1. Iowa ASCD: Curriculum Leadership Academy, April 2012 Instructional Coaching Through RTI Little by Little:

2. Amy Russell, Professional Development Kathleen Ziegler, Instructional Coach Presenters:

3. Little by Little Written by Amber Stewart and Layn Mallow

4. Team Time 1. Introduce yourself – name and role 2. What are you listening for, wondering, interested in hearing?

5. What is your role? Coach Teacher Higher Education Staff District/Central Office Counselor Principal Department of Ed School Administrative Support Other Team Talk:

6. RTI Instructional Leadership PD and Application (in practice) CollaborationStructures Common Assessment Cycle Defining Target and Proficiency Connecting Data Instruction Differentiation What elements are helping us move through Response to Intervention?

7. Our Coaching Mission Improved student achievement through Instructional Coaching.

9. ThenNow

10. Instructional Leadership Then Common vision Common language Shared experiences Ongoing leadership PD Learning about PLC Now Roles of principal and coach have evolved Confidence Coach PLC Collaboration Refining for effective coaching

11. Common Language and Vision Vision Expectations Communication Respect Examine Data Interactions Learning Organization Plan and Problem Solve Shared Responsibility Walkthroughs

12. Common Language and Vision Meeting Focus – Instructional Leadership New Teacher Center Training Common learning (book studies, discussions, workshops) Continuous improvement strategies Focus on data/results

13. Professional Development and Application Then District modules for PD Coaching aid in professional development with individual teachers Now PD Layers Facilitation Skills Differentiate PD based on: Student data Staff feedback Coaching as professional development across our system

14. Staff Data and Feedback Solution Tree, Critical Issues for Team Consideration. 2006 All Things PLC. March 2011 <http://www.allthingsplc.info/pdf/tools/CriticalIssuesForTeamConsideration Erkens, Cassandra, et. al. The Collaborative Teacher. Bloomington: Solution Tree Press, 2008.

15. Collaboration Then Working in isolation with some collaboration Team focus was different PD on effective collaboration Building trust – to get to the learning Data discussions Now PLC collaboration becoming a norm Understand complexities Focus on student learning Data analysis Coaching language Coaching strategies IsolationCollaborationPLC Collaboration

16. Coaching Language Analysis of Student Work, New Teacher Center, Santa Cruz, 2009 ( www.newteachercenter.org) Instructional Mentoring, New Teacher Center, Santa Cruz, 2009 (www.newteachercenter.org)

17. Modeling & Team Teaching Plan Together Co Teaching Demonstration Lessons Feedback

18. Peer Observation and Feedback Peer Coaching What were the students doing? What strategies were used? What will you take back?What do you have questions about?

19. Structures Then Common planning time-various purposes PLC questions 1 and 2 Experimenting with intervention blocks Monthly coach meeting Now Dedicated PLC collaboration PLC questions 1-4 Intervention block in all elementary schools Coach meeting bimonthly

20. Core Instruction/Tier 1 Intervention/Enrichment Block (Tier 1 & 2) Tier 3 Student Learning Structures Time for Collaboration Communication Culture Collaborative Structures

21. Common Assessment Cycle Then Continuous improvement cycles: PDSA, IPDM, SINA Now Common Assessment Cycle

22. Defining Target and Proficiency Then Beginning to define and use learning targets Scaffolding Now Clarify learning targets Define proficiency prior to instruction

23. Connecting Student Data  Instruction Then Discuss learning Discuss teaching Now Teaching  learning Tools to focus on learning for all

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26. Differentiation Then Varied by teacher and school Now Professional Development in progress Considerations Application to the 4 PLC questions DI element connectedness

27. Differentiated Instruction

28. RTI Instructional Leadership PD and Application (in practice) CollaborationStructures Common Assessment Cycle Defining Target and Proficiency Connecting Data Instruction Differentiation What elements are helping us move through Response to Intervention?

29. We love to share and learn from others. Feel free to contact us about questions, comments, or ideas! Amy Russell, Professional Development arussell@cr.k12.ia.us Kathleen Ziegler, Instructional Coach kziegler@cr.k12.ia.us Thank you for joining the conversation!

30. Resources  New Teacher Center The New Teacher Center is dedicated to improving student learning by accelerating the effectiveness of teachers and school leaders. Providing comprehensive mentoring and professional development programs. Santa Cruz, California http://www.newteachercenter.org/index.php Wisconsin New Teacher Center http://www.ntcwi.org/index.htmlhttp://www.ntcwi.org/index.html Sharon Nelson, Senior Director http://www.ntcwi.org/bios.htmlhttp://www.ntcwi.org/bios.html  Cassandra Erkens Casandra Erkens Anam Cara Consulting, Inc. http://www.anamcaraconsulting.com/index.phphttp://www.anamcaraconsulting.com/index.php Solution Tree Professional Development http://www.solution-tree.com/Public/ProfDev.aspx Process for Common Assessments The Collaborative Teacher. Bloomington: Solution Tree Press, 2008.  Solution Tree, Critical Issues for Team Consideration. 2006 All Things PLC. March 2011 <http://www.allthingsplc.info/pdf/tools/CriticalIssuesForTeamConsideration