Summary: <br> In this episode of “<a href="https://www.teachercast.net/episodes/ask-the-tech-coach/">Ask the Tech Coach</a>,” we welcome Kerry Gallagher, Sean Hackbarth, and Michael Krauszer on the program to discuss the many things that happen in the first month of being a Tech Coach. For so many of us, the first month is filled with excitement but also misery when things don't go so well. What is important is that we all learn how to get our first few staff encounters to be positive ones so that we have a fantastic program that is built on relationships and not just on tech.<br> Next week on the show, we will be doing a Tech Coach Q/A and would love to have your questions be apart of the group. If you have any questions you would like to ask about Tech Coaching, please email us at <a href="mailto:feedback@teachercast.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">feedback@teachercast.net.</a><br> In this episode, we discuss:<br> <br> <br> <br> Tech Coach … or Classroom Coach that features Tech?<br> <br> Tech Coach vs Digital Learning Specialist<br> Role of an educator coach vs. Role of a technician<br> <br> <br> What should the first month of Tech Coaching look like?<br> <a href="https://www.teachercast.net/tech-coach-staff-introductions/">The Tech Coach Introduction to Staff Members</a><br> <br> Role of admin in building the role and expectations<br> Don’t overload staff members with lengthy presentation on first meeting<br> <br> <br> The Tech Coach Website<br> <br> <a href="https://sites.google.com/calvarychristianschool.net/lionsden/home">Mike’s Tech Coach Website</a><br> <br> <br> Communicating with Staff Members both in large and small groups<br> <br> Working with the Go-Getters<br> Breaking through to those not interested<br> <br> <br> Creating PD for teachers of all shapes and sizes … that works<br> <br> Breaking an hour down into 20 min chunks that address each of the grade levels<br> Think about Instructional Design<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> * <a href="http://www.askthetechcoach.com">On the Next Episode</a><br> <br> <br> Tech Coach Q/A<br> Send in your questions: <a href="mailto:feedback@teachercast.net">feedback@teachercast.net</a><br> <br> <br> <br> Ask The Tech Coach Mastermind<br> <a href="http://teachercast.net/askthetechcoachmastermind">Sign Up Today</a> to get on the list and be notified when it launches!<br> <br> Membership in an exclusive team of Tech Coaches<br> Peer to Peer Mentoring<br> 2 Monthly Video Collaboration Meetings<br> Mastermind Exclusive FREE Lesson Plans to share with your teachers<br> Mastermind Exclusive FREE Templates to share with your teachers<br> A Positive and Friendly learning environment to help you grow your program<br> Access to our Private Ask the Tech Coach Facebook Group<br> *Bonus: Exclusive <a href="https://www.teachercast.net/askthetechcoach" title="Ask the Tech Coach on iTunes" class="pretty-link-keyword">Ask the Tech Coach Podcast</a> Episodes<br> *Bonus: Exclusive Tech Coach Blog Posts<br> <br> Download Our FREE Google Drawing Self-Assessment!<br> <br> Follow our Podcast<br> <br> The TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting Network | <a href="http://www.twitter.com/teachercast">@TeacherCast</a><br> <a href="https://www.teachercast.net/askthetechcoach" title="Ask the Tech Coach on iTunes" class="pretty-link-keyword">Ask the Tech Coach Podcast</a> | <a href="http://www.twitter.com/askthetechcoach">@AsktheTechCoach</a><br> <br> Follow our Hosts<br> <br> Jeff Bradbury | <a href="http://www.twitter.com/jeffbradbury">@JeffBradbury</a><br> <br> About our Guests<br> Kerry Gallagher<br> Kerry Gallagher is the Assistant Principal for Teaching and Learning at St. John’s Prep in Danvers, Massachusetts. She’s also the Director of K-12 Education for ConnectSafely.org – internet safety non-profit in Palo Alto,
