Our role as coaches is an interesting one. We get to work with the administration, educators, and even students. But it can sometimes be complicated to show your value and importance to the district. How do you prove your worth when you are in a large district with multiple buildings that are sometimes many miles apart? We’ll tackle those issues in order to find the perfect balance when working with our educators and to show our value to the district!Cammie KannekensRachel PorterPodcast TeamHosts- Katie  Ritter & Justin ThomasEditing Team- Michael Roush, Justin Thomas Social Media/ Promo Team- Annamarie Rinehart, Lisa Kuhn, Maggie HarrisCreative/Content Team- Justin ThomasProducers- Michael Roush, Justin ThomasForward Edge Coaches Camp An event that assists instructional coaches learn new tips and strategies for implementing their rolEdge•U Badges Edge•U is an anytime, anywhere professional learning platform made for teachers by teachers!EDU Coach Network We're former teachers turned instructional coaches. Coaches can change student learning for better

Our role as coaches is an interesting one. We get to work with the administration, educators, and even students. But it can sometimes be complicated to show your value and importance to the district. How do you prove your worth without being overbearing on the staff you work with? We’ll tackle those issues in order to find the perfect balance when working with our educators and to show our value to the district!Podcast TeamHosts- Katie  Ritter & Justin ThomasEditing Team- Michael Roush, Justin Thomas Social Media/ Promo Team- Annamarie Rinehart, Lisa Kuhn, Maggie HarrisCreative/Content Team- Justin ThomasProducers- Justin ThomasForward Edge Coaches Camp An event that assists instructional coaches learn new tips and strategies for implementing their rolEDU Coach Network We're former teachers turned instructional coaches. Coaches can change student learning for better Edge•U Badges Edge•U is an anytime, anywhere professional learning platform made for teachers by teachers!

A few of us were able to attend TCEA in San Antonio and we would like to share some of the great sessions and newest edtech ideas that we saw from the Lone Star State.Educators ReferencedLearn Your Google Admin Console Step by StepErick Buenrostro, Mesha Daniel  - Ysleta ISDDon't Become a Cybersecurity MemeEmily Young  - Mansfield ISDUniversal Accessibility: 10 Design Tips to Make Digital Content Accessible for AllAshley Jackson Ivey  - Garland ISDChart A New Course: Teaching Essential Skills for Tomorrow's WorldRachelle Dene Poth  - Riverview School DistrictTo Infinity and Beyond with Edu ProtocolsJeremiah Wall, Valerie Wall  - Pilot Point ISDHacking Microsoft Office 365: Tips and Tricks for Getting the Most Out of Your Office SuiteScott Boiles, Bob Eikenberry  - Eagle Mountain Saginaw ISDTech Coaches Roundtable: Ideas for a Sustainable PD ProgramPayton Bartee, Tori Klaff, Krista Nix-Buckner  - Katy ISDLeveraging Student Voices: How to Build Capacity Through Student Technology LeadersKarsyn Jackson  - Denton ISDTech TokChelsea Best, Amanda Dismukes, Brittni Kalich, Troy Kuhn, Tom Spall  - Brenham ISDPodcast TeamHosts- Katie  Ritter & Justin ThomasEditing Team- Michael Roush, Justin Thomas Social Media/ Promo Team- Annamarie Rinehart, Lisa Kuhn, Maggie HarrisCreative/Content Team- Justin ThomasProducers- Justin ThomasForward Edge Coaches Camp An event that assists instructional coaches learn new tips and strategies for implementing their rolEDU Coach Network We're former teachers turned instructional coaches. Coaches can change student learning for better Forward Edge Google Educator Bootcamp This Google for Education Bootcamp is for educators to get certified in Google products

Have you heard of ChatGPT? Probably so, since this name is out everywhere in the education world now. What started as a mention has now encompassed the entire realm of education. This new AI product can do wonders - from writing you a song, to creating essays, lesson plans, and more. So what exactly is it? How can coaches harness the power to assist their instructional planning and help educators find ways to utilize it in their lessons while working around any worries they have? That is what we’ll look to answer in this episode of Restart Recharge!Podcast TeamHosts- Katie  Ritter & Justin ThomasEditing Team- Michael Roush, Justin Thomas Social Media/ Promo Team- Annamarie Rinehart, Lisa Kuhn, Maggie HarrisCreative/Content Team- Justin ThomasProducers- Justin ThomasForward Edge Coaches Camp An event that assists instructional coaches learn new tips and strategies for implementing their rolEDU Coach Network We're former teachers turned instructional coaches. Coaches can change student learning for better Forward Edge Google Educator Bootcamp This Google for Education Bootcamp is for educators to get certified in Google products

