Special education teachers in rural settings face unique challenges related to providing transition services to secondary students with intellectual and other developmental disabilities (IDD). Geographically isolated school districts tend to have limited collaborative partnership opportunities and access to quality professional development to offer teachers and paraeducators, including classroom-based coaching. Fortunately, advances in technology have shown eCoaching with Bug-in-Ear (BIE) technology to be a viable method for providing performance feedback (PF) to both teachers and paraeducators in real time without requiring the physical presence of the eCoach. This article examines literature specific to applying eCoaching procedures when teaching transition-age youth with IDD. Correspondingly, three related practice recommendations for using BIE in rural settings are offered. Our recommendations support practical application of eCoaching with BIE technology in rural settings for the purpose of improving transition-focused instruction and optimal student outcomes in secondary students with IDD.

农村地区的特殊教育教师面临着与为有智力和其他发育障碍 (IDD) 的中学生提供过渡服务相关的独特挑战。地理上孤立的学区往往只有有限的合作伙伴机会和获得高质量专业发展的机会，以提供教师和辅助教育者，包括课堂辅导。幸运的是，技术的进步已经表明使用耳塞 (BIE) 技术的电子教练是一种可行的方法，可以实时向教师和辅助教育者提供绩效反馈 (PF)，而无需电子教练亲自到场。本文研究了特定于应用电子教导患有 IDD 的过渡年龄青年时的教练程序。相应地，提出了在农村环境中使用 BIE 的三个相关实践建议。我们的建议支持使用 BIE 技术在农村环境中实际应用电子教练，以改善 IDD 中学生的过渡性教学和最佳学生成绩。