Coaching Update

Coaching Update: 

Coaching Update Steve Barkley sbarkley@plsweb.com 270 748 2037 Stevebarkley/twitter.com www.plsweb.com

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Where should a new coach start? How might a new coach go about establishing their own identity as a coach instead of taking on previous coach’s issues and roles? i.e What if the coach was not perceived well in the building? What if the coach was not as focused on change and more on “support and resources”?

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Instructional Coaching EVALUATION Outside Criteria MENTORING PEER COACHING Teacher’s Choice SUPERVISION

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Coaching feels so unnatural right now. when will I get the hang of it?

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6 Unconsciously Talented Unconsciously Unskilled Consciously Unskilled Consciously Skilled Unconsciously Skilled Gordon’s (1974) Skill Development Ladder Gordon’s Skill Development Ladder The Art of Teaching page 41

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Is there a list of specific coaching questions to use as a guide? (Besides the Questions for life chart) How do I know if I'm going too fast or too slow?

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Are there any pitfalls I should avoid? (With regard to those that argue) Or how to ease out of a uncomfortable situation Please revisit the purpose of “gripes to goals.”

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CONFIRMATORY PARAPHRASE FACTS ATTITUDES/ FEELINGS INTENTIONS

PRACTICE: 

PRACTICE TEACHER: MY STUDENTS WON’T READ AN ASSIGNMENT SO I DON’T SEE HOW I CAN DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN PRESENT INFORMATION IN CLASS HOPING THEY WILL REMEMBER SOME OF IT.

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TEACHER: MY STUDENTS WON’T READ AN ASSIGNMENT SO I DON’T SEE HOW I CAN DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN PRESENT INFORMATION IN CLASS HOPING THEY WILL REMEMBER SOME OF IT. Fact You have not been able to get many of the students to work outside of class.

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TEACHER: MY STUDENTS WON’T READ AN ASSIGNMENT SO I DON’T SEE HOW I CAN DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN PRESENT INFORMATION IN CLASS HOPING THEY WILL REMEMBER SOME OF IT. Feeling You are worried that presenting information in class won’t get the student achievement that you want.

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TEACHER: MY STUDENTS WON’T READ AN ASSIGNMENT SO I DON’T SEE HOW I CAN DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN PRESENT INFORMATION IN CLASS HOPING THEY WILL REMEMBER SOME OF IT. Attitude If students read outside of class you would teach very differently. You want to find a way to get them to read outside of class.

Gripes to Goals: 

Gripes to Goals

Gripes to Goals: 

Gripes to Goals Too many students don’t care about their grades… there is no way to motivate them to work. Failing them isn’t a threat. You have a strong desire for your students to do well. Grades just don’t seem to be it. You see a need to find a different way to motivate your students.

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What’s the most essential piece not to forget when planning “coaching” with the end in mind? What sort of activities will help me move from light coaching to hard coaching? What activites/strategies should be on a checklist for a great coach?

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Joyce/Showers Research Figure 5.2 Training Components and Attainment of Outcomes in Terms of Percent of Participants Components Study of Theory Demonstrations Practice Peer Coaching Beverly Joyce and Bruce Showers (2002) Student Achievement Through Staff Development 3 rd Edition. Ch. 5: Designing Training and Peer Coaching: Our Needs for Learning. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Knowledge (thorough) 10 30 60 95 Skill (strong) 5 20 60 95 Transfer (executive implementation) 0 0 5 95 — OUTCOMES —

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What would you observe a model coaching program to look like in it’s third What year? Elementary and Secondary Level

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My Work My Time Design together Implement individually Shared responsibility for student achievement Helping each other Modify Individual Behavior, Consensus on implementation Individual Franchise Team My Work My Time Design together Implement individually Shared responsibility for student achievement Helping each other Modify Individual Behavior, Consensus on implementation Individual Franchise Team

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With program evaluation looming, how do we prove the program is worth keeping when we know true innovative change takes 3-5 years to start showing up in student performance? Since we are not full time in our buildings, this change could take even longer

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Change in Leadership Change in Teachers Change in Students Change in Achievement