Reflecting on our work as coaches is very important. Whether we are reflecting with teachers on the work that they’ve put into their instruction or taking a look at our own coaching, we want to get the most out of how our work impacts. This episode will take a closer look at how we can have meaningful reflection with our educators and then use it for ourselves in our coaching.Brooke's Top 3 Tips: 1. Reflection is about you, not them2. Be curious  3. Be vulnerableEmily's Top 3 Tips: 1. Reflect frequently2. Find someone to reflect with3. Formalize your reflectionPodcast TeamHosts- Katie  Ritter & Justin ThomasEditing Team- Michael Roush, Justin Thomas Social Media/ Promo Team- Annamarie Rinehart, Lisa Kuhn, Maggie HarrisCreative/Content Team- Justin ThomasProducers- Justin ThomasForward Edge Coaches Camp An event that assists instructional coaches learn new tips and strategies for implementing their rolForward Edge Google Educator Bootcamp This Google for Education Bootcamp is for educators to get certified in Google productsEDU Coach Network We're former teachers turned instructional coaches. Coaches can change student learning for better

Educators are finding it difficult to manage everything that continues to come their way. A lot of educators are questioning the reason they got into education. We want our teachers and leaders to return to their passion and love of teaching! Jimmy Casas new book, Recalibrate the Culture is a great work for inspiration to draw educators back to their passion by recalibrating their mindset for positive culture. In this episode, we’ll speak with Jimmy on the various ideas and strategies to recalibrate and how an instructional coach can assist in promoting a positive school culture and assisting educators to manage the everyday challenges that come their way.Follow Jimmy Casas on Twitter!Jimmy Casas WebsiteRecalibrate the Culture: Our Why, Our Work, Our ValuesTop 3 Tips:1. Slow down and just breathe 2. Poor process is a magnet for poor results. Reflect and look at the process3. Reflect on problems and look at the intensity and elevation (mental health)Podcast TeamHosts- Katie  Ritter & Justin ThomasEditing Team- Michael Roush, Justin Thomas Social Media/ Promo Team- Annamarie Rinehart, Lisa Kuhn, Maggie HarrisCreative/Content Team- Justin ThomasProducers- Justin ThomasForward Edge Coaches Camp An event that assists instructional coaches learn new tips and strategies for implementing their rolEDU Coach Network We're former teachers turned instructional coaches. Coaches can change student learning for better Forward Edge Google Educator Bootcamp This Google for Education Bootcamp is for educators to get certified in Google products

We have reached the end of Season 2 and that means this is our 40th episode! To close out the season here around the Thanksgiving break, Katie and I wanted to talk a bit about some of our favorite tips and tricks that have come from the previous episodes over the last two seasons! We’ve had a lot of great topics and fantastic people on, but just in case there was something mentioned before that you may have forgotten about, we want to bring it back into the light so you can use it through the rest of the school year!Top 3 Tips: 1. Have fun with it and be yourself2. Be okay with learning and listening to yourself3. It takes a village, a great team!Podcast TeamHosts- Katie  Ritter & Justin ThomasEditing Team- Michael Roush, Justin Thomas Social Media/ Promo Team- Annamarie Rinehart, Lisa Kuhn, Maggie HarrisCreative/Content Team- Justin ThomasProducers- Justin ThomasForward Edge Google Educator Bootcamp This Google for Education Bootcamp is for educators to get certified in Google productsEDU Coach Network We're former teachers turned instructional coaches. Coaches can change student learning for better Forward Edge Coaches Camp An event that assists instructional coaches learn new tips and strategies for implementing their rol

