neuroscience about how kids learn. He’s used techniques of the “teacher as designer” to promote creativity and engagement from elementary to grad school.
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Be Curious, Not Judgmental: How Instructional Coaches Make an Impact
relationships, goal setting
Director Instructional Technology & Blended Learning
BreakFree Education, Go Teach Be Love
This highly interactive session will address common instructional coach issues and present five best practices for coaching to make the greatest impact, including relationships, goal setting, workflows, self-care and reflection. You'll leave with a plethora of templates and resources to use in your coaching practice.
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Make the Move: A Strategy-Based Approach to Integrating Educational Technology
Collaboration, innovation, protocols
Instructional Technology Consultant
Macomb Intermediate School District
Instructional Technology/Data Consultant
Macomb Intermediate SD
Professor of English and Education
Central Michigan University
We all have our favorite teaching strategies, but many struggle with embedding technology in their "go to moves." Explore scenarios, templates, technology categories and free resources for “putting groove" (technology) in your "moves" (best practice strategies) with protocols like jigsaw; I see, I think, I wonder; and six-word stories.
Digital Tote:
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Collaboration Magic: Partnering Edtech Coaches With the Library to Engage Creative Learning
media, Adobe, tools, STEAM, STEM
School Library Media Specialist
Smithtown School District
Edtech coach & Art Educator
Smithtown High School East
Discover collaborative tools and successful projects to engage students through a partnership with the school library. Explore a variety of work featuring everything from puppetry to the metaverse to multimedia making with different curriculum areas. You'll interact with hands-on activities exploring STEAM collaborations for any level.
Reimagining Edtech Professional Learning: Learn, Share, Connect
virtual learning, asynchronous
Instructional Technology Specialist
Cambridge Public Schools
Instructional Technology Specialist
Cambridge Public Schools
Assistant Director Educational Technology
Cambridge Public Schools
Designing edtech professional learning that is accessible, authentic and actionable has always presented challenges. Add in a pandemic that forces it online with an increased level of urgency. Learn how Cambridge Public Schools in Massachusetts reimagined edtech professional learning and share and connect around best practices.
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Best Practice for Creating Asynchronous PD
instructional design, professional development
Staff Development Administrator
EduTech
Coordinator of Technology Integration
EduTech
Asynchronous professional learning has become a popular method for professional growth. Giving educators the option to expand their tool box when they have time leads to increased participation, growth and outcomes in our schools. Join us to talk about the three P's of designing and leave with resources to implement.