Lead with the pedagogy! Technology is simply a set of tools to ease or facilitate your practice. Coaching can look very different depending on your needs. It can be a one-off problem solving session or a regular check-in to support ongoing tech integration. A typical coaching cycle would have three sessions: 1. Identifying a specific challenge or need. 2. Instruction and practice of a specific tech tool(s) 3. Follow-up and feedback on using the tool. The idea of coaching is to streamline and improve your practice, not create more work.
A few examples of challenge questions you might bring to a coach:
1. How can I create more engagement in my lessons?
2. How can I gamify my instruction?
3. How can I foster more cooperation between students?
4. What are quick, fun formative assessments I can use?
5. How can I reduce the time I spend grading?
6. How can I give more feedback to students?
7. What can I use to___________?
A few examples of challenge questions you might bring to a coach:
1. How can I create more engagement in my lessons?
2. How can I gamify my instruction?
3. How can I foster more cooperation between students?
4. What are quick, fun formative assessments I can use?
5. How can I reduce the time I spend grading?
6. How can I give more feedback to students?
7. What can I use to___________?