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Parents of Online Charter School Students: Handout
The document outlines notable practices and behaviors of online charter school learning coaches: - Learning coaches should rely on expertise of teachers for subject and child development knowledge, as well as family and friends. Coaches should model resourcefulness and teach children how to learn. - Coaches nurture children's strengths, provide intimate learning opportunities, and affirm children while backing family values. Coaches adapt flexibly to learner needs and incorporate varied teaching strategies. - Common challenges for learning coaches include navigating dual roles as teacher and parent, feeling undertrained, lacking access to expert teachers, and feeling overwhelmed by the volume of tasks. Schools should support coaches through guidance tools, differentiated training, easy access to instructional resources and teacher experts,
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- 1. •Develop palette ofgo-to resources, including web tools •Lean to teacher for subject & child development expertise •Rely on expertise of family and friends ate rme g pe rnin t lea le y •Le day hab dail the ze teac und in i fo •Se ents -on nds ies mom ities t v e ha acti e ampl portuni •Giv ing op n lear •Pu tha rsue le t •Pr reson sson opp ovide ate w activiti i s •Gu ortun hare th the es id e a ities d learn child s ing nee ded Notable Prac,ces & Behaviors of Online Charter School Learning Coaches LEARNER •Instill family values during learning •Teach how to learn •Model resourcefulness ed eiv g & c on in rec each e ac tp t sp le jus s of d g •A tion g rnin lexib & o nin lea e f les n ar t t u le dap pora ched •A cor g s •In rnin ies lea tivit ac Lisa Hasler Waters, Ph.D. lhaslerwaters@alAutures.org or haslerwaters@gmail.com •Nu r •Re ture ch ly on ild’s awa stre inti r his p eness mate ngths o •Re rogres f child s a to h elp fam ffirm w ily v ith b alue s acking of
- 2. Online Charter School Learning Coaches CHALLENGES SUPPORT Conflict of dual roles •Provide tools for student management and guidance •Provide best practices to motivate students •Provide student incentives that resonate with student and learning coach Perception of training and needs •Provide differentiated training and support to meet diverse needs of coaches •Provide motivation for engaging in PD, such as certification and recognition •Provide easy-to-access pedagogical strategies and instructional tools Lack of immediate access to teacher experts •Provide embedded “teacher experts” advice •Provide easy-to-access live chat features or instant messaging to reach teacher experts •Provide mobile device access to teacher experts and advice Lisa Hasler Waters, Ph.D. lhaslerwaters@alAutures.org or haslerwaters@gmail.com Overwhelming amount of tasks •Reduce administrative tasks •Provide easy access checks for mastery of content •Simplify student tracking processes