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5.2‌‌Professional‌‌Learning‌‌-‌d‌ evelop‌‌and‌‌implement‌‌technology-based‌‌professional‌‌learning‌‌that‌‌aligns‌‌to‌‌ 
state‌‌and‌‌national‌‌professional‌‌learning‌‌standards,‌‌integrates‌‌technology‌‌to‌‌support‌‌face-to-face‌‌and‌‌ 
online‌‌components,‌‌models‌‌principles‌‌of‌‌adult‌‌learning,‌‌and‌‌promotes‌‌best‌‌practices‌‌in‌‌teaching,‌‌ 
learning,‌‌and‌‌assessment.‌  ‌
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Briefly‌‌describe‌‌the‌‌artifact‌‌and‌‌the‌‌context‌‌in‌‌which‌‌it‌‌was‌‌created.‌‌What‌‌was‌‌your‌‌individual‌‌ 
contribution(s)?‌‌   ‌
The‌‌coaching‌‌journal‌‌was‌‌developed‌‌throughout‌‌my‌‌coaching‌‌sessions‌‌with‌‌a‌‌colleague‌‌to‌‌ 

describe‌‌what‌‌I‌‌did‌‌to‌‌prepare‌‌myself‌‌for‌‌coaching‌‌someone‌‌for‌‌the‌‌first‌‌time,‌‌what‌‌we‌‌did‌‌through‌‌ 

each‌‌session,‌‌and‌‌a‌‌reflection‌‌of‌‌my‌‌experience.‌‌I‌‌worked‌‌with‌‌this‌‌colleague‌‌to‌‌identify‌‌the‌‌current‌‌ 

reality‌‌in‌‌his‌‌classroom‌‌using‌‌the‌‌scoring‌‌guide‌‌from‌‌The‌‌Impact‌‌Cycle‌‌by‌‌Jim‌‌Knight.‌‌Then,‌‌I‌‌worked‌‌ 

with‌‌him‌‌to‌‌develop‌‌a‌‌goal‌‌that‌‌he‌‌would‌‌like‌‌to‌‌reach‌‌with‌‌his‌‌students.‌‌Coaching‌‌session‌‌2 ‌‌

happened‌‌after‌‌we‌‌began‌‌working‌‌from‌‌home‌‌during‌‌the‌‌pandemic‌‌so‌‌I‌‌got‌‌to‌‌get‌‌a‌‌different‌‌picture‌‌ 

of‌‌coaching‌‌someone‌‌without‌‌being‌‌face-to-face‌‌with‌‌them.‌‌I‌‌shared‌‌a‌‌screencast‌‌with‌‌him‌‌that‌‌ 

would‌‌allow‌‌him‌‌to‌‌work‌‌through‌‌a‌‌checklist‌‌that‌‌would‌‌help‌‌him‌‌reach‌‌his‌‌goal‌‌of‌‌encouraging‌‌ 

higher‌‌student‌‌engagement.‌‌Since‌‌our‌‌school‌‌system‌‌changed‌‌the‌‌way‌‌we‌‌were‌‌teaching‌‌from‌‌home,‌‌ 

my‌‌colleague‌‌did‌‌not‌‌get‌‌to‌‌implement‌‌the‌‌lesson‌‌he‌‌originally‌‌planned‌‌for‌‌his‌‌students‌‌so‌‌our‌‌final‌‌ 

session‌‌focused‌‌on‌‌tools‌‌that‌‌would‌‌allow‌‌him‌‌to‌‌keep‌‌an‌‌open‌‌line‌‌of‌‌communication‌‌between‌‌him‌‌ 

and‌‌his‌‌students‌‌as‌‌we‌‌transitioned‌‌to‌‌a‌‌new‌‌learning‌‌platform.‌‌Although‌‌this‌‌was‌‌a‌‌new‌‌learning‌‌ 

opportunity‌‌for‌‌me,‌‌I‌‌was‌‌not‌‌prepared‌‌for‌‌the‌‌challenges‌‌I‌‌would‌‌have‌‌to‌‌face‌‌and‌‌overcome‌‌as‌‌a ‌‌

