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Peer Coaching

The overall goal of the Peer Coaching program is to increase the capacity within the Central Washington region for teachers to use educational technology in the classroom effectively.

The ETSC @ ESD 105 has been training and supporting peer coaches since 2003 and more than 244 have been trained and 23 teachers are currently actively involved in the program.

Peer Coaching is one of the most important and effective programs we have ever implemented.

The Peer Coaching program has recently been licensed by Microsoft as part of their "Partners In Learning" program, the international effort to support education. ESD 105's Forrest Fisher is the lone trainer authorized to train other facilitators in Washington State.

Current Educational Technology News:

As budgets get stretched, schools turn to free digital tools

Think of it as a welcome demand meeting an urgent need: Even as public school funding plummets, it’s never been easier to find inexpensive or free high-quality education tools online. The digital revolution, which smashed old patterns of other traditional media, is radically changing what can be found in the average classroom. Teachers and school districts are turning online for teaching games, collaborative tools, and even custom-made entire “textbooks.”... (More)

Study: Too few schools are teaching cyber safety

Students aren’t getting enough instruction in school on how to use technology and the internet in a safe and responsible manner, a new poll suggests. Released by the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) and supported by Microsoft Corp., the survey found fewer than one-fourth of U.S. teachers have spent more than six hours on any kind of professional development related to cyber ethics, safety, or security within the last 12 months. ... (More)

High-tech school bus extends learning

Students in the woodsy, working-class Hector School District in Arkansas now can look at more than the Ozark National Forest in the two-plus hours they spend on the school bus each day. The Pope County district is participating in a new program for rural schools believed to be the first of its kind: It’s playing math and science [2] content over ceiling-mounted computer screens during the lengthy bus rides. ... (More)

Primary Program Links
Peer Coaching at the Partners in Learning Network	The main international site for the Peer Coaching program (sponsored by Microsoft)
Peer Coaching Cafe	For active ESD 105 Peer Coaches only - Password Required
SHARE	Your website, curriculum development (WebQuest), website collection (Portfolio), Success Story, Coaching Chronicles (articles/podcasts/online presentations) are all created/edited here!
EETT Moodle site for Teacher/Librarian Community	The online courses on Big 6, Primary Sources, etc. are found here.
ETSC Classes	All currently active coaches can attend any "regular" or "normal" ETSC class at no cost. 99% of the time this involves classes that are 3 hours ($30) or 6 hours ($60). Please check with Forrest for clarification on any class.
Wikispaces site for PowerPoint, etc. Support	A site we are building to support the effective educational use of specific software programs like PowerPoint, Inspiration, screen capture, etc.
PILOT	All Coaches and Coachees complete surveys here at the beginning and end of the year.
NCCE Conference
School Visit Tool
Training Enrollment Search Tool	Search by person, date or district within recent years.
Current Digital Edge Listing	Statewide equipment purchasing agreement for projectors, document cameras, smartboards, classroom sound systems, etc.
Peer Coaching Articles, Podcasts, and Online Presentations!	All of the end of the year recap articles (Coaching Chronicles) and movies and online presentations (Prezi, xTraNormal, edu.glogster, etc) created by coaches in the ESD 105 region.
Peer Coaching Flyer in PDF
Washington Peer Coaching Program Description

Peer Coaching Summit 2012 Materials

2011-2012
First Year Coaches (2011-2012)

Welcome to Peer Coaching! You are joining the largest program of its kind in Washington State. See above for additional details. See directly below for information regarding your training sessions.

