Coaching to Improve Teaching and Learning

July 19, 2007

Stephen G. Barkley

Performance Learning Systems

888.424.9700

sbarkley@plsweb.com

Qualitypg 10

Qualitypg 10

“While quality is difficult to define precisely, it almost always includes caring for each other, is always useful, has always involved hard work on someone’s part and when we are involved with it as either a provider or a receiver, it always feels good. Because it feels so good, I believe all of us carry in our heads a clear idea of what quality is for ourselves.”

William Glaser, M.D.Education Week, May 13, 1992

Coaching Beliefspage 18Coaching Beliefspage 18

1) Everyone working in the school should be observed once a

week and receive feedback.

2) The most skilled and professional educators should be coached

the most.

Peer Coachingpage 24

Peer Coachingpage 24

EVALUATIONOutside Criteria MENTORING

PEER COACHINGTeacher’s Choice

SUPERVISION

page 14page 14

Practice Consciously

Gain Options

Celebrate

UnconsciouslyTalented

UnconsciouslyUnskilled

ConsciouslyUnskilled

ConsciouslySkilled

Unconsciously Skilled

Gordon’s (1974) Skill Development Ladder

Gordon’s SkillDevelopment LadderThe Art of Teachingpage 42

Gordon’s SkillDevelopment LadderThe Art of Teachingpage 42

Learning Dippg45Learning Dippg45

Teacher RelationshipsTeacher Relationships

Parallel Play Adversarial Relationships Congenial Relationships Collegial Relationships

Roland S. Barth

Relationships Within the Schoolhouse

ASCD 2006

Pre-Observation Conference

Observation

Post Observation Conference

LIST QUESTIONS YOU USUALLY

ASK IN PREOBSERVATION

CONFERENCES

The Environment Influencespage 57

The Environment Influencespage 57

Closed OpenQ uestion Controls

d irectionAnsw er Contro ls

d irection

CLOSED ENVIRONMENTCLOSED ENVIRONMENT

Right/Wrong One Way Sequence Skills Test Control Authority Quick Fix

OPEN ENVIRONMENTOPEN ENVIRONMENT

Uncover Thinking Opinions Problem Solving Creativity Critical Thinking Discussion Emotions/Feeling Counseling

The Environmental InfluencesThe Environmental Influences

Closed OpenQ uestion Controls

d irectionAnsw er Contro ls

d irection•Right/Wrong

•One Way

•Sequence

•Skills

•Test

•Control

•Authority

•Quick Fix

•Uncover Thinking

•Opinions

•Problem Solving

•Creativity

•Critical Thinking

•Discussion

•Emotions/Feeling

•Counseling

Creative Personalized

Focus

Agenda

Vision - M ission

Strategy - Curricu lum

Tactics - Lesson Plan

Operations - Teaching Skills

Evaluative

LISTENING TESTpage 93

LISTENING TESTpage 93

You believe that . . . . . . . . . . .

My focus is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I should notice . . . . . . . . . . . . .