Share Paper: Helping Teachers and their Coaches Survive and Thrive: University of Florida’s Online STEM Teacher Induction & Professional Support (STEM TIPS) Project

  1. Griffith Jones, University of Florida, United States
  2. Emma Brady, University of Florida, United States
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Abstract: Discover the University of Florida’s STEM TIPS Initiative to provide a collaborative online mentoring and professional development system to boost retention and accelerate the professional growth of STEM teachers while building the capacity and expertise of instructional coaches. Teachers and their instructional coaches use a mobile-ready platform to access multiple tiers of support – from engaging in a community of practice to receiving feedback from online coaches and colleagues, accessing classroom-tested resources to utilizing remote video coaching technology for specific assistance in developing instructional coaching strategies to effectively promote engaging standards-aligned lessons or implement classroom management strategies. Field-tested by 3 ...