Teachers are Learners: Innovative Approaches for Instructional Coaching Katie Brown ELL Specialist|TOSA Bellingham Public Schools Thad Williams Secondary ELL Facilitator Bellevue School District Megan Anderson Reilly ELL Specialist Yakima School District Ema Shirk ELL Coordinator Oak Harbor Public Schools Allyson E. Kemp Secondary Language Learning Specialist Highline Public Schools

High Quality Professional Learning

Session Outcomes Hear about current approaches from a variety of districts and contexts. Consider new ways to provide high quality professional learning opportunities for teachers. Take an idea back to your district and try something new! Bellingham Highline Bellevue Oak Harbor Yakima

Bellingham: Use PD Funds to Pay Teachers Rationale: “Just-in-time” coaching rather than whole group training

Benefits, Challenges & Next Steps Developing coaching skills for ELL specialists How to get resistant teachers to participate Benefits Happy teachers Pays teachers and ELL specialists for their time Honors the time it takes to plan for sheltered instruction Flexible for teachers/buildings Relevant, job-embedded PD Next Steps Look at models/schools that is working well and try to mimic those strategies in other buildings Collect feedback from teachers

Highline: Language Learning Cadre District-support .1 FTE centrally funded Language Learning Department staff Teacher Support Responsive Professional Learning Opportunities Collaborative Support Groups and Individual Time Mini-Inquiry Research Projects

Benefits, Challenges & Next Steps K-12 collaboration Almost every school represented Getting new learning, ideas from others, and collaborate with colleagues Small group meetings to focus on areas of need & interest Able to take back ideas and strategies to enhance my work in my school Better alignment across the district Challenges Conflicting scheduling sometimes and hard to leave my school Topics haven’t always been new learning Next Steps Revisit structure School-based specialists and content specialists lead professional learning

Bellevue: SIOP Follow-Up The Lesson Study Process A one-day training for 10-15 previously SIOP trained teachers (district-wide or school-specific) Goals: Teachers revisit and reconnect with specific SIOP components. Hear a SIOP lead teacher share a planning and reflection conversation about a SIOP lesson. See a content-specific lesson highlighting specific SIOP components. Participants provide SIOP feedback and participate in a reflection process on the lesson. A chance to engage in collaboration and SIOP lesson planning for their own classrooms.

Benefits, Challenges & Next Steps Release time (substitutes) Recruiting a SIOP Lead Teacher Teacher schedules & participation Benefits A structured follow-up to the 3-day SIOP training Small group learning environment Collaborative focus on lesson planning, instruction, and reflection Tailored to individual teacher desires A chance to learn from and with colleagues Next Steps Continue to offer again next year Developing a SIOP One-Day Coaching Lesson Study SIOP SPED One-Day Lesson Study - May 19th, 2017

Oak Harbor: Streamlining ELL Support in a Small District Counselor/ ELL Specialist Teams Identify Pattern of Risk Data Discussions, Observations, and Coaching Prep Embedded RTI Curriculum Support Program Improvement

Benefits, Challenges & Next Steps Prioritizing teacher requests and student needs Pacing Institutional Learning Benefits Uses existing data Integrates training into current problem solving Focus on student and teacher growth Next Steps Streamlining PD and services at the elementary level Shifting perspectives on ELL subgroup data

Instructional Playbook Yakima: Instructional Playbook Instructional Playbook Content planning Formative Assessment Engaging Instruction ELL Co-Teacher/ Specialist Instructional Facilitator District Math Instructional Specialist Washington Middle School

Benefits, Challenges & Next Steps Teacher time out of the classroom Curricular Materials Staying focused Benefits Consistent, focused support for integration of language and content across all content areas Collaboration between teachers and coaches and teachers Checklists for coaches and teachers to monitor effectiveness Next Steps Coaching SIOP training

Session Outcomes Hear about current approaches from a variety of districts and contexts. Consider new ways to provide high quality professional learning opportunities for teachers. Take an idea back to your district and try something new! Bellingham Highline Bellevue Oak Harbor Yakima