A Two Year Tour?

My question remains at “How does the use of a podcast as a coaching resource for NESS School Liaisons and Instructional Coaches support and develop New Educators in the South Central Superintendent Schools?” This year had a goal of developing a library of teacher podcasts and working with NESS School Liaisons on the value and purpose of podcasts as a coaching tool.

Progress on the Goals:
As of today there are twenty-one posted teacher podcasts on the website. Each podcast is labeled with a specific label and content title (14 Elementary, 6 Secondary, 1 Combined). What I have learned through NESS Liaison interviews and emails is that coaches have focused on the content regardless of the advertised levels. Communication with NESS School Liaisons on podcasts have included: sending CAB email messages with updates on the latest postings, offering to facilitate a group discussion on the use of podcasts, adding a RSS link to the HRD Teacher page, maintaining the alternative HRD Podcast Blog website, updated my iPod with all podcasts for viewing, and sharing the various HRD podcasts resources at individual Principal and Assistant Principal south central area meetings.

Next Steps:
I still plan to offer one to one assistance to NESS School Liaisons on how to access, subscribe and use podcasts as a coaching resource, weekly updates will continue via emails, and podcast resources have been added to the Teacher Development summer events.

My action research data collection plan includes multiple data sources for three areas that I want to learn more about. Since my logic model describes outcomes, this has provided me with the content for most of the surveys and additional data is readily available from the NESS School Liaisons.