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Item Instructional Coaching Holds Promise as a Method to Improve Instruction with Technology(Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education (SITE), 2020-04) Bakhshaei, Mahsa; Hardy, Angela; Ravitz, Jason; Seylar, JohnInstructional coaching is an evidence-based form of professional development to support teacher growth. Few empirical studies examine conditions that define its effectiveness in improving teachers’ ability to use technology to support student engagement and learning. Using evidence from two pilot years of an instructional technology coaching program in 108 schools nationwide, our study examines and explores the attributes that teachers, principals, and coaches report contribute to the effectiveness of coaching for improving teacher use of technology in their practice.Item Prevalence of Coaching and Approaches to Supporting Coaching in Education(Digital Promise, 2020-01) Van Ostrand, Kasey; Seylar, John; Luke, ChristinaDigital Promise and Learning Forward partnered to design a national survey exploring the prevalence of and existing support for instructional coaching across the U.S. This report discusses the findings of the survey and offers recommendations for improvement.Item Scaling Up Classroom Coaching for Impactful Technology Use(Digital Promise, 2019-09-04) Bakhshaei, Mahsa; Hardy, Angela; Ravitz, Jason; Seylar, JohnResearch findings from the second year of the Dynamic Learning Project suggest that technology coaching leads to an increase in impactful use of technology in the classroom. In the 2018-19 school year, we worked with coaches in 100 schools across seven states, doubling in size from the pilot year. Our data shows that teachers who received coaching as part of the Dynamic Learning Project reported greater skills in leveraging technology in their teaching, which resulted in increased student engagement and learning.Item The Valuable Role of Edtech Coaches during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A National Survey(Digital Promise, 2020-08) Bakhshaei, Mahsa; Seylar, John; Ruiz, Pati; Vang, Mai ChouThis report presents findings from a survey of edtech coaches on how their role changed when schools closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and provides district and school leaders with insights on the value of edtech coaches in moving instruction online in effective ways.