Using PD Sessions To Set Up A Month Of Teacher Interactions




The Jeff Bradbury Show show

Summary: In this episode of “<a href="https://www.teachercast.net/episodes/ask-the-tech-coach/">Ask the Tech Coach</a>,” Jeff and Nick take a look at the important period of time that happens after a major PD Session and discuss several things that a Tech Coach can do to engage their teachers both in large, medium, and small group settings.<br> In this episode, we discuss:<br> <br> * Reflections from Last Week<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="https://www.teachercast.net/attc-ep44-5-ways-to-approach-a-standards-based-mindset/">Standards-Based Activities</a><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> * Tech Coach Mastermind<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Join the <a href="http://www.teachercast.net/Mastermind">Tech Coach Mastermind</a> and learn how to help your school district today!<br> <br> 2 Mastermind group meetings each month<br> 1:1 Coachings with Jeff and Nick<br> Lifetime access to our Tech Coach Online Community<br> Free Lesson Plans<br> Free Templates<br> Much Much More<br> <br> <br> Payment Discounts<br> <br> 2 Month Promo Code: 50<br> 6 Month Promo Code: 100<br> 12 Month Promo Code: 150<br> <br> <br> Website<br> <br> <a href="http://www.teachercast.net/Mastermind">www.TeacherCast.net/Mastermind</a><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> * Do You Have a Question For Us?<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="http://www.teachercast.net/VoiceMail">www.TeacherCast.net/VoiceMail</a><br> Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/askthetechcoach">@AskTheTechCoach</a><br> Email: <a href="mailto:feedback@teachercast.net">feedback@teachercast.net</a><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> * How Can We Support Our Teachers After Your Big PD Session?<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Creating specific examples and templates and emailing them to teachers<br> <br> Google Slides<br> Google Sites<br> SMORE<br> SWAY<br> <br> <br> Lunch and Learns or follow-up workshops/sessions to address specific skills. Keep it short and sweet.<br> <br> Never hold a lunch and learn in the breakroom<br> Focus on a conversation not just on Tech<br> Get your ideas from the questions that teachers are asking you throughout the week<br> Feed them!<br> Rotate Classrooms<br> <br> <br> Check-in (how are they doing? How can you help)<br> <br> Show up with something useful<br> Build on skills during the conversation that they don’t know they need to learn<br> “Can I show your kids something real quick?”<br> <br> <br> Coach or facilitate a trial run. Rinse and repeat.<br> Share your success with your administrative team to plan additional large<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> * <a href="http://www.askthetechcoach.com">On the Next Episode</a><br> <br> <br> April 15: How to create a Crib Sheet or Template for Teachers<br> April 22: How to create the perfect Lunch and Learns<br> April 29: Tech Coach Round Table<br> <br> <br> <br> Follow our Podcast<br> <br> The TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting Network | <a href="http://www.twitter.com/teachercast">@TeacherCast</a><br> <a href="https://www.teachercast.net/askthetechcoach" title="Ask the Tech Coach on iTunes" class="pretty-link-keyword">Ask the Tech Coach Podcast</a> | <a href="http://www.twitter.com/askthetechcoach">@AsktheTechCoach</a><br> <br> Follow our Hosts<br> <br> Jeff Bradbury | <a href="http://www.twitter.com/jeffbradbury">@JeffBradbury</a><br> Nicholas Amaral | <a href="http://twitter.com/namaraledu">@NamaralEDU</a><br> <br> Tech Coach Tip of the Week<br> <br> The goal of a professional development session should never be seen or planned as a one-off event.  It should always be looked at as the introduction to several interactions with staff members for the next few weeks.<br> <br> Join our PLN<br> Are you enjoying the TeacherCast Network, please share your thoughts with the world by <a href="https://itunes.apple."></a>