4.6a Facilitate Data Collection & Analysis

Data Collection and Analysis

Coaches help coachees conform to regulations surrounding student data and privacy, through choices on products and solution providers. ISTE explains: 'Coaches assist educational stakeholders e.g. classroom teachers, leaders, instructional leaders, district leaders and administrative leaders as appropriate in practices that protect information and data through precautionary planning and actions, such as training to establish and maintain … Continue reading 4.6a Facilitate Data Collection & Analysis

4.5c Evaluate Professional Development Impact

Evaluate professional development impact

Coaches evaluate professional development involving technology and whether it leads to high-impact teaching and learning. ISTE explains: 'Coaches measure and analyse participant feedback about specific professional learning and evaluate aggregated professional learning against system goals for changes in culture or teacher practise, and continually make improvements to meet the school-wide vision for using technology for learning … Continue reading 4.5c Evaluate Professional Development Impact

4.5b Build Capacity

Build capacity

Coaches guide coachees on applying the ISTE standards to real world situations, or ones with contextual relevance, involving active participation, and encourage feedback to be used to feedforward. ISTE explains: 'Coaches should build the capacity of educators, leaders and instructional teams to put the ISTE standards into practise by leading professional learning that engages educators in … Continue reading 4.5b Build Capacity

4.5a Design Quality Professional Learning

Design quality professional learning

Coaches should perform a training needs analysis (TNA) and design a range of appropriate professional learning opportunities to suit all learners. Read for about one minute and learn more. ISTE explains that coaches should 'design a systematic approach for identifying areas of professional learning and assessing the capacity to meet those needs, and theories for … Continue reading 4.5a Design Quality Professional Learning

4.4d Model Instructional Design Principles

Model instructional design principles

Coaches should model instructional design principles with teachers to create effective digital learning environments. ISTE explains that coaches 'should intentionally and transparently adopt and demonstrate established and evolving best practices and guidelines for designing learning experiences for specific learners. Coaches should do this to support educators to create effective online virtual learning environments that use … Continue reading 4.4d Model Instructional Design Principles

4.4c Collaborate to Accommodate Learner Needs

Collaborate to accommodate learner needs

Coaches should help educators use technology to create personalised and accessible learning environments and help them to coach students to create their own learning goals and be aware of their work preferences in order to achieve their goal. ISTE states that coaches 'should collaborate with educators to provide accessible online or virtual learning environments that … Continue reading 4.4c Collaborate to Accommodate Learner Needs

4.4b Support Effective Assessments

Support Effective Assessments

Coaches should encourage educators to use technology to create assessments with timely feedback and to help students use digital feedback tools. These may include tools such as spelling and grammar checkers, commenting tools and audio and video feedback. ISTE explains that 'coaches should help educators use digital tools e.g. digital camera or video, audio software, … Continue reading 4.4b Support Effective Assessments

4.4a Collaborate on Learning Design

Collaborate on learning design

Coaches should support educators to coach students to set their own learning goals. The coach should also encourage educators to create engaging and practical learning experiences that reflect real-world experiences, and allow student’s knowledge and skills to be demonstrated in a variety of ways. ISTE explains that coaches 'should collaborate with educators to develop experiential … Continue reading 4.4a Collaborate on Learning Design

4.3d Personalise Support for Educators

Coaches should support educators to deliver knowledge and skills-based curriculums and help them to coach pupils to set their own learning goals. ISTE explains that 'Coaches should personalise support for educators by planning and modelling an approach that supports student mastery of content knowledges while also gaining vital competencies, including problem solving, critical thinking, effective … Continue reading 4.3d Personalise Support for Educators

4.3c Evaluate Effectiveness of Tools for Learning

4.3c Evaluate effectiveness of tools for learning

This surely has to be one of the most important ISTE standards for Coaches. If digital tools for learning are evaluated using evidence from research then teaching and learning can be improved if the right tools are employed. Coaches should collaborate with others to determine the return on investment of particular tools or digital learning … Continue reading 4.3c Evaluate Effectiveness of Tools for Learning