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Welcome to "Ask the Tech Coach," a podcast for Instructional Coaches and Technology Integration Specialists.

In this episode of “Ask the Tech Coach,” Jeff and Susan discuss 10 things about your coaching program that you might wish to work on this year.

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Question of the Week

Our favorite part of recording a live podcast each week is participating in the great conversations that happen on our live chat, on social media, and in our comments section.

This week’s question is:

How can I improve my Coaching Program and be more successful this year?

10 Key Areas That May Be Holding Your Instructional Coaching Program Back.

1. Your coaches are focusing on every teacher in the building equally vs having a grade level or subject area to focus on.
   1. It’s ok to be supporting an entire building.
   2. Come up with a goal between the coach and administration and the teachers so that everyone is on the same page and the teachers know that they are the focus on the coaches attention.
   
   
2. You don’t have a common vision from your administration on what the coaching program should look like.
   1. If your coach is the one to introduce the concept of coaching or a coaching cycle … it will be an uphill school year.
   2. The principal must be the one to set the stage for your coaches so that your teachers know that your program is not an optional program.
   3. The principal must be setting goals for their teachers that will allow the coach to become the “answer” for the teachers in getting support in meeting those building goals.
   4. The coach can then set up their welcome message and coaching menu to help teachers meet the needs of building and district goals.
   
   
3. Your coaching website and newsletter are not designed for maximum Return On Investment and your teachers are not motivated to read them or visit the website for help and support.
   1. If you create a massive website dedicated to edtech, your teachers might not know what the focus is and won’t find it appealing to visit.
   2. Your newsletter might not have a common focus based on the theme of the school. It also might be filled with edtech randomness that has no meaning to teachers.
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