"My eCoach has so much to offer. There is
always something new to discover and I know I have only begun to skim
the surface of available resources!"
~ Elizabeth Austin
Princpal
San Diego Unified - San Diego, CA
"My eCoach has been the best tool I have
used. My eCoach is a user-friendly, time saving, and a universal website.
My eCoach does it all!"
~Donna Blanton
Teacher
Pinellas Park Elementary - Pinellas Park, FL
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Greetings!
Welcome to our Back to School issue! Summer is just about over and many of you have started school where others are getting ready for a busy new school year (except for our down-under members who are finishing their Winter months). To help you save time and energy, check out our new easy-to-use team tools, our Class and free teams that are just forming, new tips and tools, and cool updates.
Enjoy your last weeks of Summer and Happy Fall!
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New Look, Feel & Info on Member Pages
Inside pages now offer new look & great information
 Do you know everything about My eCoach? Along with new icons and setting selections, My eCoach now has all of our helpful ABOUT information accessible to members. Once members login, simply choose from the new navigation bar along the top to learn about and share all of the wonderful features, tools, resources, and services of My eCoach. more... |
Team Spotlights
Great examples of teams for this school year
 New eCoaches and eTeachers have set up some fantastic teams for the upcoming
school year. Class teams include up to 40 of their students and are
a great way for the class to work together, share, receive information,
schedule events, and communicate. A few of the teams:
- Village of Excellence Academy, Charter School in Tampa, FL
- Travel & Tourism Academy at Oak Grove High, San Jose, CA
- Russ Knopp's eKids team & his sixth grade class, Waitsburg, WA
- San Diego COE, AB430 training in multiple teams with hundreds of new principals
As part of each newsletter, we will be sharing new communities and teams including new class teams, BTSA programs, free teams from Certificated eCoaches, online courses and coaching programs.
If you are ready to sign up your organization, contact us. To get your class signed up, visit Class Teams in the My eCoach store or read more...
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Team for New Teachers Launches
Accomplished Teaching and Collaborative Leadership Community
Over 200 teachers, (including many K-12 science teachers), will soon be part of the newly-formed Accomplished Teaching and Collaborative Leadership Community, a team within My eCoach for National Board Certified Candidates and Support Providers. National
University created this online learning community so candidates will have the tools, resources,
people and support materials available to them, anywhere at
anytime. If you are interested in registering with National University to join this team, contact Ronarae Adams at radams@nu.edu.
My eCoach members will be able to see the wonderful projects and lessons created by these team members in the eLibrary. To learn more, please visit
The Accomplished Teaching and Collaborative Leadership Community website.
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My eCoach Integral Part of National Grant
National Professional Development for Teachers of ELL
The National Professional Development Grant was developed through San
Francisco State University (SFSU) aimed towards professional
development and implementation of instruction for English Language
Learners. My eCoach will be the web-based component to help implement
this program so curriculum, program information, and communication can
be done virtually. SFSU faculty and students will be working with
teachers from San Francisco USD, Palo Alto USD, Santa Clara COE,
University of San Francisco, University of Santa Clara, and San Jose
State University. My eCoach members will soon be seeing many English
language projects and lesson plans within the eLibary as a result.
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Homeschool Team Grows
Free team for members gathers momentum
 Only a month old, the Homeschool
team and resource list is growing. This free team is for any My eCoach member involved in homeschooling. It is a
place to communicate, collaborate, share ideas, projects and resources. To
join, log in and go to My Community> Teams to Join or click here.
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Team Tool Video Tutorial
We
just launched our new team tools, making team management and navigation so much simpler for the both the team member and team manager. Click here to watch a short video on how this team tool can work for you!
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Tip: Social Networking Tools
Monthly Tips and Tricks
You've heard of Twitter. Even Oprah and Obama are tweeting. Why not you? Before you jump into projects that get everyone tweeting and writing on Facebook walls, consider these steps first:
- Define your purpose for setting up this account. Is it to blog? to share photos? to market yourself?
- Decide which tool is best for your purpose (i.e. job prospecting may fit better with LinkedIn than Facebook)
- Create and implement an action plan using your main tool and keep it fresh with regular posts and updates.
- Be innovative by looking for new ways to collaborate that may be overlooked.
There are so many tools that it can save you time if you make sure your purpose matches the correct tool before you start.
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Coming Soon... Lounges
A place for teams to collaborate and communicate
 Teams will soon be able to co-author, share, communicate and collaborate with other teams in a new feature in My eCoach: Lounges!
For instance, this would allow an elementary class in North Dakota to compare data with a class in Hawaii on the different effects of climate change. Teams will also be able to use the lounge to work on lesson plans together, co-author projects, and optimize their communication between one or more teams. Stay tuned!!!
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My eCoach is both a customized service and an
online community that can help you become better at whatever you do. We
carefully guide individuals and organizations towards realizing
specific goals and shared visions. If you have any questions about how My eCoach can provide you with coaching, publishing tools and free
resources, please contact us today or visit us online at http://my-ecoach.com.
Sincerely,
Barbara Bray
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Barbara Bray
President/CEO
My eCoach
800.633.2248
ecoach@my-ecoach.com
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