Professional development in teacher behavior leads to student achievement. Steve Barkley, international education consultant, provides insight into instructional coaching and how it relates to student achievement. 32 slides

1. Instructional Coaching
With the End in Mind

2. Stephen G. Barkley
Executive Vice President
Performance Learning Systems
sbarkley@plsweb.com
www.plsweb.com
blogs.plsweb.com
twitter.com/stevebarkley

3. School Change
Source: Model developed
by Stephen Barkley

4. Student Achievement
What is the definition of student achievement that
drives your work?
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5. 21st Century Skills Framework
Core Subjects 21st Century Themes
- Economics - Global Awareness
- English - Financial, Economic, Business
- Government
& Entrepreneurship Literacy
- Arts
- Civic Literacy
- History
- Geography - Health Literacy
- Reading or Language
- Arts
- Mathematics
- Science
- World Languages
- Civics

6. 21 Century Partnership
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7. Learning and Innovation Skills
Learning and innovation skills increasingly are being
recognized as those that separate students who are
prepared for a more and more complex life and work
environment in the 21st century, and those who are not. A
focus on creativity, critical thinking, communication and
collaboration is essential to prepare students for the future.

12. But once the task called for “even
rudimentary cognitive skill,” a
larger reward “led to poorer
performance.”

14. Tough Choices or
Tough Times
• This is a world in which a very high level of preparation
in reading, writing, speaking, mathematics, science,
literature, history, and the arts will be an indispensable
foundation …….
• …comfort with ideas and abstractions is the passport to
the good life, in which high levels of education—a very
different kind of education than most of us have had–
are going to be the only security there is.
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15. TOUGH CHOICES OR
TOUGH TIMES
.…comfort with ideas and abstractions
is the passport to the good life, in
which high levels of education—a
very different kind of education
than most of us have had– are
going to be the only security there
is.

16. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
GOALS
• ACADEMICS - knowledge and skills to be successful in
school and life.
• LIFE SKILLS - aptitude, attitude and skills to lead
responsible, fulfilling and respectful lives.
•RESPONSIBILITY TO THE COMMUNITY - attributes
that contribute to an effective and productive community
and the common good of all.
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17. Student Behaviors
What student behaviors
need to be initiated or
increased to gain the
desired student
achievement?

18. Student Behaviors
• Reading as choice • Persevering/Effort
• Writing • Working independently and
• Finding problem to solve collaboratively
• Researching • Taking risk in learning
• Asking Questions • Using technology to research
and produce
• Following a Passion
• Adapting to change

19. Teacher Changes
What changes in individual teacher practices
are most likely to generate the changes we
seek in students?
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20. Teacher Behaviors
• Teach the desired
student behavior.
• Model the desired
student behavior.

21. Staff Relationships
Are there changes that need to occur in the way
that staff members work with each other (staff
relationships) in order for the desired individual
staff member changes to occur?
If so, describe.
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22. Teacher Relationships
• Parallel Play
• Adversarial Relationships
• Congenial Relationships
• Collegial Relationships
Roland S. Barth
Relationships Within the Schoolhouse
ASCD 2006
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23. Changes Needed to Improve Student Achievement
1. What are the changes in student
behavior, performance, choices, effort,
etc., that you believe are precursors to
the improvement in student learning YOU
that you seek?
1. What changes must occur in individual
staff/teacher practices to generate the
changes you seek in students?
What changes must occur in parent
practices to generate the changes you
seek in students?
1. Are there changes that need to occur in
the way that staff members work with
each other in order for the desired
individual staff members changes to
occur?
1. What are the behaviors/practices of
school leadership that are necessary to
initiate, motivate, and support these
changes?
1. How do you see your role in the
changing behaviors of students,
teachers, teacher leaders, and
administrator?
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24. Instructional Coaching
EVALUATION MENTORING
Outside Criteria
SUPERVISION
PEER COACHING
Teacher’s Choice

25. Gordon’s Skill
Development Ladder
The Art of Teaching
Unconsciously Unconsciously
Talented Skilled
Consciously
Skilled
Consciously
Unskilled
Unconsciously
Unskilled
Gordon’s (1974) Skill Development Ladder
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26. Learning Dip
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27. Analysis
• Identify classrooms in • Describe in detail the
your school that are observable students
closest to full behaviors.
implementation of your
vision for learning. • Describe in detail the
observable teacher
behaviors.
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28. Analysis
• Identify classrooms in • Describe in detail the
your school that must observable student
change the most to reach behaviors.
full implementation of • Describe in detail the
your vision for learning. observable teacher
behaviors.
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29. Appraise
Consider one area of teacher practice that is crucial to
your desired student achievement. Rank your classrooms
along this continuum.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Most Full
Change Implementation
Needed
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30. Evaluation/Appraisal
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31. What’s needed?
Who provides it?
EVALUATION MENTORING
Outside Criteria
SUPERVISION PEER COACHING
Teacher’s Choice
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32. Professional Development in
Teacher Behavior…
…leads to student
achievement