Description
A Step-By-Step Guide for Coaching Classroom Teachers in Evidence-Based Interventions is a practical guide for school-based professionals. Combining evidence-based practices with the authors' real-life experiences working with classroom teachers, it represents a decade of research. The authors offer step-by-step approaches, based on hundreds of case examples, to overcoming some of the most difficult challenges faced by coaches and teachers in terms of implementation of evidence-based interventions. This book describes the coaching model and offers strategies for monitoring, enhancing, and troubleshooting teacher implementation. In addition to establishing positive coach-teacher relationships, the authors demonstrate how coaches can incorporate strategies that reflect core principles of behavior change, including modeling, reinforcement, and performance feedback. More than 20 handouts are shared in the appendix of the book. No other text features this distinctive blend of theory, research, and real life experiences, making it a valuable and unique contribution to the field.
Table of Contents
PrefaceChapter 1 Overview Universal Prevention ProgramsBenefits of a School-Based Prevention ProgramThe PATHS® CurriculumPAX Good Behavior Game (GBG)PATHS to PAXCoaching and Implementation QualityChapter 1 Reflection QuestionsChapter 2 Core Coaching Principles OverviewEngagementCollaborationSupported Skill Development and Constructive FeedbackPositive ReinforcementSummaryChapter 2 Reflection QuestionsChapter 3 Universal Coaching Model A Multi-Phased Approach for Supporting Teacher ImplementationPhase 1: ConnectEstablishing the Coach-Teacher TeamFirst Time Visiting the ClassroomEngaging Students as Active ParticipantsSupporting the Teacher's Initial EffortsEnhancing Students' On-Task BehaviorObserving Kid of the DayPhase 2: CultivateKicking Off the Good Behavior GameSetting the Stage for Social Emotional LessonsPolishing Teacher SkillsPhase 3: ConsolidateMaintaining Proficiency and Addressing Minor ChallengesCoaching Session StructureSummaryThe Nuts and Bolts of Data Collection, Feedback, and ReinforcementData CollectionLesson LogsGame ScoreboardsRubricsCoaching LogsPerformance FeedbackPositive ReinforcementIndividual Reinforcement for Teachers and StaffCompetitions Between Staff MembersSchool-Wide RecognitionSummaryCommon Early Implementation ChallengesPAX Good Behavior Game (GBG)Setting up the GameDuring the GameAfter the GamePrizesLessonsStrategies to Enhance Student EngagementSummaryCommon Coaching PitfallsCoaching RelationshipOrganizationDifficulties in the Role of the ExpertLow Program ImplementationChapter 3 Reflection QuestionsChapter 4 Indicated Coaching Model OverviewObjectivesBehavioral Assessment and Coaching Plan FormulationTeacher Implementation Support Planning Checklist (TISPC)Step 1: AssessStep 2: PlanStep 3: DoStep 4: EvaluateCoach Action Plan (CAP)CAP ExampleSummaryChapter 4 Reflection QuestionsChapter 5 Lessons Learned Introducing New Students to the ProgramIntroducing New Teachers to the ProgramDepartmentalizationPerformance Anxiety about Program ImplementationDisruptive ClassroomTeacher StressDevelopmentally Appropriate Expectations for StudentsUnpredictable CircumstancesCompeting DemandsDisorganizationBeing Punitive to StudentsLow Teacher EngagementStrategies to Enhance Teacher EngagementSummaryChapter 5 Reflection QuestionsChapter 6 Selection, Training, Supervision, & Observation of Coaches Coach SelectionTrainingSupervisionEnhancing SupervisionObservation and FeedbackSummaryChapter 6 Reflection QuestionsConclusion: Moving Forward Appendix: Forms and WorksheetsReferencesAbout the AuthorsAbout the CoachesIndex
