Coaching Edventures: Navigating Obstacles to Discover Classroom Innovation by Jeannie MagieraAbout the BookChart a course to innovation using educational technology. Let's go on an edventure! Want to leverage digital tools to innovate and take risks in your teaching? Looking for ways to troubleshoot common classroom challenges? Jennie Magiera charts a course for you to discover your own version of innovation, using the limitless possibilities of educational technology. Packed with lesson plans, examples and practical solutions, Courageous Edventures will show you:
3-2-1 ReflectionWe all have preconceived notions of how the classroom "should" look, sound, and feel. We may have to put that aside in order to use technology as the vehicle for innovations. The author quotes a definition of innovation from George Couros. "Innovation can come from either 'invention' (something totally new) or 'iteration' (a change of something that already exists), but if it does not meet the idea of new and better, it is not innovative." Jennie encourages us to consistently "audit our practice" by asking if our educational space is both new and improved. 3 Lessons I Learned
2 Ideas I'm Pondering
1 Goal I Have
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THE COACHING HABIT: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever BY Michael Bungay StanierABOUT THE BOOKIn Michael Bungay Stanier's The Coaching Habit, coaching becomes a regular, informal part of your day so managers and their teams can work less hard and have more impact. Drawing on years of experience training more than 10,000 busy managers from around the globe in practical, everyday coaching skills, Bungay Stanier reveals how to unlock your peoples' potential. He unpacks seven essential coaching questions to demonstrate how--by saying less and asking more--you can develop coaching methods that produce great results.
3-2-1 REFLECTIONThe idea of coaching is daunting to me, especially in education. As teachers, we get very set in our own way of doing things. So many coaching cycles are formal with an observation, debrief, planning, work, another observation, plus debrief. I totally understand the cycle, but so much of my "coaching" is just conversations. What I love about this book is that it breaks the coaching habit down in to simply question more, and giving advice less. So often, I jump in to help, solve, and do for my teachers. 3 LESSONS I LEARNED
2 IDEAS I'M PONDERING
1 GOAL I HAVE
You may or may not have read my post about a Coaching Choice Board here. There was this great post and template provided by Pam Huebler that I customized for myself and made my own. I have to admit though...I put the time into making my own version, but have not implemented it. Again, I love the concept. I love how it really makes me nail down what I want to offer for the teachers I support. In these past few weeks of getting the school year started, my meetings with teachers have been non-stop. But scheduling those meetings has been time consuming. The back-and-forth of figuring out availability is inefficient. That coaching choice board had a "menu of services" and then a Google form for collecting the request, and then I would have to schedule the meeting. With Calendly, I've found a tool to combine those steps into one. Teachers can select the "service," see my availability which syncs with my Outlook calendar, and schedule all in one step with no back-and-forth. The deciding factor for choosing Calendly was the Zoom integration. If a teacher chooses to meet over Zoom, Calendly creates the Zoom link and puts it in the calendar appointment for us. I chose the paid version of Calendly to get the different types of meetings and the Zoom integration. With the free version, you get one meeting type (as opposed to the many you see in the image above). They do offer a 25% educator discount. If you're looking for something similar and free, another option is Appointlet. I have my Calendly link in my email signature and am including it with my weekly newsletters. I hope to get more meetings with teachers by making the process of scheduling time with me more efficient. I'll evaluate at the end of the month to determine if this is worth the cost for me in this position. If not, I'll go down to the free version or switch platforms. While my focus is having teachers schedule time with me, I have also recently seen teachers using Calendly for students to schedule time with them. Check out this tweet by Amanda Sandoval and all the comments from other teachers doing the same. **UPDATE 9/30/2020** So, I've decided that the various meeting types isn't as important as I thought. At then end of my paid month, I have reverted back to the free version with one meeting type since it still includes the Zoom integration. I a also now sharing the link specifically to that meeting type, which looks like this... I love how Calendly has made it so simple for teachers to schedule time with me. It has eliminated the back and forth of finding a time that works for both of us. And because teachers are defining the goal of our meeting when they schedule it, I am still able to get the information I need to prepare for our time together.
21 Lessons of Tech Integration Coaching by Martine BrownAbout the Book
3-2-1 ReflectionOne of the things I miss most about being in the classroom is the opportunity to learn from my teammates on a daily basis. From our PLC and planning times to our hallway interactions and reflections, as a Digital Learning Coach, I just don't get those same opportunities. I was excited to get my hands on this book because I get to sit at the feet of someone in a similar position. 3 Lessons I Learned
2 Ideas I'm Pondering
1 Goal I Have
I am excited about where 21 Lessons of Tech Integration Coaching has challenged me to reflect on my practice and hopefully level up my abilities to build capacity in teachers when it comes to instructional technology. |
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