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How might we use design thinking to best support our teachers?

How might we share best practices with teachers to enhance core instruction?

How might we follow up with teachers to ensure these best practices are being used in the classroom?

How might we measure success in terms of improved student results?

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How might we empower both teachers and students to build confidence in using generative AI while ensuring they understand its ethical implications and responsible boundaries?

How might we create meaningful learning opportunities that encourage teachers and students to use generative AI not just as a shortcut, but as a tool for deeper creativity, problem-solving, and collaboration?

How might we design accessible frameworks, lessons, and guidelines that help schools integrate generative AI into classrooms in ways that balance innovation with digital citizenship and academic integrity?

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How might we design professional learning that grows teacher capacity in ways that most benefit students?

How might we balance teacher wants with observed instructional needs in our PD planning?

How might we make sure teacher self-ratings are consistent with student perspectives?

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For this project, all of the standards align to what we want to do.

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4.1 Change Agent – create a shared vision, facilitate equitable use of digital tools, and accelerate transformation

4.3 Collaborator – build trusting relationships and co-plan effective technology use with educators

4.4 Learning Designer – co-design authentic, active learning experiences and prototypes

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Our project aligns with all of the ISTE coaching standards. Throughout our project we will be promoting a shared vision, collaborating with teachers, designing learning experiences, providing PL, and advocating for good citizenship all while working through the lens of data driven decisions.

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All of these align to our PoP because it affects teachers and students directly, and these standards support what we're trying to achieve with our PoP. 4.1 & 4.7 would be the most focused on for my team's PoP

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4.1d - Change Agent

4.5 - Professional Learning Facilitator

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Change Agent, Collaborator, Learning Designer, Professional Learning Facilitator, Data Driven Decision Maker.

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4.3 Collaborator

4.4 Learning Designer

4.5 Professional Learning Facilitator

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Alignment to the ISTE Coaching Standards:

4.1 Change Agent

4.3 Collaborator

4.6 Data-Driven Decision Maker

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4.1d - Change Agent (Recognize High Impact Teaching)

4.5 - Professional Learning Facilitator

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I'm versatile and can adapt depending on the situation. Thanks, Ashley, for helping me figure this out!

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I have a welcoming spirit and like to build morale. I like people to feel seen, heard and valued.

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Trailblazer’s Compass: see connections and design meaningful learning experiences.

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My talent is organizational skills. I would have a notebook with ideas and a spreadsheet that would work offline if necessary.

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Organizing meals and activities.

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My talent is that I am easy-going. I am not picky and enjoy many things. Just being in good company is good for me.

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My excessive enthusiasm. I'm constantly excited and encouraging not matter the issue or challenges we face.

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I would be a good listener who could relate to what other travelers are going through

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I can solve all the puzzles. If we got lost or needed to come up with a solution to a problem I can do it. I was also put on my school's safety team one year for the sole purpose of if we had to evacuate to a field I could probably get a computer to run 😂

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I bring the joy (like a court jester).

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“How might we make math learning connect from grade to grade so students feel confident and successful?”

“How might we hear students’ voices to close math gaps and keep learning on track across grades?”

“How might we build math learning that grows smoothly each year and helps students feel ready for what’s next?”

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My talent would be willing to listen and learn from everyone. My background in educational technology and my experience. My GO GETTER ATTITUDE! And of course...my music to match anything that we have.

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Checking in on everyone

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Putting out/discovering fires

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North Carolina Tech Trek Coaching Guide

Guides Tech Trek coaches to reflect on ISTE Coaching Standards before creating one-pagers to communicate their team's plan through a coach's lens.

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ChatGPT - North Carolina Tech Trek Coaching Guide

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Guides Tech Trek coaches to reflect on ISTE Coaching Standards before creating one-pagers to communicate their team's plan through a coach's lens.

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Journey Mapping in Design Thinking: Best Practices & Tools

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Uncover journey mapping’s role in design thinking, with best practices, tools, and strategies to create user-centric solutions.

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7 Types of Questions to Build Empathy for Design Thinking

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A key step of design thinking, empathy provides a profound understanding of users and their needs. Learn the questions you should ask to build empathy and design better solutions.

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The Center for Educational Effectiveness

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Begin with empathy, and you will accelerate the effectiveness and efficiency of your efforts. Today’s blog provides a rationale and examples of how empathy leads to lasting and powerful learning experiences fostered by innovation.

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Design Thinking in Education: Empathy, Challenge, Discovery, and Sharing

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As a model for reframing methods and outcomes, design thinking reconnects educators to their creativity and aspirations for helping students develop as deep thinkers and doers.

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This discussion technique gives students the opportunity to respond to questions and/or discuss information with a variety of peers in a structured manner. Students form two concentric circles and exchange information with a partner until the teacher signals the outer circle to move in one direction, giving each student a new peer to talk to.

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The ISTE Coaching Standards help define the role of the edtech coach and guide coaches in ensuring that learning with technology is high impact and equitable.

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Tech Trek Collective and the ISTE Coaching Standards

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Tech Trek Collective - Coaching_Sept2025

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Tech Trek Coaching Basecamp: Building your Coaching Kit September 2025 https://go.ncdpi.gov/TrekCoachSept25

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React to your experience using a GPT to guide your coaching actions.

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Share you "How might we..." question.

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Indicate which of the ISTE Coaching Standards best align to your team's PoP

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If you were going with a group on a "trek", what is your talent that would be your contribution to the group?