• Peer Coaching's Role in Integrating Technology to Enhance Student Achievement
Les Foltos addresses the topic of job embedded professional development in this article. A growing consensus in the educational field supports a new model of professional development that includes peer coaching. The North Central Research Education Lab (NCREL) has drawn on the work of Michael Fullan, the National Staff Development Council (NSDC), the National Center for Research on Teacher Learning (NCRTL), and others to identify the characteristics of effective professional development.



• School Library Journal Article
Microsoft has teamed up the Puget Sound Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology as part of the $35 million US Partners in Learning project. Together, they provide a national model for training teachers to become coaches who help their colleagues strengthen the teaching and learning process through skilled use of technology. In the October 2004 issue of School Library Journal, Kathy Ishizuka shares how this powerful professional development model evolved and how “peers help turn tech challenged educators into wizards.”



• Session 7 of the T2CI Coaching Academy shares information on effective professional Development with coaches and their building principals. The PowerPoint can be viewed at
http://www.pugetsoundcenter.org/t2ci/sessiondocs/files/session7/t2ciS7ppt.pdf



• Peer Coaching and Technology Integration: One Schools Story
Les Foltos, Teacher, Puget Sound Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology and Co-Presenters: Maria Muzzo, Lori Soderberg, Kyle Kinoshita, Connie Capelle, Amy Daughery.

This school team shares how teachers, coaches, and a principal from Meadowdale Elementary School have embraced the Teaching + Technology Coaching Initiative. This has encouraged technology integration and influenced learning at their school. Participants will learn how this powerful model of school-based professional development prepares coaches and encourages systemic integration of technology to support learning standards in Washington’s schools. Presentation was shared at the 2004 Northwest Council for Computers in Education (NCCE) Conference in Spokane, Washington.



• Peer Coaching and Collaboration for Library Media Specialists
Vicky Ragan delivered this presentation at the 2004 Northwest Council for Computers in Education (NCCE) Conference in Spokane, Washington. Library Media Specialists are in a unique position to work with teachers to effectively integrate technology into standards-based activities. This session explores the concepts of using a peer coaching model of LMS and teacher collaboration to promote the integration of technology to enhance student learning.



• T2CI: Why Peer Coaching
Les Foltos discusses the importance of peer coaching as a professional development model.

• Beyond Tomorrow: Leadership and Vision in School Technology
Keynote address delivered by Mike McMann during the Microsoft Public Sector Summit in San Juan, Puerto Rico on March 1 – 2, 2005 for an audience of approximately 200 executive leaders from Puerto Rico’s Ministry of Education and public school system.

The keynote address, titled Beyond Tomorrow: Leadership and Vision in School Technology, explored the transformation of leadership needed for revolution of the vision and delivery of teaching and learning in 21st century schools.

PSCTLT_Presentation_Summary.doc



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