Blazing New Trails: Innovations in Edtech Coaching from the Heart of Texas

Tuesday, July 1, 2025 12:45 PM to 2:45 PM · 2 hr. (America/Chicago)

Playground

Coaching and Mentoring

Information

This playground is designed to support technology coaches with up-to-date practices and strategies that cover a variety of topics that coaches need. The playground will feature prominent members of the technology coaching community and their strategies to better support teachers with technology integration.

Outline

All content will be designed by the chosen presenters through an application process. The presenters will be determined by a committee of representatives from the ISTE Community Leaders group. The playground time structure will be sets of 45-minute presentations with 15 minutes between to switch presenters at the various stations as needed. Participants will be able to join presentations already in session and walk among all of the presentations to glean the most important information for themselves. The processes will vary depending on the presenter at each station, but immersive and interactive strategies will be encouraged.

Supporting research

Mentoring Matters-Wellman, Humbard, Lipton

Attendee Accounts

Content Community

ISTELive

Subject Area

Not applicable

Grade Level

Not Applicable

Audience

Technology Coach/Trainer

Session Delivery

In Person

Sample Schedule

Coaches

Transformative Learning Principles

Cultivate BelongingDevelop Expertise

ISTE Standards

Coaches: Change Agent: Create a shared vision and culture for using technology to learn and accelerate transformation through the coaching process.Coaches: Connected Learner: Pursue professional learning that deepens expertise in the ISTE Standards in order to serve as a model for educators and leaders.Coaches: Professional Learning Facilitator: Build the capacity of educators, leaders and instructional teams to put the ISTE Standards into practice by facilitating active learning and providing meaningful feedback.

Skill Level

Beginner

Registration Required

Attendee Devices

Devices useful

Attendee Device Specification

Laptop: ChromebookLaptop: MacLaptop: PCSmartphone: AndroidSmartphone: iOSSmartphone: WindowsTablet: AndroidTablet: iOSTablet: Windows

Presenter Type

Featured voicesISTE Certified Educator

Spotlight on Solutions

Additional Fee

Influencer Disclosure

This session includes a presenter that indicated a “material connection” to a brand that includes a personal, family or employment relationship, or a financial relationship. See individual speaker menu for disclosure information.