Five Star is a Google Recommended Coaching Partner because we are a professional development organization that has demonstrated coaching expertise and mastery of the curriculum. We provide optional, paid services to educators who are aspiring to become Certified Coaches. These services focus on providing mentorship to coaches and their administrators, as well as, frameworks to help ensure coaching is aligned with school goals and tools to help measure impact.
Become a part of a distinguished group of coaches as a Google Certified Coach!
The Google for Education Certified Coach Program empowers instructional coaches to drive impactful technology use in schools.
Coach cohort participants will be selected to join a mentorship model of support and learning throughout a school year application cycle. Each eligible coach who is pursuing the Google Coach Certification will:
● Participate in a kick-off event, becoming a member of a coach PLN
● Receive 10+ hours of individual support to develop their school coaching programs from expert, experienced certified coaches
● Gain access to a private group connection with regular meetups for sharing
● Work through Google’s online coach curriculum and application process to prepare for certification
Make sure to sign up by August 1 for the Fall 2020 Cohorts!
For more information, or to become a Google Certified Coach, click here.
identify challenges to meaningful technology integration and work to develop
coaching support systems with impactful solutions. Quarterly meetings with
administrators and coaches will keep the district coaching program on the
right track as they collaborate together.
Learning Plan that identifies priority focus areas for professional development.
The ILP will suggest a scaffolded sequence of implementation. Three
collaborative consultation sessions will be used to gather data, set goals, and
measure goals. Coaching dashboards are suggested, but not required.
Onsite Coaching
Our coaches can work full or part-time with your staff to provide individual, small group, and whole-group learning experiences. As problems, questions, or opportunities present themselves in your classrooms, teachers will have access to this coach for lesson planning, co-teaching, modeling, and reflection.
Full-time coaches are available, onsite 5 days a week to provide integration support
Part-time coaches provide personalized instruction for a portion of the month.
Our virtual coaching option allows educators access to our experts on an as-needed basis
Educators at New Albany-Floyd County Schools discuss their onsite coaching experience with Five Star.
Provide Teachers with an Additional Level of Support
We work with staff to create awesome learning opportunities for our students. Coaches provide unique staff development opportunities in a variety of formats and structures including but not limited to: 1:1 coaching, team meetings, coaching cohorts, or virtual conversations.
Every school district is different and has different technology needs. There is no one-size-fits all solution. We’d love to chat about who we are and how we can help. Schedule an appointment with our Account Executive, Tyler Jones, to discuss your needs more in depth. You can also reach Tyler at the phone number and email below. Start your technology journey today!
“What I love about working for Five Star is the amount of tools and solutions that we have at our disposal. We are able to do so many different things, and that allows us to take a consultative and individual approach to each one of our clients. Our focus is on what is best for you and your school.”