Goals for Peer Coaching

Peer Coaching Framework A Reciprocal Professional Development Model

Peer coaching provides a cycle of feedback and discussion around high-yielding instructional practices. It is shown to be one of the most effective ways to increase the implementation of instructional practices.

Goals for peer coaching:  Implement research-based practices (HYPE)  Support one another in the change process—including collaboration around instructional objectives, materials, and lessons  Provide feedback based on identified goals  Record observations about implementation of HYPE strategies

Steps for peer coaching: 1. Identify one HYPE strategy to implement in a lesson 2. Identify a “peer coach” 3. Pre-Observation Reflection: teacher write reflection on “What will this look like in my classroom?” 4. Pre-Observation Meeting a. Identify the HYPE strategy focus b. Share reflections on “What will this look like in my classroom?” c. Share concerns you have about the strategy, your class, etc. d. Set an appointment for an observation of modeled lesson 5. Observation of modeled lesson (approximately 30-minutes) 6. Post-Observation Discussion: Share observations using guiding questions, set a goal, create action steps 7. Post-Observation Teacher Reflection: 1-page Peer Coaching Form

Teacher: ______Peer Coach: ______

Date:______Time: ______Class: ______

Peer Coaching Goal: Which High-Yielding Practice is your focus? (circle)

Socratic Method/Debate Research writing Summarizing Revising and Editing Sentence Combining Argument Writing Scaffolding text WIDA Standards Process Writing Explicit Vocabulary Research and Technology Pre-observation Reflection: “What will this look like in my classroom?” • What will you do? What will your students be doing? • What difficulties do you anticipate? How will you address them?

Observation Notes: What did the peer coach see? (During observation)

POST-OBSERVATION DISCUSSION

1.) Acknowledgements: Coach’s positive observations It was effective when you…

2.) Teacher’s Lesson Reflection How did you feel the lesson went—what were the observable student behaviors that led to this conclusion?

What was something you thought went well? What would you do differently next time?

3.) Coach’s Refinement Suggestions I wonder what would happen if you… I have seen others be successful with…

4.) Goal

5.) Action Steps

• Teacher next steps How/where/when will you use this strategy in the future? What is your plan regarding this strategy?

• Coach role: follow through to see what happened. Encourage and support each other.  Did you ever try… What happened when you…

Turn in this Peer Coaching Form to Jenny Olsen • [email protected] OR • Jenny Olsen, CAB, EBL Department (district mail)