Advice from experienced Instructional Technology Coaches to those starting out in one-to-one schools. Survey

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* 1. Are you currently an instructional technology coach (or similar role) in a 1:1 school? That is, a school in which every student has a personal device assigned exclusively to him/her.

Yes

Not now, but I have been in the past

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* 2. How long have you been in your role (or how long were you in your role) as an instructional technology coach?

0-2 years

3-5 years

6-10 years

10+ years

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* 3. If you have moved on, what role did you take on after working as an instructional technology coach?

NA--still working as an instructional technology coach

Classroom teacher

Other instructional role

Other instructional coaching role

Administrative role that included supervising instruction

Administrative role in technology

Administrative role that did not include supervising instruction or technology (please describe below)

Left education to work in technology

Left education for another field

Retired or otherwise stopped working

Other (please describe)

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* 4. Thinking about what you wish you had known when you were starting out, what advice would you give to someone to help them succeed as an instructional technology coach in a one-to-one environment?

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* 5. Describe a key success factor in your career as an instructional technology coach. What made this such a success for you?

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* 6. What's your best advice on something not to do as an instructional coach in a one-to-one environment?

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* 7. What out-of school resources were most helpful to you in learning how to be an effective instructional technology coach?

	Not helpful	Somewhat helpful	Definitely helpful	Most helpful	I never tried this
Twitter	Twitter Not helpful	Twitter Somewhat helpful	Twitter Definitely helpful	Twitter Most helpful	Twitter I never tried this
Facebook groups	Facebook groups Not helpful	Facebook groups Somewhat helpful	Facebook groups Definitely helpful	Facebook groups Most helpful	Facebook groups I never tried this
Other social media	Other social media Not helpful	Other social media Somewhat helpful	Other social media Definitely helpful	Other social media Most helpful	Other social media I never tried this
Professional association online resources	Professional association online resources Not helpful	Professional association online resources Somewhat helpful	Professional association online resources Definitely helpful	Professional association online resources Most helpful	Professional association online resources I never tried this
Online groups/discussion boards	Online groups/discussion boards Not helpful	Online groups/discussion boards Somewhat helpful	Online groups/discussion boards Definitely helpful	Online groups/discussion boards Most helpful	Online groups/discussion boards I never tried this
Professional conferences focused on technology	Professional conferences focused on technology Not helpful	Professional conferences focused on technology Somewhat helpful	Professional conferences focused on technology Definitely helpful	Professional conferences focused on technology Most helpful	Professional conferences focused on technology I never tried this
Professional conferences focused on a discipline	Professional conferences focused on a discipline Not helpful	Professional conferences focused on a discipline Somewhat helpful	Professional conferences focused on a discipline Definitely helpful	Professional conferences focused on a discipline Most helpful	Professional conferences focused on a discipline I never tried this
Books	Books Not helpful	Books Somewhat helpful	Books Definitely helpful	Books Most helpful	Books I never tried this
Professional journals	Professional journals Not helpful	Professional journals Somewhat helpful	Professional journals Definitely helpful	Professional journals Most helpful	Professional journals I never tried this

Any others? (please describe)

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* 8. What in-school resources were most helpful to you in learning how to be an effective instructional technology coach?

	Not helpful	Somewhat helpful	Definitely helpful	Most helpful	N/A
Mentoring/instruction from someone else in a similar role	Mentoring/instruction from someone else in a similar role Not helpful	Mentoring/instruction from someone else in a similar role Somewhat helpful	Mentoring/instruction from someone else in a similar role Definitely helpful	Mentoring/instruction from someone else in a similar role Most helpful	Mentoring/instruction from someone else in a similar role N/A
Mentoring/instruction from a supervisor	Mentoring/instruction from a supervisor Not helpful	Mentoring/instruction from a supervisor Somewhat helpful	Mentoring/instruction from a supervisor Definitely helpful	Mentoring/instruction from a supervisor Most helpful	Mentoring/instruction from a supervisor N/A
Mentoring/instruction from teachers	Mentoring/instruction from teachers Not helpful	Mentoring/instruction from teachers Somewhat helpful	Mentoring/instruction from teachers Definitely helpful	Mentoring/instruction from teachers Most helpful	Mentoring/instruction from teachers N/A
District led or organized professional development	District led or organized professional development Not helpful	District led or organized professional development Somewhat helpful	District led or organized professional development Definitely helpful	District led or organized professional development Most helpful	District led or organized professional development N/A

Any Others? (please describe)

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* 9. What was your background prior to working as an instructional technology coach? Check all that apply.

Classroom teacher

Library/Media specialist

Technology teacher

Technology outside of schools

Other (please specify)

Advice from experienced Instructional Technology Coaches to those starting out in one-to-one schools.

Thank you for sharing your insights!

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* 1. Are you currently an instructional technology coach (or similar role) in a 1:1 school? That is, a school in which every student has a personal device assigned exclusively to him/her.

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* 2. How long have you been in your role (or how long were you in your role) as an instructional technology coach?

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* 3. If you have moved on, what role did you take on after working as an instructional technology coach?

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* 4. Thinking about what you wish you had known when you were starting out, what advice would you give to someone to help them succeed as an instructional technology coach in a one-to-one environment?

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* 5. Describe a key success factor in your career as an instructional technology coach. What made this such a success for you?

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* 6. What's your best advice on something not to do as an instructional coach in a one-to-one environment?

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* 7. What out-of school resources were most helpful to you in learning how to be an effective instructional technology coach?

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* 8. What in-school resources were most helpful to you in learning how to be an effective instructional technology coach?

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* 9. What was your background prior to working as an instructional technology coach? Check all that apply.

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* 10. Any final thoughts to share?