Full Description
Engaging teachers in coaching is an ongoing process that requires planning and intentionality. Whether you are new to a school or have been there a while, the beginning of the year brings forth the opportunity to envision what your work will look like and how you will deepen the impact it makes on teacher and student learning.
Start the Year Strong with Student-Centered Coaching
Designed to ensure a successful start to the school year, this guidebook provides strategies for coaches, principals, and district leaders to successfully launch a new year of Student-Centered Coaching. Organized into fifteen moves, this resource provides:
Concrete ideas for how coaches can connect with new and returning teachers
Strategies for supporting teachers to increase student engagement and build classroom community
Steps for building strong principal and coach partnerships that will last throughout the year
Tools and artifacts that can be used to message and market coaching
Ideas for scheduling coaching that is flexible and meets teachers' needs
Videos and other resources that dig deeper into each of the fifteen coaching moves that are included
By investing carefully in the first few weeks of school and crafting a clear plan with this guidebook, the foundation you build will support your work far beyond the start of the school year.
Contents
About the Authors
Introduction
Section 1: Build Relationships
1. Be Visible
2. Join PLCs, Grade Level, or Department Meetings
3. Offer Mentoring Support to New Teachers
4. Support Teachers to Build Classroom Community
Section 2: Make Intentional Decisions with the Principal
5. Establish How You'll Work as a Principal and Coach Team
6. Decide How You Will Organize Your Coaching Schedule
7. Be Thoughtful About Who You Will Engage with First
Section 3: Message and Market Coaching
8. Plan How You Will Message and Market Coaching
9. Work with The Principal to Advocate for Coaching
10. Engage Teacher Leaders
11. Listen for Openings
Section 4: Get Ready for More Formal Coaching
12. Invite Teachers into Coaching Cycles
13. Leverage A Variety of Structures to Build Momentum
14. Plan How You Will Measure Your Impact
15. Use Partnership Agreements to Set Norms with Teachers
In Closing
