Full Description
Coaching strategies and resources that will give new teachers a head start toward a successful first year—and a great teaching career
Over the past 20 years, more new teachers than ever have entered the teaching profession. These educators are eager to do the best they can with the students they have and the resources they have been given, but most will struggle to find their footing. And with the average new teacher receiving only 1 or 2 observations a year, many early career teachers exit the profession without reaching their full potential.
In Get Better Faster 2.0: A 90-Day Coaching for Coaching Teachers, Paul Bambrick-Santoyo shares a practical guide to new teacher development inspired by over two decades of working alongside highly effective school leaders. These instructional leaders are skilled at developing new educators, and Bambrick-Santoyo has organized their best practices into a comprehensive, actionable guide to coaching that keeps teacher growth—and student learning—top of mind.
Get Better Faster 2.0 is divided into a 90-day plan and can be used to coach any teacher at any stage of their career. Teaching skills are broken down by priority into concrete, practice-able actions that principals and instructional coaches can layer as teachers reach mastery.
The book contains a wealth of resources to streamline and empower a school leader's work. Here are just a few:
Principles of Coaching: Learn from fellow principals how to do the following: use bite-sized feedback, facilitate in-meeting practice, and give frequent feedback to supercharge teacher development.
Coaching Blueprints: Leverage existing tools to cultivate continuous teacher growth. Reshape your Professional Development plan, observations and feedback meetings, and weekly data meetings to build strong teachers.
Get Better Faster Sequence of Action Steps: Pinpoint what is most important for teacher development with this sequential, four-phase guide to rigorous instruction and strong class culture.
These tools, along with coaching videos, the Get Better Faster 2.0 Coaching Guide, insights from school leaders, and a suite of print-ready materials, prepare school leaders to take new and experienced teachers to the next level.
Contents
Online Content ix
Acknowledgments xxviii
About the Author xxx
Get Better Faster Scope and Sequence xxxi
Introduction 1
Changing the Game 3
Why Focus on New Teachers? 7
Myths and Realities of Coaching New Teachers 11
What Is "Better," and What Is "Faster"? 13
How This Book Is Structured 14
How to Use This Book 18
Dive in—Meet Your Teachers Where They Are 21
Ready to Dive in! 22
Principles of Coaching 23
Principle 1: Make It Bite- Sized 25
Principle 2: Practice What You Value 51
Principle 3: Give Feedback Frequently 64
Start Here Quick Reference Guide 80
1 Pre-teaching (Summer PD) 81
Phase 1 Coaching Blueprint: Lead PD 83
Phase 1 Management—Develop Essential Routines and Procedures 91
Phase 1 Rigor—Develop Content Expertise and Lesson Plans 105
Conclusion 144
2 Instant Immersion 145
Phase 2 Coaching Blueprint: Make Time For Feedback 147
Phase 2 Management—Roll Out and Monitor Routines/Build Trust and Rapport 159
Phase 2 Rigor—Roll Out Academic Routines 201
Conclusion 244
3 Cleared For Takeoff 245
Phase 3 Coaching Blueprint: Look at Student Work 246
Phase 3 Management— Engage Every Student 259
Phase 3 Rigor— Activate Knowledge and Model 282
Conclusion 308
4 Go Deeper 309
Phase 4 Coaching Blueprint: Respond to In- the- Moment Data 310
Phase 4 Management— Increase Classroom Energy 315
Phase 4 Rigor— Deepen Discourse 336
Conclusion 358
Closing: The Pursuit of Excellence 359
Appendix: Get Better Faster Coach's Guide 363
Phase 1: Pre-Teaching 364
Phase 2: Day 1- 30 376
Phase 3: Day 31- 60 398
Phase 4: Day 61-90 409
Notes 419
Index 431
