Establishing a Culture of Coaching
Describe the conditions that need to be in place at a school in order for coaching to be successful.
(What is) A culture of personal growth, by in and expectations from leadership, professional relationships and encouragement
These 4 components make up the coaching cycle.
(What is) pre-conference, coaching action, observation, and debrief/follow up conference?
What does HQPL Stand for?
High quality professional learning
Name a data source that SDI coaches should be reviewing on a regular basis.
Any data set that is pertinent to teacher or student progress (IGR, Unique, iReady, etc..)
To continue building their knowledge of literacy or mathematics, instruction, and coaching, SDI coaches will be asked to participate in these.
(What is) professional development/professional learning?
The art of building relationships with teacher and administrators in your school
(What is) Making an intentional effort to establish a culture of coaching based on trusting relationships, collaboration, communication and growth mindset?
True or False: Listening and purposeful questions are a significant component of the coaching cycle.
TRUE!
How should coaches determine the learning needs of teachers?
Conduct a needs assessment, collect and analyze adult performance data.
What is one suggestion you would give a special education teacher in regards to meaningful participation in their grade level or content area PLC?
Any response that highlights the specific purpose of special ed teacher participation (sharing SWD data, sharing SDI strategies, sharing accessibility/accommodations)
Bringing up a difficult situation that is uncomfortable to you is called this.
Building a culture of coaching through communication.
(What is) utilizing a variety of communication styles and skills to collaborate with teachers and administrators to meet their individual needs?
Where one determines how to begin with coaching.
(What is) analyzing school-wide teacher and student data to identify needs and monitor teacher growth over time.
What percentage of time should be spent presenting new content in a learning session?
25%-30%
What are the 3 types of progress monitoring data that can be entered into Infinite Campus? Give a definition of each.
Event- recording of separate instances of behavior/skills
Latency- amount of time elapsed from the direction or natural cue to expected response
Duration- measuring the amount of time a target behavior or skill occurs
Educators chosen to be coaches may not have all of the qualities of an experienced coach, but they need to be successful teachers who are very knowledgeable about these three things.
(What is) content development, curriculum, and instruction?
Establishing trust with your schools when they view you as district personnel.
(What is) creating a respectful, confidential environment that supports collaborative dialogue and inquiry by using low inference notes and communication style.
Which one doesn't belong in a coaching action: Co-teaching, modeling, providing a to-do list, focused teacher visit.
Providing a to-do list.
As a coach, what are some ways that you can monitor application of the learning following the session?
Walkthrough tool
Survey with application of learning questions
What factors should teachers consider when determining the frequency of IEP data collection?
Severity of deficit; Intensity of intervention; Expected rate of progress; Patterns of regression
SDI coaches are asked to utilize these 3 core behaviors.
(What is) planning, implementation and monitoring?
How one grows as a coach when establishing a culture of coaching.
(What is) soliciting feedback and reflecting on “my” own practices to continuously improve and enhance opportunities for others.
What do we call the goal when working with a teacher in a coaching cycle and how do we monitor their growth?
Bite-sized and look-for tool.
What does the DESIGN acronym stand for when planning professional learning?
D- Describe; E- Engage; S- Show; I Involve; G- Gauge; N- Next
Give an example of a coaching action that supports teachers with the use of progress monitoring data to inform SDI
Any example that explicitly supports teachers with using PM data to plan SDI (co-planning, modeling, etc..)
To honor the teacher, an astute coach will maintain THIS when speaking with a principal.
(What is) confidentiality?