Instructional Coaching Strategies

1. Working With Teachers
Communication
November 13, 2009

2. What is the Role of a Coach?

3. Know Your Stance in Communication
• Expert – Consult
– Ask for permission
• Colleague – Collaborate
– Create reciprocity
• Facilitator – Reflect
– Enhance capacity

4. The Coaching Cycle
• Pre-Conference
– Planning the lesson
• Observe / Co-Teach/
Model
– Experiencing/delivering
the lesson
• Post-Conference
– Reflecting on the lesson

5. Diagnosing Teachers’ Needs
Relationship

6. Building Relationships
What is needed to build a relationship?

7. Communication Skills
We need to spend more time helping teachers
understand and define the problem than trying
to solve their problems.
• Listening
• Talking
– Pausing
– Paraphrasing
– Questioning (Probing)

8. Listening
Reflective listening vs. Solution listening
What is the difference?

9. Pausing
• Model thinking before answering or asking
more questions
• Be comfortable with wait time in groups
• Value the importance of silence

10. 3 Levels of Paraphrasing
• Acknowledge /
Clarify
• Summarize /
Organize
• Shift Level of Logic

11. The Coaching Cycle
• Pre-Conference
– Planning the lesson
• Observe / Co-Teach/
Model
– Experiencing/delivering
the lesson
• Post-Conference
– Reflecting on the lesson

12. Questioning
This is not about getting teachers to do what you think but it is about getting
them to think about their decision making process.
• Make them own the issue
and solution
• Move toward how you can
help

13. Next Time: Data Driven Conversations
& Collection Tools
• How do I develop a culture of collaboration?
• What teacher data should I use?
• How do I get teachers comfortable enough to
share their data?

14. Under Construction
Your New Place for Collaboration
http://gpisdmath.pbworks.com/