How to Talk So Teachers Listen Laura Lipton and Bruce Wellman September 2007 | Volume 65 | Number 1 Teachers as Leaders Pages 30-34

Laura Lipton and Bruce Wellman

September 2007 | Volume 65 | Number 1

Teachers as Leaders Pages 30-34

Effective Learning-focused conversations a safe environment a clear focus a differentiated approach coaching collaborating consulting

a safe environment

a clear focus

a differentiated approach

coaching

collaborating

consulting

making it safe stimulate the exploration of instructional practice increase receptivity to new ideas forge connections between present practice and new initiatives

stimulate the exploration of instructional practice

increase receptivity to new ideas

forge connections between present practice and new initiatives

making it safe attend to the conversation in a variety of ways physically emotionally cognitively

attend to the conversation in a variety of ways

physically

emotionally

cognitively

Establishing a clear focus agreed-on standards of practice use data and the “third point” to... prevent focusing on a teacher’s teaching practices have information to examine and explore

agreed-on standards of practice

use data and the “third point” to...

prevent focusing on a teacher’s teaching practices

have information to examine and explore

Establishing a clear focus data emerges from sample processes and products student work samples assessment results classroom observations

data emerges from sample processes and products

student work samples

assessment results

classroom observations

Establishing a clear focus data emerges from sample processes and products comparing students and/or groups of students lesson plans classroom artifacts

data emerges from sample processes and products

comparing students and/or groups of students

lesson plans

classroom artifacts

differentiating Support to maximize the effectiveness of exchanges in both one-to-one and group conversations prepare for three stances coaching collaborating consulting

to maximize the effectiveness of exchanges in both one-to-one and group conversations prepare for three stances

coaching

collaborating

consulting

differentiating Support two key attributes define each stance... who is providing the bulk of the information who is problem solving

two key attributes define each stance...

who is providing the bulk of the information

who is problem solving

coaching teacher is the primary source of information and analysis the instructional specialist paraphrases inquires to increase knowledge broadens perspectives clarifies issues

teacher is the primary source of information and analysis

the instructional specialist

paraphrases

inquires to increase knowledge

broadens perspectives

clarifies issues

coaching teacher is the primary source of information and analysis the instructional specialist paraphrases inquires to increase knowledge broadens perspectives clarifies issues

teacher is the primary source of information and analysis

the instructional specialist

paraphrases

inquires to increase knowledge

broadens perspectives

clarifies issues

coaching the default stance effective instructional specialists use the coaching stance to begin and end conversations cannot coach something out of someone that is not within them

the default stance

effective instructional specialists

use the coaching stance to begin and end conversations

cannot coach something out of someone that is not within them

collaborating instructional specialist and teacher codevelop ideas coanalyze situations work products and other data clarify the problem use inclusive pronouns, such as us , our and we signals respect and collegial relationship

instructional specialist and teacher codevelop ideas

coanalyze situations

work products and other data

clarify the problem

use inclusive pronouns, such as us , our and we

signals respect and collegial relationship

Consulting the instructional specialist... supplies solutions thinks aloud about cause-and-effect relationships makes connections to principles of practice provides essential information about learning and learners

the instructional specialist...

supplies solutions

thinks aloud about cause-and-effect relationships

makes connections to principles of practice

provides essential information about learning and learners

Consulting the instructional specialist provides essential information about... learning and learners curriculum and content policies standards effective practices that are immediately useful and build capacity over time

the instructional specialist provides essential information about...

learning and learners

curriculum and content

policies

standards

effective practices that are immediately useful and build capacity over time

How to Talk So Teachers Listen Laura Lipton and Bruce Wellman September 2007 | Volume 65 | Number 1 Teachers as Leaders Pages 30-34

Laura Lipton and Bruce Wellman

September 2007 | Volume 65 | Number 1

Teachers as Leaders Pages 30-34