Virtual Coaching for Inquiry-Based Projects

Coaching allows for an ongoing professional relationship while making learning personal, comfortable, and relevant.

Sample projects teachers created with coaching support:

Time Travel in the United States
An online game where students travel back in time to learn about U.S. History. Students work individually, in pairs, or in groups to help “Professor Zeno” collect information about key events, people, concepts, and ideas during the 1800-1850 time period.

Around the Ancient World in 180 Days
A rich web site that helps students learn about the geography of ancient world cultures. Students engage in simple web searching activities to inquiry-driven WebQuests.

Islam Trading Game
Online-trading game where students take on roles of caravan traders. Students “travel” to nine cities from Baghdad to Timbuktu researching information on early Islam and completing activities along the way.

Egypt Project
To launch the study of Ancient Egypt, students examine physiological features of the area to help determine where the best site is for Egypt's first settlement. Students present and defend their findings to the class.

Civilization Film Contest
Students are presented with the challenge creating a slide show and writing the best story idea about an ancient civilization while discovering why some civilizations have come to an end.

EthnoVideography
This teacher uses digital video in and outside of the classroom to empower her students to take charge of their own learning. Students learn how to plan, write, video, edit, and act out their creations based on various topics.

African Masks
A site created in collaboration with other 7th grade teachers to help students research African masks and African ethnic groups. A step-by-step guide on how to construct an African Mask using paper mache is included.

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Online Tools and Resources

My eCoach Online
An online collaboration tool for teachers to create and publish inquiry-based projects that align to standards and develop student higher-order thinking skills. Teachers are part of a team supported by coaches (teacher mentors or teacher education faculty) who use My Project to communicate, offer feedback, and co-develop projects that include WebQuests, collaborative activities, and content websites. Templates, handouts, web resources, quiz builder, rubric maker and much more included.

Curriculum Resources for 6th - 8th Grades
A growing collection of curriculum content sites and projects also includes interactive sites and resources aligned to standards. This site is created to support requests made by My eCoach clients. Resources included on this site will eventually be in a database searchable by standard, resource, theme, topic, etc. We welcome any contributions to add to our collection. Email info@my-ecoach.com

Additional Resources

Research
Background research that supports on-going professional development and on-line and face to face coaching.

Scope and Sequence
A generic scope and sequence for Pre-K-12 grades aligned to ISTE Standards and Performance Indicators for students.

Online Needs Assessment
An assessment tool to identify technology and integration comfortability level.

Guides
Time-saving support materials to help teachers learn and use a variety of technology applications and programs. Districts are purchasing duplication rights for all of their teachers and students for a very low per teacher price.