Student-Centered Coaching

Three Approaches

• Relationship-driven
• Teacher-centered
• Student-centered

The Big Idea

• Coaching is not about 'fixing people'
• Coaching is a partnership
• Coaching is about student learning
• Coaching fits within a robust system of professional learning

Effect Sizes from John Hattie

• Teacher clarity d=0.75
• Collective efficacy d=1.57
• Formative evaluation d=0.90
• Feedback d=1.13
• Instructional quality d=1.00

Core Practices for SCC

• Organize coaching through cycles
• Set standards-based goals
• Use student friendly learning targets
• Co-plan using student evidence
• Co-teach with a focus on effective instruction
• Measure the impact of coaching
• Partner with the principal

Types of Student Evidence

• Anecdotal or conference notes
• Student writing
• Exit/entrance tickets
• Problem solving tasks
• Readers/writers notebooks

Features of an Effective Coaching Program

• Teachers understand why coaching matters & participate in coaching cycles
• The coach maintains the coaching role
• Coaching is embedded into the school improvement plan
• The curriculum is high quality and rigorous
• Other forms of collaboration are intentional and student-centered