coach‌‌during‌‌a‌‌pandemic.‌‌This‌‌artifact‌‌provides‌‌a‌‌deeper‌‌description‌‌of‌‌my‌‌experience‌‌and‌‌videos‌‌of‌ 

coaching‌‌sessions‌‌I‌‌completed.‌  ‌

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Explain‌‌how‌‌this‌‌artifact‌‌demonstrates‌‌mastery‌‌of‌‌the‌‌standard/element‌‌under‌‌which‌‌it‌‌is‌‌placed.‌‌   ‌
My‌‌coaching‌‌journal‌‌shows‌‌my‌‌ability‌‌to‌d
‌ evelop‌‌and‌‌implement‌‌‌technology-based‌‌ 

professional‌‌learning‌‌through‌‌a‌‌series‌‌of‌‌coaching‌‌sessions‌‌with‌‌a‌‌colleague.‌‌Within‌‌these‌‌ 

coaching‌‌sessions,‌‌we‌‌collaborated‌‌to‌‌recognize‌‌the‌‌current‌‌reality,‌‌set‌‌goals,‌‌and‌‌plan‌‌action‌‌ 

steps‌‌for‌‌teaching‌‌practice‌‌improvement‌‌as‌a‌ ligned‌‌to‌‌state‌‌and‌‌national‌‌professional‌‌learning‌‌ 
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standards‌.‌‌The‌‌coaching‌‌sessions‌i‌ntegrates‌‌technology‌‌‌to‌‌support‌f‌ ace-to-face‌‌‌and‌o
‌ nline‌‌ 

components‌‌because‌‌this‌‌teacher‌‌used‌‌a‌f‌ ace-to-face‌a‌ ctivity‌‌called‌‌sink‌‌or‌‌swim‌‌to‌‌review‌‌ 

content‌‌with‌‌his‌‌students.‌‌The‌‌goal‌‌we‌‌set‌‌during‌‌the‌‌first‌‌session‌‌was‌‌to‌‌create‌‌a‌‌learning‌‌ 

environment‌‌with‌‌stronger,‌‌more‌‌consistent‌‌student‌‌engagement.‌‌To‌‌do‌‌so,‌‌we‌‌incorporated‌‌the‌‌ 

use‌‌of‌‌Nearpod,‌‌an‌o
‌ nline‌‌‌component‌‌to‌‌enhance‌‌learning.‌‌These‌‌coaching‌‌sessions‌m
‌ odel‌‌ 

principles‌‌of‌‌adult‌‌learning‌‌‌because‌‌I‌‌worked‌‌with‌‌the‌‌teacher‌‌to‌‌enhance‌‌his‌‌teaching‌‌practice‌‌ 

and‌‌provide‌‌sessions‌‌that‌‌encouraged‌‌him‌‌to‌‌set‌‌goals‌‌and‌‌action‌‌steps‌‌toward‌‌reaching‌‌them.‌‌ 

The‌‌professional‌‌learning‌p
‌ romoted‌‌best‌‌practices‌‌in‌‌teaching,‌‌learning,‌‌and‌‌assessment‌‌‌because‌‌ 

I‌‌coached‌‌my‌‌colleague‌‌to‌‌implement‌‌lessons‌‌and‌‌activities‌‌that‌‌promote‌‌stronger‌‌engagement,‌‌ 

provided‌‌the‌‌opportunity‌‌for‌‌more‌‌differentiation,‌‌and‌‌assessed‌‌student‌‌learning‌‌in‌‌a‌‌variety‌‌of‌‌ 

