1. Technical Assistance Innovation Coaching for Practice Change Learning Lab
Terri Enters, WI Birth to Three Program, Part C Supervisor and Coordinator
Lisa Backer, MN Early Childhood Special Education Supervisor, Section 619 Preschool
Lise Fox, ECTA Center; Professor and Co-Director; University of South Florida
Mary Peters, TA Specialist Early Childhood Technical Assistance (ECTA) Center

2. Today’s Discussion Coaching for Practice Change – Brief Overview
Learning Labs: Coaching for Practice Change
State Examples
Open Space – Discussion

3. Learning Lab: Exploring Coaching for Practice Change May - August 2017
1.  Implementing Coaching for Practice Change: Innovations for the delivery of coaching
May 1:  Information and Knowledge Development; May 22: Follow-up discussion of issues and strategies
2.   Coaching for Practice Change: Statewide implementation, systems considerations and examples
June 12: Information and Knowledge Development; June 19: Follow-up discussion of issues and strategies
3.   Coaching for Practice Change: Considerations for local and regional programs
July 24: Information and Knowledge Development; July 31: Follow-up discussion of issues and strategies
4.   Data Decision-Making and the Implementation of Practice-Based Coaching
August 14: Information and Knowledge Development; August 28: Follow-up discussion of issues and strategies
NECTAC/ECO/WRRC 2012

4. Practice-Based Coaching* FRAMEWORK
Recommended Practices
The cyclical nature of Practice-Based Coaching emphasizes that goals, plans, and progress toward desired outcomes of coaching are regularly reviewed and updated.
*Adapted from the National Center for Quality Teaching and Learning, 2012
system/teaching/center/development/coaching.html
ECTA/PW Leadership Team

5. Division for Early Childhood DEC Recommended Practices
Hyperlink to the ECTA Center webpage for DEC Recommended Practices

6. Practice-Based Coaching
Practice-Based Coaching is a cyclical process for supporting practitioners’ use of effective teaching practices that lead to positive outcomes for children. The coaching-cycle components are:
planning goals and action steps,
engaging in focused observation, and
reflecting on and sharing feedback about teaching practices.
Practice-Based Coaching occurs within the context of a collaborative partnership.

7. Implementation of Coaching
External Coach
Quality Coaching
All internal coaches use research-based strategies to support adult learning and professional development
Quality Teaching
All teachers and staff use Recommended Practices
Quality Learning
All children are engaged and learning

8. The External Coach
Linked to an outside agency/team to ensure that training is translated to practice
Works directly with teachers and/or teams to ensure implementation fidelity
Facilitate the collection of data to use for decision making and evaluating outcomes

9. The Internal Coach
Develops a coaching relationship with the teacher or practitioner
Provides frequent coaching sessions and monitors teacher’s growth with implementation
Guides professional development experiences to assist the teacher

10. Coaching Collaborative Interactive Focused on skill-building
Coaching Is
Coaching Is Not
Collaborative
Interactive
Focused on skill-building
Reliant on observation and feedback
Goal-directed
Outcomes-driven
Just providing advice/tips
Supervision
Modeling
Training with classroom observation

11. State Examples
Terri Enters, Supervisor and Part C Coordinator,; Wisconsin (WI) Birth to Three Program – Part C,
Lisa Backer, Early Childhood Special Education Supervisor (Section 619 Preschool), Minnesota Department of Education

12. Wisconsin Birth to 3 Program

13. Wisconsin Birth to 3 Program Structure
Department of Health Services
Division of Medicaid
Bureau of Children’s Long Term Support Services
Birth to 3 Program
Supervisor/ Part C coordinator
Four state lead positions
Data analyst
Contract with 72 counties that operationalize program at the local level
Local administrators and coordinators
Counties are divided into five regions
Contract with CESA 5 for professional development and technical assistance
Supervisor
Five regional enhancement support (RESource) facilitators

