Implementing Peer Coaching in Your School Teacher Leadership for High Student Growth Sara Overby WCPSS Coordinating Teacher for Secondary Literacy,
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Where Innovation Meets Implementation
Implementation Science
Stages of Implementation
Principal Assistant Principals Department Chairs PLT Leaders Workshop Attendees Curriculum Writers Implementation Team
Change Thinking Teachers need accessible opportunities and models Jean M. Becker “Peer Coaching for Improvement of Teaching and Learning” Improve Professional Practice Improve Student Learning for collaboration, sharing of ideas, feedback and assistance with their practice
Peer Coaching
Return on Investment Training, Coaching, Performance OUTCOMES (% of Participants who demonstrate KNOWLEDGE, demonstrate new SKILLS in the training setting, and then actually use the new Skills in the CLASSROOM TRAINING COMPONENTS KNOWLEDGE SKILL in the training setting USE in the CLASSROOM Theory and Discussion 10%5%0% … plus, Demonstration in Training setting 30%20%0% …plus, Practice and Feedback in Training 60% 5% …plus, Coaching on site in Classroom setting 95% Joyce and Showers, 2002
Key Features Lots of different labels… but ALL Peer Coaching focuses on Collaborative development Refinement of plans and practice Sharing and reflecting Craft of teaching Pam Robbins, A Definition of Peer Coaching, Peer Coaching has nothing to do with Evaluation Remediation to “fix” teachers
Coaching IS… On-site professional development in effective teaching practices Embedded in real on-the-ground experience Cycles of targeted support Ongoing and recursive Modeling and training in research-based effective strategies Dedicated, meaningful reflective feedback, collaboration, and planning Coaching is NOT… A limited-session PD course or webinar A post-observation conference Observation and evaluation for NCEES BT Mentors Buddy teachers Teacher Assistant or Co-teacher who works with students Tool: Embedded coaching Identify Learn PracticeRefine Reflect Explore next steps
WCPSS Observation Tool What is worthy of Coaching? Inviting Teacher/Coaching Teacher Goal of teaching practice Current reality Future Greatness How Coach can contribute What Coach is not being asked to contribute Observation/Data Tool
Identify Learn Practice Refine Reflect Coaching Cycle
The Coaching Conversation
Coaching Conversations
Try It Out! Coaching Pairs Practice Conversation “Performance” and Feedback
Identify Learn Practice Refine Reflect Coaching Cycle
All in? or just a few? One-coach, one- teacher? Or “instructional rounds”? Observations? Or videos? Structure? Planning for Implementation Identify Learn Practice Refine Reflect
How can you help your teachers make strategic instructional changes that support student learning? What kind of peer coaching can help with implementation?