Instructional Coaches December 10, 2012. SEASONAL PARTNERS Take sticky note Divide into 4 quadrants...

Instructional Coaches

December 10, 2012

SEASONAL PARTNERS• Take sticky note• Divide into 4

quadrants• Label for each season• Find partners

Reflection Nov. IC Mtg.

Anything that would make this PL better?

• Would love copy of ppt.

• LOVED the format with SMART board in the morning and IC Role defined in afternoon. I REALLY felt good leaving Friday having a clearer vision of what role I play on my campus. I enjoyed the pacing and the activities. This day was very beneficial to me…thank you!!!



• Suggestion ~ I feel professional learning is not best learned on Fridays ~ especially Friday before a holiday. If we could schedule future meetings on another day of the week I feel we could take in the information more productively.


• For us to have had the opportunity to go back and apply it immediately in our coaching ---holiday made it hard to do that.

• I feel like I could have absorbed the information better if the training was not at a holiday break time. Coming back to work today I felt lost looking at the material again to refresh myself.



• No

• I was glad to have some more details about the coaching model we are implementing, and would like to continue having more discussion. I would love to have PLC time for our coaching group!


How will this impact your coaching in the next month?

• It will help me focus my efforts with teachers…hopefully moving towards instructional coaching.

• Trying to focus on the reflection piece of coaching will be a goal for the next month.



• I would like to get into classrooms to see the SMART boards in action and look at how the teachers are using them so I can help them. The afternoon session heightened my awareness as to where I need to gradually “release” teachers. I am going to start doing a lot of self reflection on how I question my teachers when they come to me for help, making sure that I facilitate how they come up with the answers to their problems.



• I was able to identify areas of strength and weaknesses and will be able to build upon both areas.

• I am going to make a conscious effort to engage teachers in dialogue and really allow their voice to be heard. I think working on these two pieces first will open more doors to true instructional coaching.

• I am learning beneficial tools to help me become a better coach.



• I will use the Partnership Philosophy to better my instruction/communication with my teachers. I like the cards with definitions and examples we were given to use --- they will be very beneficial.

• Much clearer focus about my role. I will meet with principal to discuss.



• This has already provided us with direction for guiding our upcoming PLC times and professional development sessions.

• Has already interested me in wanting to read Jim Knight’s book, Instructional Coaching. Now have short term goals set for next month.



• I plan to model and co-teach with a different outcome approach --- the teacher and I will engage in more dialogue and set a plan of action for continued success.


Content and Substance

• Revisit Big 4 and Partnership Principles

• Provide overview of the coaching cycle

• Learn about Enroll and Identify (components of the coaching cycle)

• Set a coaching goal to complete prior to next meeting

Behavior

Content Knowledge

Direct Instruction

Formative Assessment

Providing focus to

Instructional Coaching

is about

Focusing on the

BIG 4

by implementing

by enhancing by improving

By considering how to manage

Jim Knight (2007) Instructional Coaching

BehaviorFormative Assessmen

t

Content Knowledge

Direct Instruction

The BIG 4

The Partnership PrinciplesThe

Partnership Philosophy

Is about

The principles behind

instructional coaching

recognizingequality

respecting

choiceencouraging

voice

encouragingengaging in

dialogue

reflection

enacting

praxis

experiencingreciprocity

Jim Knight (2007) Instructional Coaching

EnrollIdentify

Explain

MediateModel

Observe

Explore

Refine & Support

Coaching Cycle

Enroll GoalTo establish a coaching partnership with a teacher.

Coaching Actions • One-to-one interviews• Large group presentations• Small group presentations• Principal referral• Workshops• Informal conversations

Enroll

• ICs are to support ALL teachers, not just struggling ones

• ICs should NOT be perceived as administrators or superior to teachers

Enroll…Principal Referral

“The IC should be the right-hand person of the principal when it comes to instructional leadership in schools, but the principal must remain the instructional leader.” -Jim Knight


“No matter how effective an IC is, the principal’s voice is ultimately the voice that is most important to teachers. For that reason, coaches must understand fully what their principal’s vision is for school improvement.” -Jim Knight


Coaching Actions • One-to-one interviews• Large group presentations• Small group presentations• Principal referral• Workshops• Informal conversations

Enroll

Identify A

• Insert video-link

GoalTeacher and coach will identify a compelling, specific, and measureable goal for coaching interactions.

Current Reality

GOALSTEPS

Identify B• What went well?• What surprised you?• What did you learn?• Tell me more about…• What will happen if…?• What change would you like to

see in your students?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOU078BbPTM




Instructional Coach Goal• Review the steps for ENROLL and

IDENTIFY• Set coaching goals for ENROLL and

IDENTIFY to be completed by Jan. 25• Determine action steps and record• Share your goals and actions steps

REFLECTION

• FEEL

• THINK

• DO

Each day provides its own gifts.

- Marcus Aurelius Roman Emperor

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