14. Infants and toddlers will demonstrate improved social and emotional functioning to enhance their learning and participation in activities within the community.
Department of Health Services Wisconsin Birth to 3 Program Theory of Action
Families and caregivers will increase their competence and confidence to understand and support their infant or toddler’s social and emotional development,
and ... If
Early Intervention Professionals implement coaching and teaming practices with knowledge of social and emotional development to increase effective engagement with families and caregivers,
then… If
County Birth to 3 Programs implement local system change to increase team awareness and knowledge of social and emotional development and early intervention team practices of coaching and teaming within natural learning environments,
and… If
The Wisconsin Birth to 3 Program implements statewide improvement strategies to increase fidelity of Primary Coach Approach to Teaming in Natural Environments evidence-based practices with a focus on social and emotional development
and …

15. Minnesota Centers of Excellence for Young Children with Disabilities

16. Implementation Drivers

17. Minnesota’s Coaching Journey….
Practice Based Coaching brought to Minnesota through ECTA RP2 Technical Assistance grant. “Old Way:” Master Cadre trainers provided external coaching to programs. “New Way:” Trainers and External Coaches have separate roles and functions. Training and Coaching is provided in a consistent manner across the state. Coaching supports have increased.

18. Delivery of Training: Practice-based Coaching
5 Trainers throughout MN
Annually attend “Train-the- Trainer” day
Trainers receive ongoing support to prepare for and during trainings
Webinars are held by Innovation Content Leads, live and recorded options

19. How do we know if we are on the right track?
Local Programs use:
Coaching Logs
Action Plans
Benchmarks of Quality
Training survey data
State Implementation Team uses:
Survey data from PBC trainings & webinars
Survey Feedback from PBC trainers
Feedback from external coaches

20. Observed fidelity used to determine frequency of practice-based coaching (PBC)
Beginning
Training complete. Working towards 80% of each key practice area on the CEM Checklist
Two or more PBC cycles per month; either individual or group
Expanding
Working towards 80% of each key practice area on the CEM Checklist for the second time and in a new setting
At least one PBC cycle per month; either individual or group coaching
Maintaining
Maintaining fidelity at 80% of each key practice area of the CEM checklist
If fidelity dips, Coach & practitioner decide to either use individual burst coaching or group coaching
Coach as needed.

21. Learning Lab: Exploring Coaching for Practice Change
Introductory Material
Coaching on Practices -- Patricia Snyder
Unpacking Practice-Based Coaching --Mary Louise Hemmeter 
1.  Implementing Coaching for Practice Change: Innovations for the delivery of coaching
Live/Expert Coaching – Denise Binder
Home Visiting -- Juliann Woods
Distance Coaching with Kathleen Meeker
2.  Coaching for Practice Change: Statewide implementation, systems considerations and examples
Wisconsin Part C – Birth to the Program -- Terri Enters, Dana Romary
Minnesota Early Childhood Special Education --Hope Beissel, Sally Hansen
NECTAC/ECO/WRRC 2012

22. Exploring Coaching for Practice Change
Events
Four Learning Lab Sessions, May - August 2017
Two parts for each session
Part 1 - Information and Knowledge Development
Part 2 - Part 2: Follow-up discussion of issues and strategies
Participant interaction
Web Archives
Resources
Archived video segments
NECTAC/ECO/WRRC 2012

23. Upcoming Sessions – July and August
To register and for more information:  
3. Coaching for Practice Change: Considerations for local and regional programs
July 24: Part 1: Information and Knowledge Development
July 31: Part 2: Follow-up discussion of issues and strategies
4. Data Decision-Making and the Implementation of Practice-Based Coaching​ 
August 14: Part 1: Information and Knowledge Development
August 28: Part 2: Follow-up discussion of issues and strategies

24. Open Space – Shared Experiences
Participants identify questions or themes
What is currently in place to support coaching in your state?
How might you support coaching through distance innovations?
Other?
Self-select conversation group
What are your questions?
What successes have you experienced?
What are the challenges you face?
Report-back
What have you discovered?
What are your reactions?

25. For more information… Lise Fox lisefox@usf.edu
Mary Peters
Terri Enters
Lisa Backer

26. Cooperative Agreement
The contents of this document were developed under cooperative agreement number #H326P from the Office of Special Education Programs, U.S. Department of Education. Opinions expressed herein do not necessarily represent the policy of the US Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. Project Officer: Julia Martin Eile.