010 – PD Mini Series Part 1: A Year of PD

Planning a good, authentic, PD can be difficult. Adding on layers of differentiation, personal choice, assessment, and alignment with district initiatives makes this coaching skill even tougher to master. This episode will kick off a short series focused on designing quality professional development that creates sustainable teacher growth. On today’s episode, listeners will dive deep…

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009 – New Coach, Who Dis?

Listeners will gain an understanding of how to transition to a coaching role with confidence. They will hear from two first year coaches on their experience transitioning from out of the classroom, and out of an administration role, into a coaching role. Veteran coaches will enjoy relatable “flashbacks from the past” as Mallory and Mark…

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008 – Stepping Away from the Blue Light

Listeners will walk away with suggestions for making time to read and what to read for professional growth during unstructured “down time” this summer or anytime. Links mentioned in the show:  Follow Tracee on Twitter Follow Michael on TwitterForward Edge Coaches Camp Podcast Team Hosts- Katie  Ritter & Justin Thomas Editing Team- Megan Whitacre, Mallory…

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007 – Seize the Summer

Listeners will walk away with ideas for making the most of their downtime as a coach during the summer.  Links mentioned in the show:  Follow Megan on Twitter Follow Lisa on TwitterForward Edge Coaches Camp Podcast Team Hosts- Katie  Ritter & Justin Thomas Editing Team- Megan Whitacre, Mallory Kessen, Michael Roush Social Media/ Promo Team-…

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006 – May the Fourth Be With You; 20-21 in the Rearview

Listeners of this episode will join us in reflecting on what has worked well last school year as a tech coach, discuss the importance of reflection for a coach, and share tips on how they plan to build on the skills learned this year for a successful transition back into a more “normal” school year…

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005 – Let’s Get Social!

Listeners will develop a better understanding of how to navigate the expansive space of Social Media and build a larger coach PLN- ultimately, equipping them with a virtual “social circle” to recharge their coaching batteries and get inspired from like-minded people. This episode will cover ideas and tips for coaches new to social media, and…

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004 – Held Hostage by Testing

Testing season is here, and it can often leave tech coaches with open calendars and doors closed in faces. In this episode, Brooke Conklin and Michael Roush discuss how they tackle testing season- from supporting stressed out teachers to preparing for end of year transitions.  Links mentioned in the show:  Follow Brooke on Twitter Follow…

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003 – Virtual PD Burnout

We're all tired of looking at screens and joining another virtual meeting right now. As a tech coach, how do you balance this virtual PD burnout with needing to provide ongoing PD to teachers? We dive into this timely topic in our third episode. Links mentioned in the show:  Follow Annamarie on Twitter Follow Emily…

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002- Remote, Face to Face, Hybrid… Oh My!

In second episode we will Talk to Tracee Keough and Lisa Kuhn, tech coaches at Forward Edge, about how they have juggled coaching and supporting educators through the past year in multiple learning environments.    Links mentioned in the show:  Follow Tracee on Twitter Follow Lisa on Twitter Forward Edge Coaches Camp Podcast Team Hosts-…

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001- What is a Tech Coach?

In our very first episode we will attempt to define the role of a tech coach! This is a great episode for aspiring coaches to understand the role, current coaches to make sure you're on the right track, and for building and district leaders to understand how this critical role can support all of your…

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