Instructional Coaching

May 15, 2014ARIN TAC

Overview

• What is Instructional Coaching?

• What is mentoring?

Please Do Now…

Take 2 minutes to write 3 lines:

What is your experience with Instructional Coaching?

How does coaching / mentoring fit into your role?

Coaching Basics

• Models

• Frameworks

• Resources

• What coaching is / is not

Coaching Matters

4 Quadrants

• Coaches provide in-house professional development in their buildings

• Ongoing PD instead of “one-and-done”• One-on-one coaching• In-service training• Faculty meetings• Study groups• Data / Planning teams

One-on-One and Small Group Support

• Coaches work with teachers to collect and use• Classroom data• Formative assessment data

• Coaches are teacher-leaders in• Data-driven decision making• PVAAS• CDT

Collecting, Analyzing, and Using Data

• As we transition to the Keystone Exams and PA Common Core Standards:

• Coaches conduct turn-around training and one-on-one coaching to incorporate literacy into the content areas

• The PLN course provides coaches and teachers with a wide variety of highly effective literacy strategies and lesson planning practices

Evidence-Based Literacy Strategies

• As we transition to the Educator Effectiveness model:

• Coaches work with teachers to facilitate professional growth

• Coaches and teachers work one-on-one to address the goals set during the observation process

Reflective and Non-Evaluative Practices

From the Field:

•What do these 4 quadrants look like in your work?

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BDA

Have a game plan.Watch the tape.It doesn’t all happen on the field!

Before

• Pre-conference for planning successful instruction w/ individuals or team of teachers

During

• Co-teaching• Modeling

After

• Offering feedback through reflective and non-evaluative conferences

The BDA Coaching Cycle

• Visiting

• Note taking

What does it look like…

• In your work…•Where are these three steps strong? •Where do you see room for growth?• How can we address that?

What coaching is…

• What are some examples of what coaching is?

• What makes for a successful coaching interaction?

• What about mentoring?

Non-examples

•What should we avoid?

•What does coaching NOT look like?

10 good ways…

• Read the article “10 Good Ways to Ensure Bad Professional Learning”

• Circle 5 key words or phrases that stand out to you

• Underline the ONE most important thing to look out for

Building Bridges

Five frogs are sitting on a log. Four decide to jump off.

How many are left?

Five, because deciding is different than doing.

Planning for a SuccessfulFirst (or next) Interaction• Remember: “Deciding is different than doing”

• What will you do to make your coaching interactions more meaningful?

• How can you commit to a successful interaction?• What will you need to do?• When?• What roadblocks stand in your way?• How can you overcome them?• What supports will you need?

Setting Expectation

•When should this happen?

•Who should be involved?

•What does it really mean to “set expectations?”

Logistics

Logistics

•What logistical concerns do you have?

• How will you meet these?

• Turn and talk…

Exit Ticket

Develop a workable plan for a successful first

interaction or next interaction as a coach or

mentor, as it applies to your role.

Use the Google Doc to document your plan.

JUMP OFF THE LOG!