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We’re giving away 3 copies of our newest book, “Your Connected Classroom: A Practical Guide for Teachers”. Get an entry into the contest with each action: 1) Like this photo. 2) Follow us on Instagram. 3) Tag a teacher that also needs this book! Winners will be...
Designing Learning Experiences
Why do we call them lessons? Or units? Or trainings? Or PD sessions? When what they really are is learning experiences. And we, as teachers, are designers of those learning experiences. Connecting Learning Experiences I love learning and designing learning experiences...
You Are What You Do
Originally posted on kimcofino.com. For many tech coaches, our job descriptions are not clearly defined within our schools. We may have great external resources, like the ISTE Standards for Coaches or their whitepaper on coaching (and of course all of the awesome...
How to Have an Effective Coaching Conversation
This week, we’re answering a question that many new coaches have - how do you have an effective coaching conversation? More importantly, how do you make sure the conversation goes the way you want, where the teacher feels supported and you’re getting an outcome of...
The Shift Key: Habits for Digital Fluency in Today’s World
The Eduro Learning Advisory Board met for it's February meeting to discuss "Essential Thinking Strategies / Habits for Digital Fluency in Today’s World." This discussion focuses on the essential skills and habits for digital fluency in today's media-rich world....
Celebrate Success
This week, we’re discussing the final strategy for your coaching toolkit, celebrate success! One of the most important aspects to the coaching role is to be the cheerleader for all of the fantastic work that is happening in your school community. There are many ways...
Start Small
This week, we’re discussing the fourth strategy for your coaching toolkit, start small! When coaching is new to a school culture, it makes sense to start small by collecting resources that support student learning. As a coach, you can take the time to find resources...
Move to the Middle
I’ve been talking about the top 5 strategies for your coaching toolkit. We’ve already discussed strategy #1, work with the willing, and strategy #2, find the challenge. This week, we’re tackling the next strategy, move to the middle. The idea behind moving to the...
Find the Challenge
This week we have another great strategy for your coaching toolkit: "Find the Challenge". Last week we discussed the first strategy, “work with the willing.” Watch the video here. To be a successful learning coach, you can’t simply work with the willing forever. You...
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As more and more schools go one-to-one, giving every student a connected device we have to understand that this fundamentally changes the learning landscape. Not just in our classrooms but in our communities at large. Giving every student a laptop levels the content knowledge in the classroom. When it comes to accessing content everyone is on the same plane. If everyone can access the content needed to master a class the moment they need to know that content then we need to rethink what the time in class should be used for. No longer do students need to be in school to learn. Let #leadingthechange, written on March 4, 2016, by 25 educators from across the state of Washington, during an Eduro Learning Institute, be your guide to the next steps in learning in your school!
