Being Present

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Always “On”: Reconsidering Connectivity

Gretchen Taylor

Gretchen Taylor writes about the promise and peril of new tech tools that allow teachers, students, and coaches to always be connected. She shares some questions to help teachers make wise choices about how they will use these tools in classrooms.

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Learning How to Communicate: From Teacher to Coach

Gretchen Taylor

Gretchen Taylor weeds through old teaching files in her early days as a literacy coach and finds a common theme in both roles: the tendency to send overly long emails and notes.

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Getting Organized with Google

Gretchen Taylor

Gretchen Taylor finds Google is indispensable for keeping her literacy coaching work organized. She explains how she uses Google for everything from surveys to collaborating with teachers.