There are eight/ten days of training in the first year of this program (Peer Coaching I). Here is the current schedule:

Session One	May 26, 2011
Sessions Two, Three and Session 4	Aug 1-3, 2011 2 Additional Technology Days - Aug 4-5, 2011
2 Technology Integration days	Traditionally, Peer Coaching has included two days of technology integration training in Inspiration, PowerPoint, Excel, Online Resources, Web 2.0 tools, etc. so that coaches are comfortable with standand educational technology use. As these were not included in the Teacher/Librarian "version" of training we be offering these days as optional. These days are scheduled for August 4 and 5, 2011.
Session Five	Online Webinars At least two 3-hour online activities (unscheduled) will be provided. Topics to include the Big6 Research process, Using Primary Sources, Library of Congress, etc. Participants will be expected to participate in one (or more) session(s).
Session Six	TBD (A full day training in October)
Session Seven	Peer Coaching Summit - in the Ahtanum Room at ESD 105- February 9, 2012 This session is for ALL coaches. ALL Principals also attend during the morning (8:30 AM - lunch). Involved Technology Coordinators are also invited to attend. Coaches may optionally bring one "coachee" with them particularly if the coachee is considering becoming a Peer Coach in the future. The above educators may attend this event at no cost. Other educators may attend at a $30 cost to cover the food and materials. The Peer Coaching Summit will be held at the Yakima Convention Center. Lunch (a nice one), etc. is provided.
NCCE Conference (Opt.)	March 15-16, 2012 - Seattle There are pre-conference workshops available at additional cost if desired on March 1st and 2nd. A scheduled time for a ESD 105 Peer Coaches meeting will be announced later. Attendees will be able to attend multiple educational sessions of their choice, an exhibit center
Session Eight	TBD
Peer Coaching Continued (2011-2012) Schedule
Regular Sessions	Click the "Regular Sessions" link and choose one from each: Session 1 (July/August - 1 day) (A makeup day may be provided in October) Session 2 - October (Online sessions via Go-To-Meeting and the Peer Coaching Cafe) - Session 3 is the Peer Coaching Summit (See below) Session 4 - April/May (Online sessions via Go-To-Meeting and the Peer Coaching Cafe) - One "Live" session will be provided if you would prefer that modality. Enrollment is now available in the Event Center.
Peer Coaching Continued - Session 3	Peer Coaching Summit - February 9, 2012 This session is for ALL coaches. Principals also attend during the morning. Involved Technology Coordinators are also invited to attend. Coaches may bring one "coachee" with them particularly if the coachee is considering becoming a Peer Coach in the future. The above educators may attend this event at no cost. Other educators may attend at a $30 cost to cover the food and materials. The Peer Coaching Summit will be held in the South Ballroom at the Yakima Convention Center.

2010-2011
First Year Coaches (2010-2011)

Welcome to Peer Coaching! You are joining the largest program of its kind in Washington State. See above for additional details. See directly below for information regarding your training sessions.

There are eight/ten days of training in the first year of this program (Peer Coaching I). There is/will be a choice of dates for all sessions except #7. You need to access the date you are interested in and enroll once in each session. There is an enrollment limit on each session. To change your enrollment access the "My Workshops" area to delete an existing enrollment and then enroll in the class desired.
Here is the current schedule:

