Student-Centered Coaching
[NM Coaching Conference]

Core Practices for Student-Centered Coaching

#1: Coaching Cycles

Components of Coaching Cycles

• 4-6 weeks in duration
• Minimum of one co-planning per week
• 1-3 times per week for coaching in the classroom
• Can occur with groups, pairs, or individuals
• Aligned with a unit of instruction

The Flow of a Coaching Cycle

#2: Set Standards-Based Goals

Goals are...

• Standards-based
• Not too broad or narrow
• Something the teacher cares about
• Relevant and rigorous

What About Classroom Management?

• First decide whose goal it really is.
• If it's the coach's goal, then embed strategies into a coaching cycle
• If it's the teacher's goal, then provide intensive support outside of a coaching cycle.

Learning Task

• Read the examples of 'Goldilocks Goals' in your handouts.
• What do you notice about these goals?

#3: Use Learning Targets

Learning Targets are...

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

Learning Targets are used:

• When co-planning and co-teaching lessons
• To assess the impact of the coaching cycle

Learning Task

• Read the sample learning targets in your handouts
• Identify the qualities of student-friendly learning targets

#4: Co-Plan with Student Evidence

Student evidence is:

• About continuous, formative assessment
• Anecdotal and descriptive
• Referred to before making instructional decisions

Types of Student Evidence

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

#5:Co- Teach with a Focus on Effective Instruction

Co-Teaching Moves

• Noticing and naming
• Thinking aloud
• Teaching in tandem
• You pick four
• Micro-modeling

Task: Watch a video of 'Thinking Aloud' in the classroom

#6: Measure the Impact of Coaching Cycles

We measure impact by...

• Using the Result-Based Coaching Tool
• Coaching logs
• Continuous formative assessment

Task: Review the steps for getting coaching up and running.

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