A plan for peer coaching

1. Peer Coaching: As a Tool
for Change
William J. Peters

2. Table of Contents
 Peer Coaching helps to…
 Goals and Objectives
 Peer Coaching: Key Elements
 Topics for Professional Dialogues
 Peer Coaching: Guidelines
 Implementation and Follow-up

3. Peer Coaching helps too…
 share successful practices through collaboration and
reflective practice
 act as a problem-solving vehicle
 reduce isolation among teachers
 create a forum for addressing instructional problems
 support and assisting new teachers in their practice
 build collaborative norms to enable teachers to give and
receive ideas and assistance
Becker, 2000

4. Peer Coaching: Objectives
o observations
o reflection
o share best teaching practices
o problem solving (brainstorming)
o improving self-analysis skills
o increased student learning

5. Peer Coaching: Key Elements
Peer Coaching helps teachers to
 share successfully teaching
strategies.
 support teachers as they implement
teaching strategies.
 build strong relationships among
teachers.

6. Peer Coaching: Topics for Professional
Dialogues
 Teacher growth and change.
 How is this determined?
 What are the Differences between Peer Coaching
and Mentoring?
 What are the types of Peer Coaching?
 What are the benefits of Peer Coaching?

7. Peer Coaching: Guidelines
 recognizes the validly of Peer Coaching
 build trust with peers (maintain confidentiality)
 have a strong work ethic
 flexible and accepting (non-threatening)
 depth of knowledge to help teachers
 strong organizational skills

8. Peer Coaching: Implementation and
Follow-up
 How do we sell the idea of Peer Coaching (how to
motivate teachers)
 provide information about Peer Coaching
 What do we want the Peer Coaching program to look
like?
 check other demands on teachers’ time
 we need to build in flexibility

9. Peer Coaching: Implementation and
Follow-up
 consider Peer Coach training
 Who will coach the teachers?
 ask for administrative support
 do not rush to build a Peer Coach program
 plan follow-up training workshops
 How will we know if the program was successful?