Interactive Teacher Support System
Imagine putting your academic coaches and best staff development leaders in every classroom.
Whenever your classroom teachers need help, in real-time they can visit with your specialists.
Now that’s job-embedded!
Let’s say a teacher is in the classroom and has a question for the literacy coach. She can simply go to the district’s web site, online PLC or other dedicated site and check to see if the literacy coach is available to help. She clicks on the literacy department icon to request assistance.
Meanwhile your literacy coach receives a notification on her computer that one of your teachers needs help. Plus, your coaches can also provide Interactive support using their smart phones, laptops or tablet devices.
The teacher and expert connect online and get the teacher’s questions answered DURING CLASS (even though the literacy coach may be in another building, city or even at a conference!).
It’s this easy:
- Click on the Literacy Coach light.
- Begin an online chat conversation that addresses teachers’ professional development needs.
The teacher can apply the answer and resources provided by the coach in her classroom immediately as this all happens instantly, quietly and without disturbing students’ work in the classroom.
In addition to answering your teacher’s question, your coaches can provide links to targeted resources including web site pages, district documents and other media to better meet both the substance of the teacher’s question and their learning styles.
And getting started is easy too! Professional Learning Board:
- Installs the PLB Interactive Teacher Support System™ on your district’s server or ours,
- Customizes the PLB Interactive Teacher Support System™ for your district’s departments,
- Works with your district’s IT department to integrate the ITSS™ in your PLC or intranet,
- Sets up your lead teachers, coaches, specialists, PD staff and anyone you wish to be a resource for your teachers and
- Teaches them how to use the system.
The PLB Interactive Teacher Support System™ delivers
REAL-TIME, RELEVANT, and JOB-EMBEDDED professional development
WHEN, WHERE and HOW your teachers need it!
Click here to contact us about an Interactive Teacher Support System™ for your school.
