Our school is fortunate enough to have given one of my colleagues and me the opportunity to work
as instructional coaches for one class period.
From working with teachers last
year as an instructional coach, it was sometimes difficult to explain in words areas of instruction that needed improvement or strengths to highlight.
She consistently reflects on her
role as an instructional coach for the teachers in her elementary school and asks herself how she can help teachers grow to result in student growth.
Several years ago, my principal asked me to be the school assessment coordinator, in addition to my other
duties as instructional coach and reading specialist.
What are the biggest challenges that you
face as an instructional coach: The biggest challenge is finding time to address the varied needs of all teachers.
It is beginning to expand outside the initial concept of
coach as instructional coach, to administrators and teachers learning to use coaching with staff and students.
Emily also served
as an Instructional Coach at Excel, building teacher capacity in the areas of curriculum planning, instructional best practices, and family engagement strategies.
«I felt sick about the teacher I had become, and I no longer wanted to be part of an organization where adults could so easily demean children under the guise of «achievement,»» said Ms. Sliwerski, who subsequently
worked as an instructional coach in Department of Education schools.
Our district is funded $ 20 million less than the average school district in Kentucky based on per pupil spending for our size but our focus on the right priorities
such as instructional coaches allows us to continue to improve academic gains.
Theresa Palmer joined the Institute for Excellence in Education
as an Instructional Coach in 2012, bringing to her work a passion for sharing best practices around student engagement, data driven instruction and team building.
He spent the six years prior to joining Transcend on Teach For America's Bay Area team in a variety of roles: He
began as an instructional coach supporting elementary, bilingual, and early childhood educators.
Joining the Institute for Excellence in
Education as an Instructional Coach in 2015, Kendra Adams brings a passion for helping students and teachers alike in navigating those middle grade years.
As an educator at heart for 20 years, Paula has taught in classrooms, led a NextGen
school as the Instructional Coach, and witnessed district - wide change as a Personalized Learning Coordinator.
I wish I had the opportunity to use Nearpod when I was in the classroom, however I am definitely enjoying the privilege of my
position as an instructional coach sharing the features and benefits of Nearpod.
I have been fortunate in my career as a primary school teacher and
now as an instructional coach to work with building administrators who put students first, and as a teacher leader I strive to be a true example of student - centered teaching and learning.
Adam also works
as an instructional coach on the AP Government and Politics Knowledge in Action project which is a project of the George Lucas Educational Foundation.
Geared toward middle school and high school students, plp lets students customize and take more ownership of their learning while teachers
act as instructional coaches and mentors.
This guarantee is based on my own teaching and
experience as an instructional coach, as well as on research compiled by education experts.I'll cite those references when applicable, but I won't inundate you with Who Said What.
Several years
ago as an instructional coach in a district new to the work of collaborative teams in a professional learning community, I learned we should calibrate our grading of common assessments.
Because the quality of teaching varies widely from classroom to classroom, schools need skilled and dedicated teachers to extend their influence beyond their classroom —
whether as instructional coaches, leaders of grade - level teams, induction coordinators, mentors, or peer reviewers.
The coaching process coupled with the use of the Sibme platform improves what happens in the classroom by providing teachers the opportunity to see classroom practices through the same
lens as the instructional coach.
Developed by Summit teachers, the personalized learning plan enables teachers to work
as instructional coaches while students set individual goals, create roadmaps to achieve them, learn at their own pace and dive into projects that connect to the real world.
Now, Nicole home schools one medically fragile child and works part - time for Student Growth
Center as an instructional coach collaborating on a variety of projects and facilitating the online portion of some international education courses.
At Old Town Elementary School in Round Rock, Texas, where I served
as an instructional coach last spring, we had a broad and urgent goal to «improve student writing.»
Most districts urge or require that consulting teachers return to the classroom once their term is over, though some continue to work as teacher leaders and take positions
such as instructional coach or staff developer.
The fact that Samantha requested to
serve as an instructional coach at a struggling school is a testament to her commitment to our state's students and the teaching profession as a whole.
An educator at heart, Tracey McKenzie joined the Institute for Excellence in Education in 2012, bringing over 27 years of broad experience in the education realm to her
role as an Instructional Coach.
In short, while we know our veteran teachers want to plan specifically, give directions explicitly, and offer student support intentionally, we also know they could probably offer teachable moments to the novice teachers as
well as the instructional coach.
This training has helped to ensure her
effectiveness as an Instructional Coach, delivering guidance to teachers in districts across Michigan, including Buena Vista School District, Tuscola Intermediate School District, Imlay City Community Schools, Detroit Public Schools and numerous charter public schools.
Insight in action In a mentoring program where teacher leaders served
as instructional coaches for beginning middle and high school mathematics and science teachers, new teachers were provided with opportunities to plan lessons as a group and then observe as one of the teacher leaders demonstrated the lesson with students.