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The Art of Coaching Teachers

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Learning Focus

• Distributed Leadership– Three Leadership Functions

• Instructional Coaching– Partnership Principles: The Theory Behind

Instructional Coaching • A Collective of Result Driven Support

Philosophies• Similarities and Differences from a Formal and

Informal Leadership Perspective

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Three Essential Leadership Functions:

Setting direction

Human develop

ment

Organizational

development

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Leadership Functions

Setting Direction

Constructing, selling, and sustaining a vision.

Getting cooperative commitment for

organizational goals.

Setting and maintaining high expectations.

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Leadership FunctionsHuman Development

Monitoring instruction and

progress.

Developing teachers’ knowledge and skill, both individually and

collectively.

Providing encouragement, recognition, and

support.

Developing a sense of accountability for performance.

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Leadership Functions

Organizational Development

Adapting and modifying standard operating procedures (routines, tools, structure) to

support instructional improvement.

Building a culture that de-privatizes classroom practice, supports collaboration among teachers, and maintains high

expectations.

Procuring and distributing resources.

Handling disturbances/creating and

maintaining an orderly work environment.

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Formal Leader/Informal Leaders Coaching and Support

Setting Direction

Human Develop

ment

Organizational

Development

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Partnership Principles The Theory Behind Instructional Coaching

• Equality- We all have equal value.• Praxis- Real-life practical application. • Dialogue- Two people thinking together.• Choice- Individuals make their own reflective

decisions.• Voice- The opportunity to express one’s point of view.• Reflection- The freedom to consider ideas before

making a choice.• Reciprocity- Everyone learns from one another.

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Equality

• A belief that everyone counts• Doesn’t mean we all agree• Doesn’t mean we’re all the same• We all have equal value• Each opinion counts

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Dialogue

• Respectful, energizing conversation• The developing conversation is more

important than being right• Involves suspending opinions & authentic

listening• Thinking together

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Reflection• The teacher cannot rely on either instinct along or on

prepackaged sets of techniques. Instead, she or he must think about what is taking place, what the options are and so on, in a critical, analytical way. In other words the teacher must engage in reflection.

-Brubacher, Case, and Reagan

• Teachers are knowledge workers.

• Teachers need professional autonomy to make decisions. Otherwise, there is resistance. Jim Knight 2007

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Contact Information

Mark McBethlead2day@yahoo.com

217-316-9204Shelly BoleJack

Cash21mac@cox.net

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