Coaching+Workshop+Notes+-+June+2

=Instructional Coaching=

with Cathy Bailey

 * Cathy will work with AG next year to continue to develop our Coaching Program
 * **Reading Apprenticeship - Strategy Selection**
 * Administrator workshops will be held
 * Cathy has a learning walk protocol to share
 * show them what the strategy looks like (video-taped lessons)
 * should go from the focus lesson into the small group discussion
 * develop a consistant vocabulary from class to class
 * Margie and Cathy will look at dates to have her attend the Admin Study Group sessions
 * High School/Middle School Teachers will continue to receive training at the IU
 * continued emphasis at middle and high school level
 * Margie has built in 8 slots per building for training
 * Training will occur Sept 17 - 18, Oct 28, Nov 5
 * continue to offer afterschool meetings to collaborate and share (3 times)
 * continue to develop a consistant vocabulary from class to class
 * Learning Walks for teachers should be planned for
 * Selection of strategies for building-wide focus
 * reciprocol teaching across all content
 * start training with new teacher induction program
 * Cathy suggested that we also start to build across gradelevels (horizontal articulation)
 * AGI situation (training done in house)
 * most teachers who have received training are out of the classroom now
 * Dianna shared which strategies they have focused on - solid cognitive strategies such as reciprocal teaching in grades 3 - 4
 * Cathy shared what she is doing at another district - looking at social and personal dimensions (focus for grade 5 and up)
 * gen y
 * generational poverty
 * 21st century skills
 * Goal for pd days would be to work with grades 3-4 (reciprocol teaching), 5-6 (RA - social/personal dimension)
 * A writing study group is being formed
 * **NWEA**
 * Margie is having them develop 3 hour training sessions for the Oct and Nov Inservice dates
 * Oct - 5 key reports, 5 key instructional tools
 * Nov - understanding DesCarte, Lexiles and differenciated instruction (possibly goal selection)
 * Phil Keefer - from Christiana - is an NWEA trainer and will come to train the admin and coaches on interpreting reports
 * Possibly June 20th in the morning
 * **Video Conference - Coaching Academy**
 * June 17th - begins at 9:00 (audience will be primarily administrators)
 * AG is participating to demonstrate how administrators have been trained in this model
 * State Reps and Cathy will provide overview and indepth rationale for coaching
 * AG would then give a presentation (our part will start at 1:00 and will run about 45 minutes):
 * Assistant Sup
 * Administrator
 * Coach Representative
 * **Peer Coaching**
 * Margie would like to provide more support as many teachers are participating in this program
 * more meaty in the 1 1/2 hour required session - more than just an information session
 * this is part of the strategic plan and can be adjusted according to our goals for the program
 * offer optional sessions on how to use data collection tools, how to talk about what has been observed
 * info can be gained at the June 26, 27 coaching academy that will assist with what we can
 * Margie has information in the Mentoring in the 21st Century handbook that may be useful
 * Changing the paper work to an electronic fomat is a goal
 * Develop a wiki for sharing/reflecting
 * Both peer coaching and portfolio should both be revisited as part of the strategic plan
 * Suggestion to include information (power point, video) in my learning plan prior to teachers selecting their preference and attending the meeting
 * **Coaching Model for Next Year**
 * Dates for next year
 * Meeting format/topic suggestions
 * plan for a whole day
 * continue professional reading
 * __[|To Understand]__ by Ellen Keene
 * __[|Assessing for Student Learning]__ by Stiggins
 * [|Better Learning Through Structured Teaching: A Framework for the Gradual Release of Responsibility] by Fisher and Frey
 * [|Differentiated Literacy Coaching: Scaffolding for Student and Teacher Success] by M.C. Moran
 * sharing/collaboration on building level initiatives and progress
 * developing strategies for getting into classrooms
 * maintain the working portion of the meeting
 * Dealing with coaching concerns in the Math Dept at the MS/HS level
 * Carnegie training will support this
 * Guidance Dept needs to understand this process as well (they will use MAP data, too)
 * How to shift the teachers' thinking about how kids learn and what the research says about discussion
 * Feedback on how to incorporate Cathy's support to us
 * access her support as we support teachers
 * resources and keeping us current
 * Cathy's Coaching wiki.....
 * **Evaluating our Coaching Model**
 * last year's suggestings: online calenda, survey feedback
 * for this year
 * look at the continuum from Moran's book to collect baseline data from our calendars
 * complete survey revisions (to be sent with PD survey)
 * Colleen suggested periodic feedback as opposed to the end of the year when you may not get as thoughtful a response
 * Create a tool that tracks teachers needs, too - low risk to high risk (Cathy)
 * Coaches will complete the Evaluation Form (one per building) Open attachment and use the password: ASCD107053
 * Evaluation Form - [[file:Moran - End of Year Program Review.pdf]]
 * **Literacy Consortium**
 * Kelly Gallegher - Aug 15
 * Cris Tovania - Oct 8
 * **Lead Teachers**
 * Margie shared the lead teacher spread sheet showing all the people who have expressed interest.
 * It will be finalized by the end of the week.