ways.‌  ‌

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What‌‌did‌‌you‌‌learn‌‌from‌‌completing‌‌this‌‌artifact?‌‌What‌‌would‌‌you‌‌do‌‌differently‌‌to‌‌improve‌‌the‌‌ 
quality‌‌of‌‌the‌‌artifact‌‌or‌‌the‌‌process‌‌involved‌‌in‌‌creating‌‌the‌‌artifact?‌‌(Not‌‌changing‌‌anything‌‌is‌n
‌ ot‌‌ 
an‌‌acceptable‌‌response.)‌  ‌
Completing‌‌this‌‌artifact‌‌gave‌‌me‌‌the‌‌opportunity‌‌to‌‌learn‌‌how‌‌to‌‌be‌‌an‌‌effective‌‌ 

instructional‌‌technology‌‌coach‌‌and‌‌provide‌‌teachers‌‌with‌‌appropriate‌‌tools‌‌and‌‌resources‌‌to‌‌ 

enhance‌‌their‌‌teaching‌‌practice.‌‌To‌‌improve‌‌the‌‌process‌‌involved‌‌in‌‌creating‌‌the‌‌artifact,‌‌I‌‌would‌‌ 

have‌‌provided‌‌my‌‌colleague‌‌with‌‌a‌‌follow-up‌‌to‌‌our‌‌original‌‌meeting‌‌although‌‌we‌‌were‌‌ 

interrupted‌‌by‌‌working‌‌from‌‌home‌‌during‌‌the‌‌pandemic.‌‌Since‌‌we‌‌had‌‌to‌‌take‌‌our‌‌teaching‌‌in‌‌a ‌‌

different‌‌direction,‌‌I‌‌provided‌‌a‌‌follow‌‌up‌‌session‌‌with‌‌a‌‌screencast‌‌of‌‌using‌‌Nearpod.‌‌This‌‌was‌‌ 

not‌‌our‌‌original‌‌plan‌‌in‌‌developing‌‌higher‌‌engagement,‌‌so‌‌in‌‌the‌‌future,‌‌I‌‌would‌‌have‌‌provided‌‌ 

him‌‌with‌‌a‌‌session‌‌that‌‌helped‌‌him‌‌learn‌‌to‌‌improve‌‌the‌‌sink‌‌or‌‌swim‌‌activity‌‌we‌‌reviewed‌‌in‌‌our‌‌ 

first‌‌session‌‌in‌‌addition‌‌to‌‌the‌‌Nearpod‌‌resource.‌  ‌

How‌‌did‌‌the‌‌work‌‌that‌‌went‌‌into‌‌creating‌‌this‌‌artifact‌‌impact‌‌school‌‌improvement,‌‌faculty‌‌ 
development,‌‌or‌‌student‌‌learning?‌‌How‌‌can‌‌this‌‌impact‌‌be‌‌assessed?‌  ‌
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The‌‌work‌‌that‌‌went‌‌into‌‌creating‌‌this‌‌artifact‌‌impacted‌‌faculty‌‌development‌‌because‌‌I ‌‌

was‌‌able‌‌to‌‌work‌‌one-on-one‌‌with‌‌a‌‌teacher‌‌to‌‌help‌‌him‌‌improve‌‌his‌‌teaching‌‌practice‌‌and‌‌ 

achieve‌‌higher‌‌student‌‌engagement.‌‌A‌‌bonus‌‌impact‌‌we‌‌were‌‌able‌‌to‌‌see‌‌was‌‌that‌‌my‌‌colleague‌‌ 

was‌‌able‌‌to‌‌keep‌‌his‌‌students‌‌engaged‌‌through‌‌the‌‌use‌‌of‌‌Nearpod‌‌even‌‌when‌‌we‌‌began‌‌ 

learning‌‌from‌‌home‌‌during‌‌the‌‌pandemic.‌‌The‌‌goals‌‌set‌‌and‌‌actions‌‌that‌‌took‌‌place‌‌to‌‌ 

incorporate‌‌this‌‌new‌‌learning‌‌resource‌‌also‌‌impacted‌‌student‌‌learning‌‌by‌‌providing‌‌them‌‌with‌‌ 

better‌‌access‌‌to‌‌content‌‌while‌‌learning‌‌from‌‌home.‌  ‌

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