Helping Your Teachers Learn how to SMILE – with Laurie Guyon
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Welcome to "Ask the Tech Coach," a podcast for Instructional Coaches and Digital Learning Leaders. In this episode of “Ask the Tech Coach,” Jeff welcomes Instructional Coach, Podcaster, Speaker, and Author Laurie Guyon on the podcast to discuss the use of AI in the Classroom, the importance of building positive relationships with others in the profession, and her new book SMILE Learning. If you would like to be a part of future podcasts and share your thoughts, please contact the podcast. We would love to have you join the show.
Weekly Topic
- We can go through the SMILE acronym
- How can coaches support coaches as coaching positions are downsizing?
- Favorite Artificial Intelligence Tools for Teachers
- We can talk about how these are impacting our classrooms and how we can leverage these skills for student achievement
SMILE Learning
- Amazon Link: https://amzn.to/4aqXomn
About our Guest: Laurie Guyon
Laurie Guyon is the Lead Coordinator for Instructional Technology Programs at WSWHE BOCES in Saratoga Springs, New York. She is the Capital Region Director and a trainer forThe New York State Association for Computers and Technologies in Education (NYSCATE). Laurie is also an adjunct professor for SUNY Plattsburgh, where she teaches Digital Age Learning in the CAS SBL program. She is the author of SMILE Learning: Leveraging the Power of Educational Technology. Laurie also co-hosts a Podcast called SMILE Factor. Laurie was namedthe 2023 Leader in Digital Education Award by the School Administrators Association of New York State (SAANYS) and one of the 20 To Watch recipients with ISTE (International Society of Technology in Education).Laurie won the ‘Best Overall Implementation of Technology’ award from Tech and Learning and the Global Impactor Award from the Digital Citizenship Institute.Links of Interest
- Website: http://smilelearningedu.com/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/SMILELearning
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/guyonsmile/
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