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

4.2c Commit to Continuous Improvement

Commit to Continuous Improvement

Coaches should lead coachees through a coaching cycle to improve collaboration, coaching and teaching practice. Coaches should establish shared goals with educators, reflect on successes and continually improve coaching and teaching practice.  ISTE 4.2c explains that coaches should establish a set of mutually agreed objectives that guide collaborative work with educators. Coaches should reflect on … Continue reading 4.2c Commit to Continuous Improvement

4.6 Data-driven Decision Maker

Coaches model and support the use of qualitative and quantitative data to inform their own instruction and professional learning.  ISTE explains that coaches should intentionally and transparently adopt and demonstrate best practice and support the use of qualitative and quantitative data to inform their own instruction and professional learning.  Or alternatively, coaches demonstrate the use … Continue reading 4.6 Data-driven Decision Maker

4.4 Learning Designer

ISTE 4.4 Standard for Coaches states that coaches should intentionally and transparently adopt and demonstrate best practices and support educators to design learning experiences and environments that meet the needs and interests of all students.  Coaches model and support educators to design learning experiences and environments. To meet the needs and interest of all pupils, … Continue reading 4.4 Learning Designer

4.1b Change Agent & Ensuring Equitable Use

As coaches we can lead staff to tools to expand high impact learning opportunities, and through pupils' more personalised experiences, and the greater independence that is fostered, they can then be the digital champions that feel empowered to suggest learning tools to their teachers. According to ISTE coaches are change agents which means they are … Continue reading 4.1b Change Agent & Ensuring Equitable Use

4.1a Change Agent & Creating a Shared Vision

ISTE Standard for Coaches 4.1a

Unlocking the potential of a coaching culture in education involves fostering good relationships and clear communications. Coaching is about setting goals and embracing feedback and ISTE coaches using a coaching approach can help drive technology enhanced learning and transformation. ISTE Change Agents are coaches who inspire educators and leaders, and other relevant educational stakeholders, to … Continue reading 4.1a Change Agent & Creating a Shared Vision