How To Create Successful Coaching Cycles With Your Teachers

In this episode of “Ask the Tech Coach,” Jeff and Sue discuss Chapter 4 of Coaching Matters. In this chapter, you will learn the differences, as well as the pro's and con's of both 1:1 and Team Coaching.If you would like to be a part of future podcasts and share your thoughts about this great book, please contact the podcast. We would love to have you join the show.Join the TeacherCast Tech Coaches Network!Are you a Tech Coach or looking to become one this year?Are you searching for support in your position?The TeacherCast Tech Coaches Network, is a brand new Professional Learning Network designed specifically for Tech Coaches and designed to provide weekly support for all Instructional Coaches.Click Here to Join!Coaching Cycle as a StructureA Common way to structure coaches work is through a Coaching CycleCoaching Cycles are a series of interactions with an individual or team of teachers over timeThey have a goal for both teacher and student learningThe goals are developed in collaboration with the client and based on teacher and student learning needsCoaching cycles could be multiple days to multiple weeksCoaching Cycle ExamplesStudent Learning GoalsIncrease student performance on an assessment by X%Teacher Learning GoalsIncrease teacher understanding of the learning goal and capacity to develop and implement guided and independent practice tasks to support studentsCoaching Learning GoalsIncrease capacity to observe and record student cognitive behaviors data during classroom observationsA Coaching Cycle is a structure that defines how a coach and teacher work togetherCoaching Cycles IncludeDefining how a coach and teacher work togetherDefining the learning goal for students and teacher (and coach)Delineates the learning process that will be used to achieve the goal and establishes a way to measure success.Coaching Cycles can be described asOne Teacher … One DayAll parts of a coaching cycle happen on a single dayPlanning - Demonstration - Coteaching - Observation - Debriefing and ReflectionA Coach may check in a few days later to learn about progress towards the goal and may set up time for future reflection or conversationSeveral Teachers on a TeamCoach meets with the team of teachers to establish student learning goalsCoach meets with individual teachers or work with teamCoach may meet with a smaller group inside the teamCoach may facilitate common planning and debriefing conversations with the team using student evidence and observational dataCoach may create individual coaching cycles for individual teachersMultiweek Coaching CyclesThe Coach works with a small number of teachers over several weeks with a sustained time in each teachers classroomCoach and teacher focus on goals together based on student needs and desired outcomesThe coach may demonstrate in front of the studentsConstant reflection is usefulPartial