Student-Centered Coaching

Objectives

• Grow understanding of how formative assessment drives student-centered coaching
• Develop language for guiding co-planning
• Build capacity as a PLC through collective problem-solving

Reflection:
What's a WIN and a WONDER from our coaching work?

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Which of these are formative assessments?

• A "pop quiz" at the beginning of class
• Responses from students' reading journals
• A mid-unit test from the math textbook
• An exit ticket asking students to solve a problem and explain their thinking
• Anecdotal notes from observing students during work time

“An assessment functions formatively to the extent that evidence about student achievement is elicited, interpreted, and used by teachers, learners, or their peers to make decisions about the next steps in instruction that are likely to be better, or better founded, than the decisions they would have made in the absence of that evidence.” (Wiliam, 2009)

5 Key Strategies

• Clarify, understand, & share learning intentions
• Engineer classroom discussions, tasks, & activities that elicit evidence of learning
• Give feedback to move learners forward
• Activate students as learning resources for one another
• Activate students as owners of their own learning

Big Picture

• Pre-assess at the beginning of a cycle
• Post-assess at the end
• Mid-point checks

Smaller Chunks

• At the end of class, 1-3 times per week
• Planning/differentiated instruction
• Sorting work: has it, almost, needs more support

In the Moment

• At least 3 times during a class period
• Know whether to back up or keep going
• Checks for understanding

Task:
Read the article and use the protocol to discuss

How do we coach for formative assessment?

Checks for Understanding

Language for Co-Planning

• Rigorous coaching-cycle goals
• Learning targets
• Formative assessment/CFUs

How do we use co-teaching to embed formative assessment?

Task:
Use the protocol to problem-solve with your group

Using the Results-Based Coaching Tool

Where are you headed?

• Choose a goal
• What are the steps?
• What support do you need?