GPAEA Coaches’ Network December 2016 All resources from Coaches’ Network can be found at: http://gpaeatlc.weebly.com/coaches-network-page.html

Today is a day for… Learning strategies from content area consultants to assist in one’s coaching practice Sharing challenges and/or frustrations with peers and problem solving ways to overcome them Networking with peers to add strategies to your tool kit for instructional coaching

Agenda 9:00-9:20 Welcome Activity 9:20-10:00 CAL Activity with job alike partners 10:00-10:15 Break 10:15-11:15 Breakout Session 1 11:15-11:45 Jigsaw coaching resources 11:45-12:00 Suggestions for deeper learning, share out takeaways from morning 12:00-1:00 Lunch 1:15-2:15 Breakout Session 2 2:15-2:30 Break 2:30-3:00 Strategies for working with adult learners

Four Corners Activity In your group discuss these two questions: What is the most exciting thing that you have gotten to do as an instructional coach? What is one tool or strategy that has helped you in your practice? Round 1: Elementary, Secondary, Middle, K-12 Round 2:  Math, Literacy, STEM, Collaborative/PLC

CAL Conversations (Collaborative Assessment Log) Divide yourselves into 6 groups Elementary ELA--ELA Team Expo Secondary ELA--ELA Team Expo Collaborative Team Coaching—Evan and Mike Expo K-12 Coaches and Math--Rosemary and Lori Expo Part-time coach/teacher—Seth Cambridge Room Team Leads—Doreen Smith Room In your groups have coaches discuss: Strengths, what’s working; Challenges; Next Steps; Supports

Morning Breakout Sessions Sorting Student Work using Math--Math Team: How can we uncover student understanding, or misunderstanding, about key concepts in mathematics? In this session we will be sorting student work to determine how much the students know about the mathematics and discuss some possible teaching implications. Using Video—Seth: An overview of strategies for using video in coaching, based on Focus on Teaching: Using Video for High-Impact Instruction by Jim Knight. We will discuss guidelines and best practices for recording teachers and using the recordings in coaching sessions. How to plan 21st Century PD, Structuring Engaging PD-Laura Collaboration--School Improvement Are your Collaborative Teams Naughty or Nice? Opportunity for TLC PLC leaders to share successes and struggles as leaders of teams.  Guiding questions for PLC leaders. “Do we have to like each other to work together?” “Can we have building norms instead of each team having norms?” Elementary Literacy Coaches: Helping teachers use progress monitoring data to make informed decisions about interventions and making changes to interventions for students not on track. Secondary Literacy Coaches: Helping non-English/language arts teachers effectively teach vocabulary. Which words? How to teach? How to Assess?

Jigsaw Coaching Activities Form Triads that have individuals who have attended coaches’ trainings different from you. For the next 30 minutes, discuss 1-2 take-aways from your professional learning this fall. At 11:45 we will come back as a whole group and share out ideas people felt were helpful.

Afternoon Breakout Sessions Learning Zone—Doreen: What is your favorite tool from the Learning Zone? How it is helping you in your coaching practices? What questions do you have about using LZ to enhance your coaching practice? Come prepared to learn and share your experiences in the Learning Zone. Coaching Collaborative Teams--SI Team: Help coaches identify barriers on the road to becoming a high functioning collaborative team.  -and- Provide resources to help coaches facilitate effective structures and processes within collaborative teams. Elementary Literacy Coaches: Helping teachers use progress monitoring data to make informed decisions about interventions and making changes to interventions for students not on track. Secondary Literacy Coaches: Helping non-English/language arts teachers effectively teach vocabulary. Which words? How to teach? How to Assess? Science to coordinate with the Science PD –Rosemary: The session will provide a short overview of the structure of standards (if needed), a look at a classroom through the lens of our new science standards and sharing of resources.

Adult Learning Resources DeBono’s Thinking Hats Tuning Protocol