It can be difficult to find time and creative ways to share new ideas and strategies to your educators. Let us help you revamp and redefine what professional learning looks like in your school. Walk away with ideas on how to provide professional learning in both virtual and nontraditional settings to grow teachers outside of the traditional "sit and get" PD. This session is to assist you in creating new ways to provide PD for your educators!Follow Annamarie on Twitter!Follow Emily on Twitter!Check out the Templates!Top 3 Tips:1. Be mindful of teacher’s time2. Make sure PD is beneficial for all teachers3. Brighten their day, make them laughPodcast TeamHosts- Katie  Ritter & Justin ThomasEditing Team- Michael Roush, Justin Thomas Social Media/ Promo Team- Annamarie Rinehart, Lisa Kuhn, Maggie HarrisCreative/Content Team- Justin ThomasProducers- Justin ThomasEDU Coach Network We're former teachers turned instructional coaches. Coaches can change student learning for better Forward Edge Google Educator Bootcamp This Google for Education Bootcamp is for educators to get certified in Google productsEdge•U Badges Edge•U is an anytime, anywhere professional learning platform made for teachers by teachers!Coach Mentorship Program Year-long mentorship programs to support the ultimate PD provider: instructional coaches! Forward Edge Coaches Camp An event that assists instructional coaches learn new tips and strategies for implementing their rol

There are several ways that a coach, whether a veteran or new to a district, can support teachers. But sometimes, finding those right tricks to getting teachers excited and wanting to work with you can be difficult. Luckily, Adam Juarez and Katherine Goyette have a compilation of great coaching strategies to make you the “Walking Coach.” We’ll explore these strategies with Adam and Katherine today and you’ll leave excited and ready to hit the ground walking to better support your teachers!Follow Adam on Twitter!Follow Katherine on Twitter!Adam's Top 3 Tips:1. Lofty goals2. Be forgetful3. Be unforgettableKatherine's Top 3 Tips:1. Start with teachers that know you2. Leave something for them - I like, I wonder3. Take good notesPodcast TeamHosts- Katie  Ritter & Justin ThomasEditing Team- Michael Roush, Justin Thomas Social Media/ Promo Team- Annamarie Rinehart, Lisa Kuhn, Maggie HarrisCreative/Content Team- Justin ThomasProducers- Justin ThomasEDU Coach Network We're former teachers turned instructional coaches. Coaches can change student learning for better Forward Edge Google Educator Bootcamp This Google for Education Bootcamp is for educators to get certified in Google productsEdge•U Badges Edge•U is an anytime, anywhere professional learning platform made for teachers by teachers!Coach Mentorship Program Year-long mentorship programs to support the ultimate PD provider: instructional coaches!

As coaches, we are asked to plan professional development for our district throughout the school year. One great idea to connect your PD throughout the school year is to create a year long theme that will connect all of the learning you can provide for your teachers. We will take a look at how to plan a theme and structure a year long PD that will be valuable for your school district.Follow Tyler on Twitter!Podcast TeamHosts- Katie  Ritter & Justin ThomasEditing Team- Michael Roush, Justin Thomas Social Media/ Promo Team- Annamarie Rinehart, Lisa Kuhn, Maggie HarrisCreative/Content Team- Justin ThomasProducers- Justin ThomasEdge•U Badges Edge•U is an anytime, anywhere professional learning platform made for teachers by teachers!Coach Mentorship Program Year-long mentorship programs to support the ultimate PD provider: instructional coaches!

We are going to continue designing in this episode by putting a spotlight on the wonderful creative tool of Canva. We will be talking with Tisha Richmond, a learning consultant with Canva, and the always positive and creative Jill DuBois on the amazing ways that Canva can help coaches, teachers, and students throughout the school year!Link to Canva for EducationFollow Tisha on Twitter!Follow Jill on Twitter!Podcast TeamHosts- Katie  Ritter & Justin ThomasEditing Team- Michael Roush, Justin Thomas Social Media/ Promo Team- Annamarie Rinehart, Lisa Kuhn, Maggie HarrisCreative/Content Team- Justin ThomasProducers- Justin ThomasEdge•U Badges Edge•U is an anytime, anywhere professional learning platform made for teachers by teachers!Coach Mentorship Program Year-long mentorship programs to support the ultimate PD provider: instructional coaches!

