The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) defines a set of standards for educational coaches. Part of the coaching standard addresses how coaches can help teachers incorporate research-based best practices in instructional design when planning technology-enhanced learning experiences. I have started to engage education leaders on this very topic at the community college where…
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How best to engage with fellow adjunct faculty
In my Digital Education Leadership program at Seattle Pacific University, we are engaging in the topic of visionary leadership in coaching. Specifically, we want to engage with peers to contribute to the planning, development, communication, implementation, and evaluation of technology-infused strategic plans (ISTE Coaching Standard 1, Visionary Leadership). I have run into this very topic…
Developing Problem Solving Skills
Posted on Author NatPosted in ISTE Coaching Standards, 3. Digital Age Learning Environments3 Replies
I often have computer science students in my class that are unable to make any progress on a programming assignment. These students often feel powerless and helpless in their efforts to make any progress on solving whatever problem stands in their way. In exploring the Digital Age Learning Environments standard (3) of the ISTE Standard…
Accessibility in Computer Science Education
Posted on Author NatPosted in ISTE Coaching Standards, 3. Digital Age Learning Environments3 Replies
I am currently exploring the ISTE Standard for Coaches that focuses on Digital Learning Environments. Part of this standard focuses on how technology coaches can use technology to maximize the learning of all students. This led me to an introspection on how my school makes instruction accessible to our computer science students. Disabled students commonly…
Professional Development and Digital Learning
Posted on Author NatPosted in ISTE Coaching Standards, 3. Digital Age Learning Environments3 Replies
I have now completed two years of teaching computer science at the post-secondary level. I started this journey with no formal education background. This made professional development (PD) particularly important for me. My first professional development opportunity was about how to use the Learning Management System (LMS) used at my school. This PD course is…
Open Pedagogy in Computer Science
Posted on Author NatPosted in ISTE Coaching Standards, 2. Teaching, Learning, and Assessments2 Replies
Recently, my school hired a librarian to focus on Open Education Resources (OER). The librarian is available as a technology coach to any faculty to help explore OER content for their subject area. The school has used the tagline ‘Open for Learning’ for the OER initiative. As part of my exploration of the ISTE Standards…
Review – Net Smart: How to Thrive Online
I recently finished a book that I consider a great resource for people trying to figure out how to better use their time online. Howard Rheingold is the author of the book Net Smart: How to Thrive Online, (The MIT Press, 2012). Probably to the author’s dismay, I do consider Rheingold to be an Internet…
Reflective Assessments
Reflective assessments can be a far more valuable way of assessing teacher effectiveness that what is used in practice today. One technique requires students to write down a series of “I learned…” statements to summarize what was learned in a class, exercise, or assignment. Another technique requires students to draw a vertical line on a…
Content Knowledge and Professional Growth Overview
Technology coaches demonstrate professional knowledge, skills, and dispositions in content, pedagogical, and technological areas as well as adult learning and leadership and are continuously deepening their knowledge and expertise. Engage in continual learning to deepen content and pedagogical knowledge in technology integration and current and emerging technologies necessary to effectively implement the standards Engage in…
Digital Citizenship Overview
Technology coaches model and promote digital citizenship. Model and promote strategies for achieving equitable access to digital tools and resources and technology-related best practices for all students and teachers Model and facilitate safe, healthy, legal, and ethical uses of digital information and technologies Model and promote diversity, cultural understanding, and global awareness by using digital…