Instructional Coaching Holds Promise as a Method to Improve Instruction with Technology

Virtual Paper ID: 56068
  1. Mahsa Bakhshaei
    Digital Promise
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    Angela Hardy
    Digital Promise
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    Jason Ravitz
    Evaluation by Design LLC
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    John Seylar
    Digital Promise

Abstract: Instructional coaching is an evidence-based form of professional development (PD) to support teacher growth. Few empirical studies examine conditions that define its effect on teachers’ ability to use technology to support student engagement and learning. Using evidence from two pilot years of an instructional technology coaching program in 108 schools nationwide, our study examines and explores the attributes that teachers, principals, and coaches report contribute to the effectiveness of coaching for improving teacher use of technology in their practice. Findings suggest that a successful instructional technology coaching program is a sustained, job-embedded PD, structured around a partnership between school administrator, teacher and coach. In a successful program, teachers participate voluntarily to collaborate with coaches who provide personalized support in a non-evaluative manner.

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