As a coach in your district, you want to make sure that you are visible and building relationships. However, it is also important to market your offerings for the school teachers, admin, and students! We’ll explore ideas and strategies to use various edtech platforms to assist in creating wonderful graphics and visuals to display everything we can do to assist the school in edtech. We’ll dive in to how we can best market ourselves to work more efficiently with our school!Follow Paige on TwitterFollow Annamarie on TwitterCanva for EducationPodcast TeamHosts- Katie  Ritter & Justin ThomasEditing Team- Michael Roush, Justin Thomas Social Media/ Promo Team- Annamarie Rinehart, Lisa Kuhn, Maggie HarrisCreative/Content Team- Justin ThomasProducers- Justin ThomasCoach Mentorship Program Year-long mentorship programs to support the ultimate PD provider: instructional coaches! Edge•U Badges Edge•U is an anytime, anywhere professional learning platform made for teachers by teachers!

The beginning of the school year can be really hectic. Teachers are meeting their new students, administration is making the final adjustments for a great school year, and students are getting acclimated to their new classes. So how does a coach tackle the opening weeks of the school year? In this episode, we’ll be discussing with two coaches, one who is jumping into a new school district and one who is returning to their school district, to create a coaches checklist on the important tips one should have for the start of school.Follow Maegan on TwitterFollow Tracee on TwitterPodcast TeamHosts- Katie  Ritter & Justin ThomasEditing Team- Michael Roush, Justin Thomas Social Media/ Promo Team- Annamarie Rinehart, Lisa Kuhn, Maggie HarrisCreative/Content Team- Justin ThomasProducers- Justin ThomasEdge•U Badges Edge•U is an anytime, anywhere professional learning platform made for teachers by teachers!Coach Mentorship Program Year-long mentorship programs to support the ultimate PD provider: instructional coaches!

As a coach, you may work alone or on a small team in your district. However, this is the age of globalization! It is easier to connect with people across the nation and world than ever before. But this can seem daunting when you aren’t sure where to start. That is why Forward Edge has created the EDU Coach Network, an expansive platform with resources and communications with other coaches! Learn more about this awesome network and find out how you can join and begin making connections with other coaches!Join the EDU Coach Network!Follow EDU Coach Network on Twitter!Follow Brooke on Twitter!Podcast TeamHosts- Katie  Ritter & Justin ThomasEditing Team- Michael Roush, Justin Thomas Social Media/ Promo Team- Annamarie Rinehart, Lisa Kuhn, Maggie HarrisCreative/Content Team- Justin ThomasProducers- Justin ThomasEdge•U Badges Edge•U is an anytime, anywhere professional learning platform made for teachers by teachers!Coach Mentorship Program Year-long mentorship programs to support the ultimate PD provider: instructional coaches!

As coaches, we work tirelessly to support our teachers and students in the classroom. There are coaches all across the world that provide this support everyday! Today, we take a look at one coach’s journey through multiple countries on multiple continents and learn how coaching is both the same and different throughout the world.Forward Edge Coaches Camp Registration - RRPODCAST for $50 off.Follow  Amy on TwitterPodcast TeamHosts- Katie  Ritter & Justin ThomasEditing Team- Michael Roush Social Media/ Promo Team- Annamarie Rinehart, Lisa Kuhn, Maggie HarrisCreative/Content Team- Brooke Conklin, Emily Cowan, Tracee KeoughProducers- Justin ThomasEdge•U Badges Edge•U is an anytime, anywhere professional learning platform made for teachers by teachers!Coach Mentorship Program Year-long mentorship programs to support the ultimate PD provider: instructional coaches!

Coaching really should be a team sport. Unfortunately, that isn’t always the case…for many coaches, they might be the only one in the building or even district. In this episode, listeners  will hear a first hand account of how one coach was able to kick off a coaching program in her district that will be expanding after just one year with the addition of added coaches in the district! Hear her success and fail forward moments that made up her first year as a coach. Forward Edge Coaches Camp Registration - RRPODCAST for $50 off.Follow Roxi on TwitterPodcast TeamHosts- Katie  Ritter & Justin ThomasEditing Team- Justin Thomas, Michael Roush, Mark GummSocial Media/ Promo Team- Annamarie Rinehart, Lisa Kuhn, Maggie HarrisCreative/Content Team- Brooke Conklin, Emily Cowan, Tracee KeoughProducer- Justin ThomasEdge•U Badges Edge•U is an anytime, anywhere professional learning platform made for teachers by teachers!Coach Mentorship Program Year-long mentorship programs to support the ultimate PD provider: instructional coaches!

