1. Instructional Coaching February 1, 2013

2. Welcome! Please Do Now: Take 2 minutes to write 3 lines: How would you define Instructional Coaching? What is your experience with Instructional Coaching?

3. Turn and share with a partner.

4. The Role of the Coach Instructional coaching is emerging as an important approach to helping teachers improve their practice. It is, however, much more. Coaching is part of a whole-school improvement strategy that fosters collective problem solving and offers highly targeted professional development embedded in teachers’ daily work. It is a structure designed to enhance practice, build collaborative cultures and improve student learning.

5. The Role of the Coach Instructional coaches team with teachers and provide one-on-one, side-by-side assistance, working together on specific needs in their classrooms. They provide professional development for teachers and school leaders with real-time support focused on changing practice, increasing student engagement, and improving student achievement. Coaches offer professional learning opportunities focused on both content and process, and they play a broader role: nurturing a learning community in their schools to ensure that teaching improvements are shared, ongoing, and focused directly on identified needs in that school.

6. The Role of the Coach What roles do you have in the schools you work with? How can these relate to coaching?

7. The B-D-A Cycle of Coaching After Offering feedback through reflection and non-evaluative conferences During Co-teachingModelingVisitingNote taking Before Pre-conference for planning successful instruction w/ individuals or team of teachers

8. Pre-Conference Planning (Before) An instructional coach works collaboratively with the teacher to... identify the focus for the visitation review instructional goals and materials clarify the role of the coach during the classroom visitation identify what the teacher should watch for during a model lesson co-construct visitation form establish a time for debriefing

9. Classroom Visitation (During) Based on the pre-conference, the coach and the teacher agree to one of the following: Coach models a lesson/strategy with an identified area of focus for the teacher Teacher and Coach co-teach Coach watches the teacher and collects data using the co-constructed form

10. The coach provides feedback for the teacher based on the teacher’s identified focus. The coach… Uses the co-constructed observation form to collect data related to the identified focus areas Respects the parameters of the visitation protocol Ensures that data collected are objective and non-evaluative Reminds the teacher of the debriefing appointment

11. Debriefing (After) Th e debriefing is most effective when both parties have had an opportunity to reflect and prepare their thoughts The lesson is reviewed by discussing the areas of focus agreed upon in the “before” or planning stage The instructional coach and teacher discuss student engagement and how students responded to the lesson The coach helps the teacher recognize the areas of strength and areas of need in that lesson

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

13. The Role of the Instructional Coach

14. The 4 Quadrants

19. How do we build relationships with teachers? What are we doing now? What can we do? What should we not do?

20. Do’s and Don’ts for Coaching Jigsaw activity The article is on Key Learning As you read, please summarize your section in 1-2 sentences. Prepare to share-out.

21. Levels of Intensity How much time do you typically spend at each level? What parts of your role are found at each level

22. The PIIC Resource Guide

23. Thinking about Thinking

24. Dr. Derek Cabrera – How Thinking Works 3-2-1 As you watch this video, please jot down: 3 powerful moments or ideas 2 things you question, or have questions about 1 way these ideas could affect your teaching

25. Ticket Out the Door Thinking about today’s session, prepare to share ONE way this information reaffirms what you already do, and ONE new thing you will take from today.

26. ~Thank You!~