This workshop aims to support educators aspiring to become Technology or Instructional Coaches, and also supports coaches who are relatively new in their coaching role.  The workshop aims to provide coaches with structure, tools, resources, and a PLN that they can access for support. Coaches Jen and Jess will discuss best practices and will support attendees who are interested in incorporating the Google Coaching model into their professional practices. This workshop will be asynchronous with weekly synchronous meetings.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE:  7/24/23

Jen Thomas is the Professional Learning and Program Coordinator for MassCUE. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from Bates College in 2000, a Master of Arts degree in Musicology from Tufts University in 2002, and a Master of Science degree in Library Science from Simmons College in 2005. A passionate technology educator, she began her career as a library media specialist and later shifted into the role of instructional technology specialist. After almost two decades working in schools, she decided it was time to give back to an organization that supported her career and is now thrilled to be part of the MassCUE team. Jen is dedicated to empowering teachers and students and has a strong interest in planning and delivering professional development in all aspects of educational technology. Jen is a Google Certified Educator, Google Certified Coach, and Google Certified Trainer. She resides in Rhode Island with her husband, Charlie, and their three children, Cooper, Noah, and Caroline.

Jessica Brittingham is the Director of Technology and Digital Learning for Uxbridge Public Schools. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in History from UMass Boston in 2000 and a Master’s Degree in Professional Writing from UMass Dartmouth in 2007. She taught fourteen years of high school English in Westport and Dartmouth before assuming a role as Technology Integration Specialist with Uxbridge Public Schools. Jess was promoted to Director of Technology and Digital Learning in October, 2022. Jess is a Google Certified Trainer, a Google Certified Coach, and is a MassCUE Instructor. Jess began working on her doctorate degree in Educational Leadership in May 2022, and expects to graduate in winter 2024.

Week 1: Kicking the year off as a coach
Week 2: Building Relationships with teachers and administrators
Week 3: Communication and Coaching
Week 4: Campaigns and Initiatives

ISTE Standards
Coaching Standards

1: Change Agent

1a) Create a shared vision and culture for using technology to learn and accelerate transformation through the coaching process.
1b) Facilitate equitable use of digital learning tools and content that meet the needs of each learner.
1c) Cultivate a supportive coaching culture that encourages educators and leaders to achieve a shared vision and individual goals.
1d) Recognize educators across the organization who use technology effectively to enable high-impact teaching and learning.
1e) Connect leaders, educators, instructional support, technical support, domain experts and solution providers to maximize the potential of technology for learning.

2: Connected Learner

2a) Pursue professional learning that deepens expertise in the ISTE Standards in order to serve as a model for educators and leaders.
2b) Actively participate in professional learning networks to enhance coaching practice and keep current with emerging technology and innovations in pedagogy and the learning sciences.
2c) Establish shared goals with educators, reflect on successes and continually improve coaching and teaching practice.
3: Collaborator
3a) Establish trusting and respectful coaching relationships that encourage educators to explore new instructional strategies.
3b) Partner with educators to identify digital learning content that is culturally relevant, developmentally appropriate and aligned to content standards.
3c) Partner with educators to evaluate the efficacy of digital learning content and tools to inform procurement decisions and adoption.
3d) Personalize support for educators by planning and modeling the effective use of technology to improve student learning.

4: Learning Designer

4a) Collaborate with educators to develop authentic, active learning experiences that foster student agency, deepen content mastery and allow students to demonstrate their competency.
4b) Help educators use digital tools to create effective assessments that provide timely feedback and support personalized learning.
4c) Collaborate with educators to design accessible and active digital learning environments that accommodate learner variability.
4d) Model the use of instructional design principles with educators to create effective digital learning environments.

5: Professional Learning Facilitator

5a) Design professional learning based on needs assessments and frameworks for working with adults to support their cultural, social-emotional and learning needs.
5b) Build the capacity of educators, leaders and instructional teams to put the ISTE Standards into practice by facilitating active learning and providing meaningful feedback.
5c) Evaluate the impact of professional learning and continually make improvements in order to meet the schoolwide vision for using technology for high-impact teaching and learning.

6: Data-Driven Decision Maker

6a) Assist educators and leaders in securely collecting and analyzing student data.
6b) Support educators to interpret qualitative and quantitative data to inform their decisions and support individual student learning.
6c) Partner with educators to empower students to use learning data to set their own goals and measure their progress.

7: Digital Citizen Advocate

7a) Inspire and encourage educators and students to use technology for civic engagement and to address challenges to improve their communities.
7b) Partner with educators, leaders, students and families to foster a culture of respectful online interactions and a healthy balance in their use of technology.
7c) Support educators and students to critically examine the sources of online media and identify underlying assumptions.
7d) Empower educators, leaders and students to make informed decisions to protect their personal data and curate the digital profile they intend to reflect.

Coach Bootcamp Registration
Online Workshop (Optional Grad Credit)
July 31, 2023 through August 25, 2023

REGISTRATION DEADLINE:  July 24, 2023