On this episode we are joined by Book Creator’s very own, Jon Smith. Listeners of this episode will hear from Technology Integrator turned Book Creator Teacher Success Rep and one of our own coaches on the many creative uses of one of our favorite tools. You’ll be sure to walk away with ideas for your own use and to share with the teachers you work with.Links mentioned in the show:Forward Edge Coaches Camp Registration - RRPODCAST for $50 off.Book CreatorFollow Jon Smith on TwitterFollow Lisa Kuhn on TwitterPodcast TeamHosts- Katie  Ritter & Justin ThomasEditing Team- Michael Roush & Mark GummSocial Media/ Promo Team- Annamarie Rinehart, Lisa Kuhn, Maggie HarrisCreative/Content Team- Brooke Conklin, Emily Cowan, Tracee KeoughProducers- Justin ThomasEdge•U Badges Edge•U is an anytime, anywhere professional learning platform made for teachers by teachers!Coach Mentorship Program Year-long mentorship programs to support the ultimate PD provider: instructional coaches!

Often, we know where we want to end up. We know that we want to lose weight, learn a new language, or pay off our debt. However, as time goes on we find ourselves engaging in the same routines with little progress to that ambitious “someday we’ll get there” goal. The same is true in coaching. Whether it is integrating technology effectively, mastering a new literacy program, or building a culture of innovation- we often start with the best of intentions and slip off the wagon sometime between 2nd & 3rd quarter. This episode explores a few strategic ways that instructional coaches can use targeted goal-setting to crush their personal coaching goals AND the larger goals of the school or district they support. Links mentioned in the show:Forward Edge Coaches Camp Registration - RRPODCAST for $50 off.Follow Tyler Erwin on TwitterFollow Tracee Keough on TwitterPodcast TeamHosts- Katie  Ritter & Justin ThomasEditing Team- Michael Roush & Mark GummSocial Media/ Promo Team- Annamarie Rinehart, Lisa Kuhn, Maggie HarrisCreative/Content Team- Brooke Conklin, Emily Cowan, Tracee KeoughProducers- Justin ThomasEdge•U Badges Edge•U is an anytime, anywhere professional learning platform made for teachers by teachers!Coach Mentorship Program Year-long mentorship programs to support the ultimate PD provider: instructional coaches!

Restart Recharge has previously discussed different ways to create a positive culture on your campus with teachers and administration alike. Today’s episode will reach for the small spaces in our day where we can add a smile, create a positive moment, or impart joy to those around us. From the coach perspective to the teacher role when we engage in these small moments, we are able to help continue the positive culture. Links mentioned in the show:Forward Edge Coaches Camp Registration - RRPODCAST for $50 off.Follow Jill DuBois on TwitterFollow Annamarie on TwitterExplorer.orgHosts- Katie  Ritter & Justin ThomasEditing Team- Michael Roush & Mark GummSocial Media/ Promo Team- Annamarie Rinehart, Lisa Kuhn, Maggie HarrisCreative/Content Team- Brooke Conklin, Emily Cowan, Tracee KeoughProducer- Justin ThomasEdge•U Badges Edge•U is an anytime, anywhere professional learning platform made for teachers by teachers!Coach Mentorship Program Year-long mentorship programs to support the ultimate PD provider: instructional coaches!

Coaches work with a very diverse set of educators. Not only do coaches take into account the experience levels, content areas, and general backgrounds of educators, they might want to start considering an entirely new variable…. Generational differences. Educators make up a pool of very different generational representation- Millennials, Gen X’ers, and Baby Boomers. This episode we're talking with Ben Sondgeroth to explore  how coaches can better understand the needs and values of each generation to build their capacity for effective technology integration.Links mentioned in the show:Forward Edge Coaches Camp Registration - RRPODCAST for $50 off.Follow Ben on TwitterPodcast TeamHosts- Katie  Ritter & Justin ThomasEditing Team- Megan Whitacre, Michael Roush, Mark Gumm,Social Media/ Promo Team- Annamarie Rinehart, Lisa Kuhn, Maggie HarrisCreative/Content Team- Brooke Conklin, Emily Cowan, Tracee KeoughProducers- Tyler Erwin & Katie RitterCoach Mentorship Program Year-long mentorship programs to support the ultimate PD provider: instructional coaches! Edge•U Badges Edge•U is an anytime, anywhere professional learning platform made for teachers by teachers!