1. Unleash the Power of Collaboration With Peer Coaching Shelee King George

2. Table Introductions Table Introductions Introduce yourself to the others at your table. Find one thing you all have in common. Choose a table reporter who will introduce your table using the following prompt: Between us, we have _____ years working in education. One thing we all have in common is __.

3. Former Special Education teacher and Technology Integration Specialist Program Manager for Peer Coaching Program Puget Sound Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology : Welcome

4. Session Overview 21 st Century Skills Effective Professional Development About the Peer Coaching Program Explore Coaching Skills

5. Graffiti Wall: Within your current educational role … How do you promote, lead or participate in collaborative activities?

6. Activity Think of a time that you learned something from a professional development experience that changed your practice as an educator. Think… Share: What made the experience so effective? Compare…

7. Effective Professional Development On the job, job-embedded Long-term, ongoing Focused on classroom activities Highly collaborative environment Structured to offer chances to learn from others

8. Classroom Impact Type of Training Knowledge Mastery Skill Acquisition Classroom Application Theory85%15%5-10% PLUS Practice85%80%10-15% PLUS Peer Coaching Study Teams Class Visits 90% 80-90%

9. Think About Typical Technology Professional Development Traditional training Focus on tools Hands on Lacks opportunity for reflection Think about student computer labs..and a computer teacher

10. Misconceptions “If you buy it, they will use it.” “If you buy it, it will change the way children learn.” “If you buy it, it develops 21st Century skills.”

11. Key to Effective Use of Technology “The more powerful technology becomes, the more indispensable good teachers are.” Fullan, 1998

12. Infrastructure Investment in bandwidth but not “human bandwidth” Time to invest in the human infrastructure

13. Our As Educators Our Dreams As Educators What skills do our students need for their future?

14. 21 st Century Skills: US Critical Thinking/Problem Solving Written and Oral Communications Teamwork/CollaborationDiversity Information Technology Application Leadership

15. Real World Example Bellingham, WA Radio Ad: 104.3 FM Wanted: Traffic Reporter Assistant Must have skill with Word, Excel, PowerPoint and graphic manipulation Must have skill with Word, Excel, PowerPoint and graphic manipulation Also, must be able to multi-task and prioritize in a fast paced office environment

16. Dreams to Reality Peer Coaching explores the kind of learning needed to prepare students with these skills…. skills

17. Reaching Our Dreams What skills and knowledge do TEACHERS need to offer this type of learning to their students?

18. Teachers Need To (ISTE): Inspire student learning and creativity Design, develop digital age learning expectations and assessments Model Digital age work and learning Promote and model digital age citizenship Engage in professional growth and leadership

19. Enabling 21 st -Century Schools Leadership Teaching/ Learning Policy Leader School Leaders Teacher Leaders Teachers StudentsTeaching/ Learning Available and emerging technologies

20. Unleashing the Power Think of two teachers who have the skills to offer 21 st Century Learning to their students. Could they help others do the same?

21. Why Peer Coaching? Simple method of professional development Builds teacher leaders Helps teachers share practices and learn from one another to engage students in powerful learning. Alignment - adds value to the local context

22. Peer Coaching is…. Collaborative A non-evaluative, non-prescriptive collaboration Based on the collaborating teacher’s wants and needs

23. Peer Coaching Deliberately … Develops shared leadership and professional learning community. Chooses topics of collaboration driven by the collaborating teacher Builds relationships between trusted peers Encourages the sharing of teacher practice and/or student results

24. Peer Coaching Program at a Glance Eight day-long coach training sessions scheduled over a twelve month period Time for coaches to learn, practice, collaborate and reflect Blend of face-to-face and distance learning activities

25. Peer Coaching Strands Coaching skills Tech integration Lesson Improvement

26. Coaching Roles Consult Collaborative conversations Model Plan learning activities Use tech to add value to a lesson Reflect and offer feedback Non Evaluative Partnership

27. A Simple Idea Teachers sharing ideas Learning from one another Building relationships Deliberate collaboration about teaching and learning

28. Coaching Traits What do you think are the desirable traits of a Peer Coach? Shout Outs Coach and School Attribute Handout

29. The Trust Model

30. Communication Skills Why Communication Skills Card Card Just Listen A/B partners. A: Speak one minute B: Listen then paraphrase A: Give feedback to B on their accuracy Probing Questions Exercise Probing Questions Exercise

31. Coaching in Practice Milwaukee Schools Catherine

32. Chalk Talk: A Silent Protocol Chalk Talk: A Silent Protocol Insights I gained about Peer Coaching and collaboration Use markers to respond silently Circle Add a note Connect ideas

33. Peer Coaching Program Facilitator handbook Provides a Framework for a District or School Coaching Handbook Materials and resources on line Staff development activities and resources to develop teacher leaders Quote

34. Questions and Contact Info Closing thoughts Shelee King George skgeorge@PSCTLT.org Peer Coaching in South Africa: Omashani Naidoo0114035777 omashani@schoolnet.org.za