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Tech Request: A Guide for Coaching Educators in the Digital World
In this much-needed book, experts Emily L. Davis and Brad Currie draw on their extensive experience in coaching and instructional technology and provide concrete, research-based strategies to help coaches in their day-to-day role. Whether you're beginning a coaching initiative or looking for practical insights on coaching in a variety of settings, including in groups and one-to-one, you'll find the resources you need to overcome challenges and grow your coaching skills.
Topics include:
The basics of tech coaching
How to clarify on the expectations and objectives of your role
Tips for recruiting teachers to work with you
Guiding educators in planning and implementing meaningful technology integration
How to plan and facilitate effective team coaching
Strategies to gather and share data to communicate the impact of your coaching work
How to stay ahead of the curve and keep learning for the future
Every chapter includes practical tools, templates, and illustrative vignettes from the field to help you ensure the success of your technology coaching initiative.
Join the conversation! Discuss the book and your coaching questions on Twitter with the hashtag #TechRequestEDU.
Topics include:
The basics of tech coaching
How to clarify on the expectations and objectives of your role
Tips for recruiting teachers to work with you
Guiding educators in planning and implementing meaningful technology integration
How to plan and facilitate effective team coaching
Strategies to gather and share data to communicate the impact of your coaching work
How to stay ahead of the curve and keep learning for the future
Every chapter includes practical tools, templates, and illustrative vignettes from the field to help you ensure the success of your technology coaching initiative.
Join the conversation! Discuss the book and your coaching questions on Twitter with the hashtag #TechRequestEDU.
152 pages, Hardcover
Published March 27, 2019
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January 14, 2020
I was tasked with reading the book as part of a book study for my job, which is why it falls out of the normal realm of action thrillers and mysteries.
Honestly, it's not the worst education book I've ever read, but it's definitely in my bottom five. No disrespect to the authors, but nothing felt new or innovative about this book. There are a ton of references to apps and websites that have been around for a while, and will ultimately be obsolete in a few years. That's always the problem when writing a physical book about the digital realm.
A lot of the book seems to be devoted to stroking Brad's ego. In fact, pages 120-121 contains numerous references to things he had a hand in creating. His name is mentioned multiple times in each chapter, and in the third person, which is really annoying.
There are also a lot of grammatical and wording mistakes, which is ironic since it's a book about teaching.
I gave it two starts versus one because it didn't make me want to stab my eyes out, but I don't recommend the book unless you're forced into it like I was. There was one second that I found extremely helpful about working with challenging teams, but that was about it.
There's plenty of information freely available on the web that will do a much better job. The authors basically even say Twitter is the world's greatest education resource, which I could have agreed with before Twitter reached saturation point.
Honestly, it's not the worst education book I've ever read, but it's definitely in my bottom five. No disrespect to the authors, but nothing felt new or innovative about this book. There are a ton of references to apps and websites that have been around for a while, and will ultimately be obsolete in a few years. That's always the problem when writing a physical book about the digital realm.
A lot of the book seems to be devoted to stroking Brad's ego. In fact, pages 120-121 contains numerous references to things he had a hand in creating. His name is mentioned multiple times in each chapter, and in the third person, which is really annoying.
There are also a lot of grammatical and wording mistakes, which is ironic since it's a book about teaching.
I gave it two starts versus one because it didn't make me want to stab my eyes out, but I don't recommend the book unless you're forced into it like I was. There was one second that I found extremely helpful about working with challenging teams, but that was about it.
There's plenty of information freely available on the web that will do a much better job. The authors basically even say Twitter is the world's greatest education resource, which I could have agreed with before Twitter reached saturation point.
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