Sentences with phrase «instructional coaching initiatives»

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Nicole Zumpano, the instructional technology coach at Coonley Elementary School, has introduced coding to her kindergarten through fifth - grade students through Chicago Public Schools» participation in the national CSforAll initiative to help all students learn computer science.

Its goal is to establish adolescent literacy initiatives with measurable goals, and it funds curriculum materials, instructional tools, and intensive high - quality professional development for teachers, literacy coaches, and school leaders.

Last year, I interviewed three instructional coaches from Bellevue, Nebraska, about their 1:1 iPad initiative (where each student has an iPad) and their move to blended learning.

Instructional improvement initiatives in many districts include instructional coaching as a primary form of job - embedded support Instructional improvement initiatives in many districts include instructional coaching as a primary form of job - embedded support instructional coaching as a primary form of job - embedded support for teachers.

The initiative created an Instructional Teacher Leader 2, or ITL2, designation that allowed participants to keep one foot in the classroom and place another in the world of coaching and evaluation.

Aguilar, director of a coaching initiative that works with public school teachers in Oakland, California, describes how effective instructional coaches help teachers set narrow but high - leverage goals, target specific behaviors teachers could improve, and connect individual coaching to schoolwide goals.

How can instructional coaches help support teachers as they navigate these initiatives?

The event, held at the Rubin Museum in Manhattan, honored five people who have demonstrated exceptional commitment to enacting positive change in education: Tanell Pendleton, an English teacher who has worked at Bronx Haven High School for eight years, and Michael Wolach, founding teacher and instructional coach at Jill Chaifetz Transfer School, both of whom have worked with Eskolta on multi-year projects on topics ranging from developing students» academic mindsets to implementing outcomes - based grading; Cristal Cruz, a graduate of Brooklyn Frontiers High School, who, after facing significant challenges during school, graduated as salutatorian, enrolled in college, and is now working at Good Shepherd Service to support students in the same way she was supported; and Jeff and Tricia Raikes, co-founders of the Raikes Foundation and part of the founding team of Microsoft, who have become champions of school improvement by establishing national initiatives such as the Mindset Scholars Network and the Student Agency Improvement Community.

The Orlando Sentinel features Seminole County's peer - coaching initiative in a partnership with the UF Lastinger Instructional Coaching coaching initiative in a partnership with the UF Lastinger Instructional Coaching Coaching Program.

Although many studies report that coaching initiatives support students» academic improvement or teachers» development of new instructional practices (Sailors & Shanklin, 2010), others report mixed results (e.g., Bean et al., 2010).

Prior to the nonprofit organization, Anissa was a project coordinator at the University of Texas System Institute for Public School Initiatives working specifically with low - performing schools around the state of Texas providing training, coaching, instructional supports, grant coordination, school reviews, and policy guidance.

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She has extensive experience in instructional coaching, and has led teacher training initiatives for GW University, Project Lead the Way, Office of the State Superintendent (OSSE), Engineering is Elementary, the National Science Teachers Association, the New Teacher Mentor Program, Teaching in Action, and the Imagine Community Charter Schools.

The Duval Instructional Leadership Coaching initiative provides school - based administrators (principals and assistant principals) with yearlong, job - embedded, practice - centered professional development.

Our expert team of coaches are skilled at job - embedded coaching, individual or small audience support, and blended learning tools to support your capacity building, instructional practices, and organizational management initiatives.

Initiatives may vary drastically from one school to another, making it difficult for researchers to study instructional coaching programs and strategies, and for school leaders to find and apply relevant research in their buildings.

Initiatives designed to enhance teaching practice have been the focus of many programs, whether the coaching is provided by peers or by specialist instructional coaches (Knight, 2007).