Coaching Impact: A Partnership Approach for Achieving Student
Success
Highlights
NSSED Professional Development Model: Workshops, Coaching and Networking
Why Coaching?What is Coaching?The Partnership Model in Coaching: Key PrinciplesOur NSSED Coaching TeamGetting the most out of the workshop, coaching
and networking experienceLooking Ahead: 2012-2013 Learning Opportunities
NSSED Model for Professional Development
Professional Networks
Coaching and
Consultation
Foundation and
Skill Building Workshops
Why Professional Development and Coaching?
Wenglinsky, 2000
Studied 15,000 math and science students to determine what factors influenced their success or lack of.
Result: Teachers who participated in professional development had students who outperformed peers by 107%
Sanders and Rivers, 1998Distributed teachers according to
their students’ achievement level
Results: Top 20% of teachers boosted scores of low-achieving students by 53% compared to low achieving teachers 14%
2nd graders who performed equally, showed significant performance gap 3 years later depending on teacher quality
83rd percentile versus 29th percentile
Teacher Quality= Student Success
RATE OF TRANSFER INTO CLASSROOM PRACTICE following peer coaching and professional development
Workshop Workshop and Modeling
Workshop, Modeling and
Practice
Workshop, Modeling,
Practice and Feedback
Workshop, Modeling, Practice,
Feedback and Coaching
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Instructional Coaching Research(Knight and Cornett, 2008)
With Coaching observers saw evidence of use of unit organizers during 90% of their visits
Without Coaching observers saw evidence of use of unit organizers during 30% of their visits
Cognitive Coaching: A Synthesis of the Research (Jenny Edwards, 2001)
Outcomes of Coaching:
1. Increase in test scores2. Growth in teacher efficacy3. Increase in reflective and complex thinking among teachers4. Increase in teacher satisfaction with career and position5. Increase in professional climate at schools6. Increase in teacher collaboration7. Increase in professional assistance to teachers8. Increase in personal benefits9. Benefit to people in fields other than teaching
What We Know
Coaching Impacts…
Teacher AttitudesTeaching PracticesTeacher EfficacyStudent Achievement
What is Coaching?
“Coaching is about unlocking potential in order to maximize potential. It’s about bringing out the best in people”.
~Jim Knight
What is Coaching?
A short video…..
What do Coaches do?
Empower
Connect Research into Practice
Provide Tools for Teaching
Partnership Principles for Coaching
Words to reflect on….
“ The principles you live by create the world you live in; if you change the principles you live by, you will change your world.”
~ Blaine Lee, The Power Principle
“Partnership carries the intention to balance power between ourselves and those around us.”
~ Peter Block, Stewardship
EQUALITY Coaches and Teachers are Equal Partners
CHOICE Teachers Should Have Choice Regarding What and How They Learn
VOICE Professional Learning Should Empower and Respect the Voices of Teachers
REFLECTION Is an Integral Part of Professional Learning
DIALOGUEProfessional Learning Should Enable Authentic Dialogue
PRAXISTeachers Should Apply Their Learning to Their Real-Life Practice as They Are Learning
RECIPROCITYEach learning interaction is an opportunity to learn
Meet Our NSSED District Services Coaches
Amy Cohen Jill Bose-Deakins
Stephanie Bauer Janet Jancaus
Jenny Knudson Maggie O’Hara
Lindsay Kiraly (Schrand)
Meet Our NSSED ELS Instructional Coaches
Meagan Dunn
Lynn Clarke
Kim Grzymala
Kristen Kinsey
How to Get the Most Out of Your Workshop Experience
Check the NSSED Professional Development Calendar Look for Monthly Postcards Make sure you are registered and receive a registration email Arrive on time Be prepared Give it your best attention Take notes Ask questions Set up one goal for application Seek out coaches and/or sign up for follow-up coaching opportunities Be kind to yourself
How to Get the Most Out of Your Coaching Experience
Set aside time to initially meet with your coach to discuss the area of need and to determine a goal
Give your coach a list of all support staff and team meeting times Document next steps and who’s responsible Set up times for coaches to observe when they are most likely to
see a problem and when they most likely would not Ask questions Take a risk Watch yourself on video Seek out other professional learning opportunities Be kind to yourself
How to Get the Most Out of Your Networking Experience
Discuss successes and challenges related to topic
Ask questionsShare resourcesBe open to others’ perspectives
Networking Groups
Social WorkersPsychologistsSpecial Education TeachersAutismI-Tech
2012-2013 Workshop Highlights
Caroline Musselwhite- Literacy for Students with moderate to severe disabilities
Direct InstructionMarilyn Montiero- Autism AssessmentKansas StrategiesSara Ward- Executive FunctioningSocial Thinking- A Social Curriculum for
Students with High Functioning Autism
2012-2013 Workshop Highlights
Caroline Musselwhite- Literacy for Students with moderate to severe disabilities
Direct InstructionMarilyn Montiero- Autism AssessmentKansas Learning StrategiesSara Ward- Executive FunctioningSocial Thinking- A Social Curriculum for Students with High
Functioning AutismJim KnightRandy SprickTechnology
For Questions or Comments….
Kim BrownCoordinator for Professional Development and [email protected] x 2401
Mary KoberProfessional Development/ Support Services [email protected] x2201