1. Peer Coaching Pilot 2012
Lena Arena
Project Coordinator, DER NSW Sydney Region
2. A quote…
“The more powerful technology
becomes, the more indispensable good
teachers are.”
- Michael Fullan
3. What is Peer Coaching?
Peer coaching is a process by which teachers
work with one another to share expertise and
provide feedback, support and assistance.
The peer coach does not advise or tell. He or
she asks questions and supports the coachee
to find their own answers.
Peer coaching is not mentoring.
4. Peer Coaching…
1. provides job-embedded professional
feedback and support
2. promotes active learning by offering teachers
opportunities to become involved in
meaningful discussion and planning, observe
other teachers, be observed, and receive
feedback
3. offers teachers opportunities to link the ideas
learned in professional learning sessions to their
teaching context
4. is a collaborative partnership between peer
coach and coachee and not a mentor-
novice relationship.
6. Peer Coaching Roles
PC Program • These are the three people who lead the
Directors program. Dr Les Foltos is a program director.
PC Master • These are the people who can train facilitators.
Trainers There are currently 3 in Australia.
PC Facilitators • These are the people who can train coaches to
work with teachers. They can also coach.
Peer coaches • Peer coaches work with teachers in schools.
Participating • Participating teachers work with a peer coach.
teachers Later they may choose to train as a coach.
7. Why Peer Coaching?
Relationship between Type of Training and Impact
This table was adapted from research on the impact of professional development
(Joyce & Showers, 1994; Showers, Murphy & Joyce, 1996). The impacts have been
replicated by later research.
10. Peer Coaching Pilot
The Structure
• 3 full days face to face workshops. Terms 1 and 2
• Friday 24 February 2012
• Friday 16 March 2012
• Friday 4 May 2012
• In-between tasks, collaboration via VC
• In-school coaching practicum
• Peer Coach Accreditation on completion of all
modules and submission of evidence
• Total of 50 hours including in-school practicum
11. The modules
Module 1
1
Peer Coaching Theory
Module 2
2
Coaching skills and knowledge
Module 3
3
Pedagogy skills and knowledge
Module 4
4
Practice the coaching
Module 5
5 Plan to put it into practice in your school.
Module 6
6
Back to school to do it!
12. Accreditation
Evidence – in school practicum
2. A brief coaching report
from one teacher you
are coaching.
1. A coaching log signed 3. A record of a lesson
by a principal (or improvement process
delegate) and including notes re
participating teachers. observation and
feedback.
13. Accreditation
Evidence – in school practicum
5. A peer coaching
implementation plan for
a full program in 2013
4. A coaching chronicle or
narrative description of
what you actually
achieved.
14. Your commitment
To become an accredited Microsoft Peer Coach
2. Coach at least 2 staff
members
1. Attend all 3 training 3. Complete and submit all
days activities required as
evidence
15. Support
• Funding of $5000
• Teacher release – use CEPS code 808
• Use spread sheet to track expenditure for
reporting purposes
• Wiki and/or edmodo group will be created
to support pilot schools
• Contact Lena for assistance at any time
16. Peer Coaching Pilot Schools
• Canterbury Boys High School
• Cronulla High School
• Endeavour Sports High School
• Georges River College - Penshurst Girls
Campus
• Randwick Girls' High School
17. Questions?
Lena Arena
Project Coordinator, DER-NSW
Sydney Region
Phone: 9582 2851
Carmelina.arena@det.nsw.edu.au
