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1 Instructional Coaching Jim Knight Kansas Coaching Project University of Kansas

2 Improving Instruction through instructional coaching by discussing by reviewing Why by understanding by considering Coaching Components Helping Partnership

3 Improving instruction trhough Instructional coaching Why by discussing by understanding by considering by reviewing Coaching Components Helping Partnership

4 Why?

5 Figure 9.1. Student Tennessee Value-Added Assessment System Score by Teacher Quintile 50% 46% Quintile 1 (Low-Low-Low) Quintile 5 (High-High-High) Student Percentile Change 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% -10% -20% -30% -40% -6% System A School District -21% System B 33% -50%

6 One-shot workshops do not improve instruction instructionalcoach.org/research

7 My first teaching experience

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9 My first teaching experience

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11 None

12 Learning consultants

13 X Learning consultants

14 Instructional collaborators

15 X Instructional collaborators

16 Instructional coaches

17 Improving Instruction through Instructional coaching Why by discussing by understanding by considering by reviewing Coaching Components Helping Partnership

18 Improving instruction through instructional coaching Why by discussing by understanding by conidering by reviewing Coaching components Helping Partnership

19 Helping

20 Helping Change Identity Thinking Status Motivation

21 Improving instruction through instructional coaching Why by discussing by understanding by conidering by reviewing Coaching components Helping Partnership

22 Improving Instruction through by discussing instructional coaching by reviewing Why by understanding by considering Coaching Components Helping Partnership

23 Partnership Principles

24 Equality

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26 Voice

27 Dialogue

28 Reflection

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30 Reciprocity

31 Improving Instruction through by discussing instructional coaching by reviewing Why by understanding by considering Coaching Components Helping Partnership

32 Improving instruction through by discussing instructional coaching by reviewing Why by understanding by considering Coaching Components Helping Partnership

33 What do instructional coaches do?

34 three ideas to keep in mind

35 1.

36 2.

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39 3.

40 Informed Adaptive Response

41 My first coach was my father

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43 Components Enroll Identify Explain Mediate Model Observe Explore Refine/Support

44 Enroll

45 It isnʼt that they canʼt see the solution. It is that they canʼt see the problem. GK Chesterton, cited in Prochaska

46 Marcus Morris is the one person on the planet who never gets to see Marcus Morris play, so he doesnʼt always see what everyone else does. Wisely, he took the initiative to watch replays of recent games. I didnʼt really realize I wasnʼt being aggressive until I watched tape on my own and saw that I wasnʼt being aggressive. Lawrence Journal World, January 14, 2010

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48 Identify

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50 Building4 The Big Four Content Planning Assessment for Learning Instruction Community

51 thebigfour.ning.com/

52 Goal Setting Specific Measurable Attainable Realistic Timely

53 Goal Setting You need a goal that hits you in the gut! --Jim Collins

54 Explain

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56 Cue, Do, Review Checklist Teacher: Unit Content: Date: Teacher ID #: School: Module: CUE TEACHING BEHAVIOR OBS. COMMENTS Name the device Explain how it will help them learn Specify what they need to do DO: LINKING STEPS Walk through the device Involve students Shape student responses Evaluate student understanding Re-instruct if necessary REVIEW: Ask questions about information Ask questions about how the device works

57 Mediate

58 Model

59 Observe

60 Explore

61 How should we go about questioning during coaching?

62 Good questions Open-ended Opinion Questions you donʼt know the answer to

63 Questioning skills Be 100% present Listen without assumptions Empathize Be curious Respect silence Donʼt give advice

64 Refine/Support

65 Components Enroll Identify Explain Mediate Model Observe Explore Refine/Support

66 Improving Instruction through instructional coaching by discussing by reviewing Why by understanding by considering Coaching Components Helping Partnership

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