Session One	June 2, 2010 Principals of grant-funded Peer Coaches are REQUIRED to attend the morning portion of this session (8:30 AM - 11:30 AM) (with coaches) IF they have never attended this session before. (In other words, Principals only need to attend Session 1 once.) Principals of district-funded Peer Coaches are encouraged to attend the morning portion of this session (8:30 AM - 11:30 AM) IF they have never attended this session before. Coaches should coordinate their date selection with their Principal. If attending Principals SHOULD enroll in the session online.
Sessions Two, Three, 2 Technology Integration days and Session 4	July 26th-July 30th If you would like to invite your Participating Teacher(s) to attend the session on Friday (Session 4) of your week that would be recommended. This is not a requirement but most coaches find this helpful to work with Participating Teacher(s) on this day. Participating Teachers should NOT enroll online in the session. They should just come and we'll take care of enrollment on that day.
Session Five	Conducted Online and completed by your Session 6 training
Session Six	October 19
Session Seven	Peer Coaching Summit - at the Yakima Convention Center - February 1, 2011 This session is for ALL coaches. ALL Principals also attend during the morning (8:30 AM - lunch). Involved Technology Coordinators are also invited to attend. Coaches may optionally bring one "coachee" with them particularly if the coachee is considering becoming a Peer Coach in the future. The above educators may attend this event at no cost. Other educators may attend at a $30 cost to cover the food and materials. The Peer Coaching Summit will be held at the Yakima Convention Center. Lunch (a nice one), etc. is provided.
Peer Coaching Summit 2011 Materials
NCCE Conference	March 3-4, 2011 - Portland There are pre-conference workshops available at additional cost if desired on March 1st and 2nd. A scheduled time for a ESD 105 Peer Coaches meeting will be announced later. Attendees will be able to attend multiple educational sessions of their choice, an exhibit center
Session Eight	May 12
Peer Coaching Continued (2010-2011) Schedule
Session 4 Training Videos	1st Half Training Part 1 (Collaboration Log/Program Impact) 1st Half Training Part 2 (Program Impact/PowerPoint) 1st Half Training Part 3 (Screen Capture) 2nd Half Training Part 1 (Overview) 2nd Half Training Part 2 (Using Jing) 2nd Half Training Part 3 (Creating a Review Slide)
Peer Coaching Summit 2011 Materials
Regular Sessions	Click the "Regular Sessions" link and choose one from each: Session 1 (July/August - 1 day) (A makeup day is provided in October) Session 2 - October (Online sessions via Go-To-Meeting and the Peer Coaching Cafe) - Session 3 is the Peer Coaching Summit (See below) Session 4 - April/May (Online sessions via Go-To-Meeting and the Peer Coaching Cafe) - One "Live" session will be provided if you would prefer that modality. Enrollment is now available in the Event Center.
Peer Coaching Continued - Session 3	Peer Coaching Summit - February 1, 2011 This session is for ALL coaches. Principals also attend during the morning. Involved Technology Coordinators are also invited to attend. Coaches may bring one "coachee" with them particularly if the coachee is considering becoming a Peer Coach in the future. The above educators may attend this event at no cost. Other educators may attend at a $30 cost to cover the food and materials. The Peer Coaching Summit will be held in the South Ballroom at the Yakima Convention Center.

2009-2010
First Year Coaches (2009-2010)

Grant Application Materials (2009-2011) (Reference)

2009-2011 Title IID Grant Application (Word)
Grant Information

Washington State is allocating the Title IID competitive grant funds to the Enhanced Peer Coaching project. These grants provide funds for a coach to participate in 10 days of coaching/technology integration/lesson improvement training, substitute time for training and to work with other teachers, registration for the NCCE conference in Seattle and $4500 for equipment/software to be split between the coach and the teachers they will work with.

2008-2009

Resources from Peer Coaching Summit 2009

Forum for current Peer Coaches

The Peer Coaching Cafe > (Password Required)

First Year Coaches (2008-2009)

2008-2009 Enhanced Peer Coaching I Schedule

There are ten days of training in this program. There is a choice of dates for all sessions except #7. Enroll once in each session. To change your enrollment access the "My Workshops" area to delete an existing enrollment and then enroll in the class desired.
Here is the schedule:

Session One	May 27, 2008 or May 28, 2008 or May 29, 2008
Session Two	June 24, 2007 or June 25, 2007 or June 26, 2007
Session Three-Five and Extended Days	July 7th-July 11th or August 4th-8th
Session Six	September 30, 2008 or October 15, 2008 or October 22, 2008
Session Seven	Peer Coaching Summit - February 4, 2009 This session is for ALL coaches. Principals also attend during the morning. Involved Technology Coordinators are also invited to attend. Coaches may bring one "coachee" with them particularly if the coachee is considering becoming a Peer Coach in the future. The above educators may attend this event at no cost. Other educators may attend at a $30 cost to cover the food and materials. The Peer Coaching Summit will be held in the South Ballroom at the Yakima Convention Center.
Session Eight	May 12, 2009 or May 13, 2009
Evaluations	Session 1 Coach Session 1 Principal Session 2 Coach Session 3 Coach Session 4 Coach Session 5 Coach Session 6 Coach Session 7 Coach Session 7 Principal Session 8 Coach

