1. Ensuring That We Make a Difference
Peer Coaching

2. Qualities Of A Master Teacher
Teachers and students are required to perform quickly and accurately
Errors are corrected immediately
Good behavior is regularly rewarded (rarely with candy)
Low-performing students are never ignored, and are never tricked by questions to which they haven’t first been taught the answers
Phonics and sound blending skills are the basis for reading
Computation is the foundation of mathematics
Carefully rehearsed scripts keep teachers and students on task
All students are regularly tested to insure mastery of the material
The class does not more on until proficiency or mastery is achieved by at least 70% of the class. Appropriate interventions are developed for the remaining 30%
Mastery is evaluated by specific, regular testing
Quick and easily managed interventions are readily available
There is a principal whohasthe time and resources to devote to being the academic leader of the school
Teachers receive ongoing training, in and out of their classrooms, and regular evaluations
Classes are not allowed to be disrupted by students who choose to sharpen their pencils or engage in other “off task” behavior

3. Issue: The Master Teacher
In the next accreditation cycle, there will be more of an emphasis on teaching and learning. Future teacher licensing will focus on teacher performances using summative and formative data.
Task: Schools need to reflect on setting expectations of teachers and administrators in raising the quality of teaching and learning in the school environment.
Goal: In , all school staff will develop twenty attributes that identify “A Master Teacher.” The twenty attributes selected will be a basis for developing an instrument for the use of self-evaluation as part of the current evaluation system. In , using the selected list of attributes, each school will develop a peer evaluation system. The principal of each building will assign “mentoring” teams to conduct peer evaluations. In , the Office of the Superintendent will collect data from all schools to develop an online component for student/parent surveys on the ASSIST System. This survey will allow parent/student to participate in teacher perception surveys.

4. Peer Coaching Overview
Peer Coaching promotes the culture of collegiality among teachers in schools and in their professional develop-ment, which will do much to improve the quality of our schools and contribute to their success….
—Sec. Richard Riley
U.S. Dept. of Education
Peer Coaching Overview

5. The Big Picture Peer Watching Peer Feedback Peer Coaching
Overview
Peer Watching
Peer Feedback
Peer Coaching
Increases comfort zone
NO comments
NO exchange
Team focus session
Increases comfort zone
5-step process
Coach only shares data
Team focus session
Increases comfort zone
5-step process
3–5 possibilities for improvement
Team focus session

6. How Does This Work? Request a visit Visit
Five Steps
Request a visit
Visit
Review notes and list some possibilities
Talk after the visit
Process Review

7. Request a Visit Identify skill to be observed
Five Steps
Identify skill to be observed
New practice
Maintaining a practice
New idea
Daily improvement
Establish data-gathering method
Identify lesson to be taught
Logistics

8. Visit Informally Teacher and coach each have responsibilities
Five Steps
Informally
Teacher and coach each have responsibilities
Coach enters and assumes assigned seat with no interactions (students or teacher)
Collect data
Adhere to prearranged timeline (10–50 min.)
No judgments or evaluations

9. Review Notes & List Possibilities or Suggestions
Five Steps
Review data eliminating any hints of evaluation
Write opening statement for post-visit talk
Identify two–four leading questions that will move the teacher to reflect on the lesson
Make two–four suggestions or possibilities

10. Talk After the Visit Review Request For Visit to focus conversation
Five Steps
Review Request For Visit to focus conversation
Review data collected
Ask leading questions
Perform teacher analysis
Share suggestions or possibilities
Consider another visit

11. Process Review
Five Steps
Review rules and guidelines to see how closely they were followed
Fourteen Process Review questions
Who learned the most?
Next session?