Please share an #eduwin at your tables.

Action Plans

• Name an area where you can grow as a coach.
• Name three things you can do to reach your goal.
• Share with a partner and get strengths-based feedback.

Balancing PD, PLCs, and Coaching Cycles

Let's start with a survey:
http://goo.gl/forms/xzJGvX81g2

What's Our Purpose?
- PD
- PLCs/Data Teams
- Coaching Cycles

Effective PD is...

• Ongoing and inquiry-based
• Relevant to the participant
• Includes personalized and ongoing support

"Data teams adhere to continuous improvement cycles, examine patterns and trends, and establish specific timelines, roles and responsibilities to facilitate analysis that results in action."
(White, 2005)

"Coaching cycles are our best chance for creating authentic partnerships that increase student outcomes. In a coaching cycle, the teacher and coach are both in the mix, reflecting on their decision-making, problem-solving, and figuring out how to adjust instruction in the moment."
(Sweeney, 2015)

"Cultures of inquiry can provide teachers with opportunities to dialogue about learning as learning relates to lesson planning, student achievement, and student work." (Garmston, 2005)

Student-centered coaching aligns with inquiry-based PD.

Student-centered coaching doesn't align with sit-and-get, or top-down, PD.

So...what's the role for a coach in terms of PD, PLCs, and coaching cycles?

How do principals and coaches make this vision a reality?
(read p. 7-15)

Socratic Seminar

• Read with the guiding question in mind.
• Engage in a specific and text-based discussion.
• Name your next steps.

Q/A