Instructional Coaching Rachel Wagner And Nicole Vicki
“Decades of research clearly demonstrate that a quality teacher, more than any other factor, enables students to overcome obstacles to learning like poverty and can even erase the achievement gap.” Alliance for Education, 2006
Today All students must master rigorous content, learn how to learn, pursue productive employment, and compete in a global economy. All students must master rigorous content, learn how to learn, pursue productive employment, and compete in a global economy.
What is Instructional Coaching?
Instructional Coaching Definition: Definition: –Instructional coaches are on- site professional developers who assist educators how to use proven research based instructional methods.
Theory behind coaching Implementation rate of traditional professional development vs. instructional coaching Implementation rate of traditional professional development vs. instructional coaching
What do we work on? Classroom Management Classroom Management Assessment (formative and summative) Assessment (formative and summative) Feedback on Lessons Feedback on Lessons Data Analysis Data Analysis Co-planning of Lessons Co-planning of Lessons Demonstration Lessons Demonstration Lessons Incorporation of Technology Incorporation of Technology
What do we do?
We explain strategies
We Model and Co-Teach
We Observe and Provide Feedback
We Discuss Data with Teachers
Our goals as coaches: Meet teachers where they are and take teachers to the next step. Meet teachers where they are and take teachers to the next step. Goal-oriented Goal-oriented Ultimate: Impact student learning! Ultimate: Impact student learning!
What a Coach is NOT… Evaluator Supervisor “ The Expert ” A “ Whistle Blower ” The “ Fixer ” A tutor for state testing!
Questions
Contact Information Please or call us at: Rachel Wagner- Ext Rachel Wagner- Ext Nicole Vicki- Ext Nicole Vicki- Ext. 1039