10 Tips for Instructional Technology Coaches

The best Instructional Technology Coaches are partners, culture leaders, encouragers, and easy to work with, says Dr. Katie Ritter. She covers ten essential points for being a successful education technology coach based on her research and her personal coaching of instructional technology coaches and teachers. This blog post includes a full transcript, a pinnable (or printable) graphic, and the podcast episode. <p><strong>Show Notes, Resources and Transcript:</strong> <a href= "https://www.coolcatteacher.com/e755">https://www.coolcatteacher.com/e775</a></p> <p>Today’s sponsor is <a href= "https://legacy.smarttech.com/en/lumio?utm_source=cool-cat-teacher&utm_medium=podcast&utm_content=lumio&utm_campaign=cool-cat-teacher-q1-2022"> Lum.io</a>, an award-winning digital learning tool that will transform your lessons into active, collaborative learning experiences If you’re looking for a collaborative learning tool to make it easy to level up your lesson materials you already have with assessments, game-based activities, collaborative spaces and lots more all in one place, Lumio is the perfect choice for you. Head to <a href= "https://legacy.smarttech.com/en/lumio?utm_source=cool-cat-teacher&utm_medium=podcast&utm_content=lumio&utm_campaign=cool-cat-teacher-q1-2022"> Lum.io</a> for more information and to sign up for FREE.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Katie Ritter - Bio As Submitted</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Katie serves as the Director for Curriculum & Technology Integration at Forward Edge in Cincinnati, Ohio, working closely with district leaders to help them identify needs of their staff, develop and implement plans for improvement, and oversees the Curriculum & Integration Department. In the C&I department, Katie supervises a team of 15+ instructional design coaches that serve about 20 school districts, oversees a national coach mentorship program, and also created and oversees Edge•U Badges, an anytime anywhere professional learning program for educators.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">