Peer Coaching Continued (2008-2009) Schedule

Regular Sessions

Click the "Regular Sessions" link and choose one from each:
Session 1 (July/August - 2 days)
Session 2 (October - 1 day)
Session 4 (May - 1 day) enrollment is available in the Event Center.

Peer Coaching Continued - Session 3

Peer Coaching Summit - February 4, 2009
This session is for ALL coaches. Principals also attend during the morning. Involved Technology Coordinators are also invited to attend. Coaches may bring one "coachee" with them particularly if the coachee is considering becoming a Peer Coach in the future. The above educators may attend this event at no cost. Other educators may attend at a $30 cost to cover the food and materials. The Peer Coaching Summit will be held in the South Ballroom at the Yakima Convention Center.

My Workshops

Enter your email and password to see the classes are enrolled in/attended. You can also delete future enrollments, complete evaluations, print Clock Hour forms, view your Clock Hours and more!

Grant Application Materials (2008-2009)

2008 - 2010 Title IID Grant Application (Word)
Grant Information

Washington State is allocating the Title IID competitive grant funds to the Enhanced Peer Coaching project. These grants provide funds for a coach to participate in 10 days of coaching/technology integration/lesson improvement training, substitute time for training and to work with other teachers, registration for the NCCE conference in Portland and $4500 for equipment/software to be split between the coach and the teachers they will work with.

Questions and Answers related to the Grant Application process

Click on "Comments" to few the questions/answers. Click on "Add a Comment" to ask a question.

2007-2008

Peer Coaching Intro Kiosk
Peer Coaching Intro
Main Presentation
Handout

Materials used in the Peer Coaching Summit on February 13, 2008

School Visit Scheduling Tool

Use this tool to suggest dates for Forrest's visit to your school.

Enroll in the 2007-2008 Enhanced Peer Coaching Classes

2007-2008 Enhanced Peer Coaching Schedule

There are ten days of training in this program. There is a choice of dates for all sessions since the number of participants is larger than expected. You can enroll in each session as fits your schedule.
Here is the schedule:

Session One	May 21, 2007 or June 11, 2007 or June 20, 2007
Session Two	June 25, 2007 or July 3, 2007 or July 23, 2007 or July 24, 2007
Session Three-Five and Extended Days	July 30th-August 3rd or August 6th-10th
Session Six	October 2nd, 3rd, 9th or 16th, 2007
Session Seven	Peer Coaching Summit - February 13, 2008
Session Eight	May 6th, 7th, 20th or 22nd, 2008

Application Materials for "non-grant" participants

Applicants not involved in the Enhanced Peer Coaching grant need to enroll (above), complete and submit the application (both sections) and have their administrator complete a section of the application.

Pictures from Peer Coaching I Training in 2007

These pictures are from the week-long session held at Wilson Middle School.

Questions or Comments?
Contact Forrest Fisher
Educational Technology Support Center
ESD 105
33 S. 2nd Avenue
Yakima, WA 98902
(509) 454-3134

Peer Coaching

Primary Program Links

2011-2012

First Year Coaches (2011-2012)

Peer Coaching Continued (2011-2012) Schedule

2010-2011

First Year Coaches (2010-2011)

Peer Coaching Continued (2010-2011) Schedule

Session 4 Training Videos

2009-2010

First Year Coaches (2009-2010)

Grant Application Materials (2009-2011) (Reference)

2008-2009

First Year Coaches (2008-2009)

Peer Coaching Continued (2008-2009) Schedule

Grant Application Materials (2008-2009)

2007-2008