"My eCoach has changed the way I teach, manage my classroom, parents and students. Parents can check their child's homework and know what their child learned in my class on a particular day. Students can download homework or worksheets they missed while absent. I put many helpful hints and valuable information for all my shareholders. I'm in the process of turning my classes into a paperless system. Everything I need is available to me here on My eCoach."
George Fatolitis,
Science Middle School Teacher
Pinellas County Schools, FL
"My eCoach is an amazing resource. There are many features which are extremely beneficial to a site leader. I feel more empowered to develop resources for my staff." Christina Calabrese, Principal, Valley Center Primary,
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Greetings!
School is coming to a close in the US and other parts of the Northern Hemisphere. That doesn't mean learning has to stop. In fact, we are learning so much from people around the world who are sharing that teaching and learning is changing. We always knew learning had to start with the learner and that learners would self-organize their learning that we trademarked "Making Learning Personal" long ago. Check out some new resources, projects, and tips to start personalizing learning.
The sun is shining here in California! Wishing you blooming flowers and pleasant weather in your part of the world! Enjoy!
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Featured Projects
 Our featured projects also appear on the outside of My eCoach in the lower right box. Here are a few of the projects that we recently featured: Photoshop: Basic Composites Alice Young Butterflies are Amazing Creatures Jamiee Schwan Learning to Blog and Blogging to Learn Joseph Trinh Interactive Lessons: Reading Groups, Read Aloud, etc. Celeste Roche Read, Write and "Spit" Poetry with Me Cynthia Adebanji We are finding more creative and innovative projects each day. These are just a few projects from very talented members we have featured. |
eLibrary Spotlights
Here's a few resources we have spotlighted that we wanted to share with you. These go straight to their websites. You can find more than a link to the website or resource after you login to My eCoach. We add vocabulary words, keywords, curriculum areas, grade levels, essential and discussion questions, extension activities, and many match to Common Core standards.
There are thousands of great websites and apps in our eLibrary. These are only just a few. Do you know of a great resource you would like to share? Go ahead and submit it to our eLibrary. Thanks! |
Educational News, Grants and Contests
Noteworthy updates from the educational community
Articles and ResourcesGrants & Funding Opportunities Free Resources Do you have some news or grant information to share? Please send it to us at staff@my-ecoach.com for possible inclusion in our next newsletter. |
Case Studies
Multiples organizations set up teams in My eCoach. Problems were identified and the teams with their own eCoaches solved those problems.
The buzz is out about My eCoach. Look for more case studies soon. |
| Personalizing Learning
Barbara has partnered with Kathleen McClaskey (Ed Tech Associates) to research and write about personalizing learning. A few of the posts:
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7 Questions to ask about BYOD Program
Think about your school and trying to set up a 1:1 program. Look at your students. Look at your staff. Consider how you are currently maintaining and managing your technology. All or most of your teachers and students have smartphones or some type of mobile device. Before your school decides to implement BYOD, ask your teachers, students, and parents these questions: - Is your school looking to cut costs?
- Do you have tech-savvy teachers who are creative and are more the "guide on the side" type of people?
- How many of your teachers and students own a mobile device?
- What types of projects or lessons are teachers doing that includes technology?
- What does professional development look like when everyone is using different mobile devices?
- What is the different role of the teacher in a BYOD school?
- So what does the BYOD classroom look like?
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My eCoach is an online learning community built on a coaching platform complete with collaboration, communication, curriculum, resources, and publishing tools all in one place. We never sell your information to third parties or allow advertising. We want you to feel safe and secure online and always know that your projects and resources will always be there for you. The Internet is changing and can be everyone's learning space. Sometimes you need a safe place to take risks with a learning guide or coach on the side. Thanks to so many of you for telling a friend about My eCoach, submitting testimonials, and forwarding this newsletter to others. For questions or more information about how we can customize our services to meet the needs of your organization, contact us today. All our best to you,
Barbara Bray
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Barbara Bray, Creative Learning Strategist
President, My eCoach
barbara.bray@gmail.com
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