Instructor Daniel Johnson has been
a classroom teacher and coach, and as a consultant with Education Elements has supported hundreds of schools and districts to design and implement blended and personalized learning across the country.
What if
classroom teacher and coach disagree on what is the best curriculum approach?
In each school, around four staff members — including reading teachers,
classroom teachers and coaches — will receive mentorship from the Rose Institute.
What is the role of
the classroom teacher and these coaches in creating that curriculum?
Not exact matches
Scott Beigel, a geography
teacher and cross-country
coach at Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, died a hero when he ushered students to safety inside his
classroom after former student Nikolas Cruz killed 17 with an AR - 15 semiautomatic rifle.
When his school was emptied of younger
teachers during World War II, he
coached all the boys» athletic teams
and directed the high school air force cadet squad while maintaining other
classroom responsibilities.
«I ask our
coaches to go in
and visit with
classroom teachers about the youngster's presence in the
classroom — not just how he does on test scores, but his presence.
The focus of the training, delivered via professional - development workshops
and phone -
coaching sessions, was the personal interactions in the
classroom between
teachers and students; the
coaches gave
teachers strategies designed to help them build a «positive emotional climate»
and show «sensitivity to student needs for autonomy.»
«It's important to know that the traditional professional development seminars that
teachers undergo don't usually get into the depth of
coaching individual instructors on how to create a dynamic climate
and environment, how to shape the emotional
and psychological mood in a
classroom.»
For over 15 years, Jennifer has been a
classroom teacher in both MA
and NJ, a math specialist /
coach and most currently is the Lower School Math Coordinator at The Peck School in Morristown, NJ.
Prepare Joint Gifts Instead of everyone giving the
classroom teacher or team
coach a small gift, pool your resources
and put together a group gift.
The 35 - year - old
teacher and cross-country
coach was shot as he tried to lock a
classroom door to shield students hiding inside, according to news reports.
After her rich fiance dumps her, slacker
teacher Elizabeth (Diaz) returns to her middle school
classroom with even less interest than before, fending off the interest of hang - dog
coach Russell (Segel), perky colleague Amy (Punch)
and gullible Lynn (Smith), while the oblivious principal (Higgins) fails to notice that she's merely showing school - themed movies to her students.
Scott Beigel, a geography
teacher and cross-country
coach at Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, died a hero when he ushered students to safety inside his
classroom after former student Nikolas Cruz killed 17 with an AR - 15 semiautomatic rifle.
For my
classroom, I still strongly believe in the concept of student as worker,
teacher as
coach (thank you CES),
and I continue to structure learning so that students —
and not the
teacher — are the focus.
If you want to integrate wellbeing throughout your school or in your
classroom, learn how School 21 develops their curriculum, leverages
teacher -
coaches,
and uses grounding texts to help their students explore
and unpack difficult topics.
After nearly ten years as a
classroom teacher, a tutor,
and a mathematics
coach in the Boston area, my work now centers around intervention
and teacher support
and development.
Staff development
teachers in the Montgomery County (Maryland) Public Schools are
coaches, mentors,
and on - site resources for
classroom teachers.
These questions have helped me become more reflective with my actions, have allowed me to focus on the
teacher I will be
coaching,
and assist in planning the differentiated,
classroom - embedded, technology staff development of which I am an avid proponent.
Head
teacher Mark Elliott says: «The role of the
coach is to provide support
and expertise for
teachers it is not to replace them in the
classroom, that approach is neither sustainable nor healthy in the longer term.
Using these ten questions as a guide to focus the beginning - of - the - year planning sessions, a TIS can decide which program or technology device to suggest for
classrooms and how to go about
coaching the
teachers with this goal in mind.
Two staff development
teachers in the Montgomery County (Maryland) Public Schools told Education World they relish their roles as
coaches and mentors
and enjoy collaborating with
classroom teachers.
Instructional
coaching empowers
teachers to take risks
and be innovative in the
classroom.
These
coaches spread the ideas of each
teacher from
classroom to
classroom and school to school, ultimately reaching the entire district.
«We've had five very successful years with 24
coaches because we built our model on the feeling that
teachers know best in deciding what they want to work on
and use in their
classrooms.»
Andrew has been as a
classroom teacher, instructional
coach and online
teacher.
