Instructional Coaching Columbia High School February 17, 2011 JoAnn Moore, Facilitator 10 minutes

Today’s Targets Assess your duties as an Instructional Coach for alignment to student achievement Recognize key factors in the Coaching Implementation Cycle Understand the use of the 5-Step Protocol 10 minutes

Reflective Questions for Self Engagement Given this content: Where are you now? Where would you like to be? How will you get there? Write a personal goal for this workshop. 5 minutes

The Work of the Instructional Coach Task As a table group, go to your table’s assigned chart in the room. Chart the tasks in which instructional coaches engage during the work day at your school. Include all tasks (e.g., collaborative planning, observations, bus duty, meetings, committees, etc.). 10 minutes

Prioritizing the Work of a Coach Task As a group, revise your original chart. –Highlight the tasks that have the greatest impact on student learning. –Strike-through the tasks that do not directly impact teacher performance or student learning. –Add tasks that are necessary to support job-embedded learning facilitated by the coach. 10 minutes

Coaching Implementation Cycle Practice Explicitly Teach Model Facilitate Learning and Planning Observe and Provide Feedback Monitor Impact on Student Learning

Georgia Department of Education Kathy Cox, State Superintendent of Schools All Rights Reserved Practice Coaching Implementation Cycle Lab Classroom Coaches implement new strategies and practices. Coaches gain credibility. Coaches identify barriers and “work out the kinks.”

Georgia Department of Education Kathy Cox, State Superintendent of Schools All Rights Reserved Practice Coaching Implementation Cycle Example Teacher-Student Conferences Conduct teacher-student conferences in lab classroom for two weeks.

Explicitly Teach Coaching Implementation Cycle Teacher Meetings Coaches introduce new strategies or practices. Coaches provide explicit instruction on implementation of new strategies or practices. Coaches facilitate the development of criteria for new practices. Coaches refine new strategies or practices. Coaches focus on one aspect of quality at a time. Explicitly Teach

Georgia Department of Education Kathy Cox, State Superintendent of Schools All Rights Reserved Model Coaching Implementation Cycle All Classrooms Coaches model implementation of new instructional strategies and practices. Teachers observe coaches and/or peers and then implement new strategies and practices in their own classrooms. Model

Georgia Department of Education Kathy Cox, State Superintendent of Schools All Rights Reserved Model Coaching Implementation Cycle Example Teacher-Student Conferences Model teacher-student conferences in classrooms for teachers. Model effective feedback for teachers during conferences and when providing feedback to teachers. Model

Team Task 1.Review the rating scale with your team. 2.Assess current implementation of the first three parts of the coaching implementation cycle using the scale. 5 minutes Practice Explicitly Teach Model

Georgia Department of Education Kathy Cox, State Superintendent of Schools All Rights Reserved Model Coaching Implementation Cycle Collaborative Team Meetings Coaches establish norms for collaboration. Coaches use protocols to facilitate learning and planning. Coaches build the capacity of teachers to engage in effective collaborative work. Facilitate Learning and Planning

Georgia Department of Education Kathy Cox, State Superintendent of Schools All Rights Reserved Model Coaching Implementation Cycle Example Teacher-Student Conferences Show video(s) of teacher-student conferences and discuss the qualities of effective and ineffective conferences. Develop criteria for effective conferences. Facilitate the collaborative development of forms for documenting, scheduling, and managing conferences. Facilitate the collaborative analysis of student work. Collaboratively provide written feedback on analyzed student work. Facilitate Learning and Planning

Georgia Department of Education Kathy Cox, State Superintendent of Schools All Rights Reserved Coaching Implementation Cycle All Classrooms Coaches observe implementation of new strategies and provide feedback. Coaches determine additional support needed for effective implementation. Observe and Provide Feedback

Georgia Department of Education Kathy Cox, State Superintendent of Schools All Rights Reserved Coaching Implementation Cycle Example Teacher-Student Conferences Observe teacher-student conferences in all classrooms. Provide teachers feedback on teacher-student conferences. Observe and Provide Feedback

Georgia Department of Education Kathy Cox, State Superintendent of Schools All Rights Reserved Monitor Coaching Implementation Cycle All Classrooms Coaches engage teachers in the analysis of student work to determine the impact of the instructional practice on student learning. Monitor Impact on Student Learning

Georgia Department of Education Kathy Cox, State Superintendent of Schools All Rights Reserved Monitor Coaching Implementation Cycle Example Teacher-Student Conferences Facilitate the analysis of student work and written feedback from conferences to determine the level to which students are improving their work through revision. Monitor Impact on Student Learning

Coaching Implementation Cycle Practice Explicitly Teach Model Facilitate Learning and Planning Observe and Provide Feedback Monitor Impact on Student Learning The pieces in the cycle overlap, repeat, and often occur simultaneously.

Today’s Targets Assess your duties as an Instructional Coach for alignment to student achievement Recognize key factors in the Coaching Implementation Cycle Understand the use of the 5-Step Protocol 10 minutes

The 5-Step Protocol 10 minutes

The Coaching Cycle Columbia High School February 17, 2011 JoAnn Moore, Facilitator 10 minutes