5 Ways For Tech Coaches To Get Personalized Professional Development
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In this episode of “Ask the Tech Coach),” Jeff welcomes Claudio Zavala Jr on the show to discuss 5 Things a Tech Coach can do to develop their own personalized professional development strategy.

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In this episode, we discuss:

	- **Reflections from Last Week**

	- ISTE 2019: Tech Coach Workshop

	Saturday, June 23: [12:30]3 – Hour Hands-On Workshop

	A chance to meet other Tech Coaches

	How to start the year off as a new tech coach

	How to build relationships with your teachers and administrators

	How to build an EdTech Integration Plan for your school district

	Where to find support and resources during the school year

	Discount on the 2019 Tech Coach Mastermind Program

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	Content Creation Tips & Tricks

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	**What Do Tech Coaches Do To Satisfy Their Own Professional Development?**Why is it important for Tech Coaches to keep up with Professional Development?

	Is Twitter an acceptable form of Professional Learning for Tech Coaches?

	How can Tech Coaches get the PD they need during the school year if they are constantly being asked to provide the PD

	5 Things Tech Coaches can do to engage in professional learningAttend Conferences & present Edcamp’s

	ISTE

	ISTE Creative Constructor Lab

	Support local conferences (TCEA for me)

	[https://www.edchangeglobal.com](https://www.edchangeglobal.com))

	Engage other Tech CoachesOnline Twitter Conversations

	Google Groups

	Flipgrid

	Face to Face meetings

	Start a Blog or Podcast or YouTubePersonalized Professional Development

	Write a bookThis is a long term goal

	Share expertise

	Meet UpsThe idea stems from photo group

	What can school districts do to support higher level PD for Tech Coaches?

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	- [tcea.com](http://convention.tcea.org/presenters/?fbclid=IwAR2wmlZdfKkcY7FN7Q6xTfwKI0kt-TY6RhsS7WzSuYPq-FAoSKj3w8mgGuA))

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	- [http://iamclaudius.com](http://iamclaudius.com))

	- [https://www.youtube.com/iamclaudius?sub_confirmation=1](https://www.youtube.com/iamclaudius?sub_confirmation=1))

	- [https://linktr.ee/claudiozavalajr](https://linktr.ee/claudiozavalajr))

Tech Tip of the Week

	- Tech Coaches and Professional Development specialists are often the ones called upon to be the master encyclopedias of 21st-century learning, but it’s also important to remember that Tech Coaches need professional development themselves … often at a much higher level. It’s important that we support all learning styles in our school district as well as skill levels.

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