As a special education
teacher and tutor who
coaches struggling students (many with ADHD), I have found several
classroom strategies to be effective.
His experiences as a
classroom teacher, instructional
coach, school leader, district administrator
and consultant have provided him with the foundation necessary to understand first - hand the needs of students
and educators.
«For instance, I'd probably think about
coaching teachers to be more aware of students» in -
classroom work product
and cues.»
Hampton High School initially received funds from the state - funded «
Classrooms for the Future,» Pennsylvania's three - year grant program that gave schools technology equipment
and required them to turn a
classroom teacher into an instructional
coach to help support technology use.
Prior to joining EdTechTeacher, Avra was first a
classroom teacher and later the Instructional Technology Coordinator
and coach for a K - 8 school district in Northern Illinois.
They provided time for
teachers to test new teaching methods
and to receive follow - up support
and coaching in their
classrooms as they faced problems of implementing changes.»
The Instructional Leadership strand is designed for individuals who have taught at least three years, seek to increase their knowledge of instruction
and curriculum in their subject area (science, mathematics or social studies) or English Language Arts (ELA) at the elementary
and secondary levels,
and are interested in finding ways to extend their influence beyond the
classroom into areas such as
coaching, curriculum development or
teacher research.
Teachers need manageable technology that does not distract from teaching
and learning; they need instructional
coaches who can effectively use the footage for professional learning;
and they need a supportive school climate for sharing challenging moments in the
classroom.
We currently have seven
classroom teachers and two teaching
and learning
coaches at our school.
At Behrman, the three master
teachers stay abreast of the latest research,
and they monitor data to provide
coaching to the
classroom teachers.
Through the centers, these
teachers deliver
classroom coaching and mentoring
and assist directly with school - adopted interventions, such as the whole - school - reform program Success for All.
Once in the role, school directors continue to teach to stay connected to the
classroom; they also set priorities so that they can spend the majority of their day observing
classrooms and coaching teachers.
Here's what this approach looks like: Administrators make frequent short, unannounced
classrooms visits (at least once a month), followed promptly by face - to - face listening /
coaching conversations;
teacher teams meet regularly to discuss planning, pedagogy,
and assessment results;
and teacher assessment is saved till the end of the school year, pulling together observations, other points of contact,
and teachers» self - assessments.
In most schools, sports is one of the only settings in which we talk about what makes a strong team
and an effective team player,
and coaches might have strategies that could translate to the work
teachers do in the
classroom.
The courses, all created
and taught in house by instructional
coaches and classroom teachers, are available to outsiders for $ 100 to $ 400
and qualify those who pass them for academic credit at several nearby universities.
When thinking about who would attend edcamp Philly it was clear that we wanted a varied group that included
classroom teachers, instructional
coaches, administrators, colleagues
and others.
Schools could then access these materials
and redeploy their (less qualified)
teachers as
classroom coaches that support the online instruction.
It means not making those decisions alone but rather reaching beyond the
classroom and fully partnering with
teachers,
coaches, guidance councilors, families,
and, most importantly, students themselves.
It requires training
and coaching with performance feedback in the
classroom to help
teachers transfer the knowledge into skills, which is much more difficult when it comes to behavior than it is for academics.»
«In some schools
coaches are facilitating «lab sites» where several
teachers gather in a
classroom once a week for six to eight weeks
and take turns teaching.
So,
teachers were observed, they were given feedback, they set goals, they worked through co-construction meetings using evidence to help them to identify new solutions within their
classrooms and we supported them through shadow
coaching to help them achieve their goals.
«It may take the form of one - on - one
coaching in an individual
teacher's
classroom or demonstration lessons for individuals
and groups of
teachers.
By instructional leadership, we mean the principal's capacity to: 1) offer a vision for instruction that will inspire the faculty; 2) analyze student performance data
and make sound judgments as to which areas of the curriculum need attention; 3) make good judgments about the quality of the teaching in a
classroom based on analysis of student work; 4) recognize the elements of sound standards - based
classroom organization
and practice; 5) provide strong
coaching to
teachers on all of the foregoing; 6) evaluate whether instructional systems in the school are properly aligned;
and 7) determine the quality
and fitness of instructional materials.
As Mackay is keen to get every single staff member trained as a
coach, Ross works closely with
teachers,
coaching them on what exactly their role is, what the commonalities are
and what you should look for in a
classroom.