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ACADEMIC COACHING

ACADEMIC COACHING. Diane Curry, Teacher Consultant Berrien RESA Mary Sue Weis, Teacher Consultant Berrien RESA. General Principles of Academic Coaching. Be a good role model of listening and guiding Prompt, reinforce, acknowledge and encourage efforts Use problem solving strategies:

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ACADEMIC COACHING

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  1. ACADEMIC COACHING Diane Curry, Teacher Consultant Berrien RESA Mary Sue Weis, Teacher Consultant Berrien RESA

  2. General Principles of Academic Coaching • Be a good role model of listening and guiding • Prompt, reinforce, acknowledge and encourage efforts • Use problem solving strategies: Define problem Brainstorm solution Pick one to try Follow-up • Focus on what we can change, not on what we cannot change • Help team to stay on topic and move forward

  3. A COACH’S ROLE Big Ideas:

  4. Roles and Responsibilities of Academic Coaches May Include: • To assist teachers to improve classroom instruction • Model lessons and strategies • Observe lessons and provide POSITIVE feedback • Advise and support teachers with: Materials Planning Instruction Assessment • Collaborate with teachers in grade level and vertical team meetings • Provide Professional Development • Team teach a lesson • Help with organization and management of materials • Develop intervention plans for struggling students • Make a plan for progress monitoring data • Meet with parents and teachers to discuss progress or concerns • Provide POSITIVE moral support

  5. What do we want them to know… UNIVERSAL SCREENING • Targets all students • Valid and reliable • Quickly administered • Easily administered • Allows for immediate instructional response to evaluation data

  6. How do we know if they have it… • Analyze the data School-wide Classroom Individual Students • Validate the need Gather additional data “Dig Deeper”

  7. What do we do with those who don’t have it… • Problem solve: Develop a “plan” • Provide the Intervention: Who What When Where • Evaluate the Intervention: If necessary modify/change the intervention Time Intensity Duration *** BE RELENTLESS !!!***

  8. ESSENTIAL PRINCIPLES: • Create Systems, not just programs, to support each and every student • Earlier rather than later • Evidence, not opinion

  9. BOTTOM LINE… • Data based decision-making • In a team environment • Embedded evidence-based practice • Improved student achievement

  10. COACHING SCENARIO

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