Student-Centered Coaching

Essential Questions

• How can we calibrate coaching across our community?
• What are some ways that we can take our coaching cycles further?

We close the gap between what the students know and what they need to know.

The Big Idea

• Coaching is not about 'fixing people'
• Coaching is a partnership
• Coaching is about student learning

Core Practices for SCC

• Organize coaching through cycles
• Set a standards-based goal for coaching cycles
• Unpack the standards into learning targets
• Use student evidence to co-plan instruction

Core Practices, continued

• Co-teach with a focus on effective instructional practices
• Measure the impact of coaching on student & teacher learning
• Partner with the school leader

Let's Dig Deeper...

Coaching Cycles

Coaching Cycles

• 4-6 weeks in duration
• Minimum of 1 co-planning per week
• 1-3 times per week for coaching in the classroom
• Can include groups, pairs or individuals

Strategies for Coaching Groups

• 3-4 teachers is the ideal group size
• Groups are based on what makes sense for the coaching cycle
• Begin with a goal that the group cares about

Begin with a goal for student learning

Goals for Coaching Cycles are...

• Standards-based
• Not too broad or narrow
• Something that the teacher cares about and that will benefit the students

Language for Goal-Setting

• What do you hope the students will learn as a result of our partnership?
• Let's look at the standards...how might they help us choose a focus?
• What is your next unit of study? Can we focus there?

Use Standards-Based Learning Targets

Learning Targets are...

• The broader goal unpacked
• A criteria for assessment
• A tool for students to self-assess
• Rigorous and academically focused

Use Student Evidence to Co-Plan Instruction

Student Evidence includes:

• Written and/or oral responses
• Anecdotal or conference notes
• Student writing
• Entrance and exit slips
• Problem solving tasks in math
• Reader's or writer's notebooks

Co-teach with a focus on effective instruction

Co-Teaching Moves

• Noticing and naming
• Thinking aloud
• Teaching in tandem
• Co-conferring
• Micro modeling

Measure the impact of coaching on student and teacher learning

We use the...

• Results-Based Coaching Tool
• Coaching Logs
• Exit Interviews

Differentiation task on page 2 of your handouts

Partner with the School Leader

It's about...

• Separating pressure and support
• Clearly defining roles
• Creating structures for coaching
• Celebrating learning

Dialogue and Discourse: Managing our Triggers

Differentiation task on page 8 (bottom) of your handouts

Differentiation task on page 12 of your handouts

Reflections & Next Steps