This playground is designed to support instructional coaches with up-to-date practices and strategies that cover a variety of topics that coaches need. The playground will feature members of the coaching community and their strategies, tips, and professional development ideas to better support teachers with technology integration.

Coaching roles are expanding nationwide, and most states still lack official credentials. This session explores how organizations like Forward Edge and VSTE are partnering to build meaningful, standards-aligned certification programs. Learn how these efforts support professional growth, system-wide alignment, and stronger outcomes for coaches, schools, and students.