Coaching Impact: A Partnership Approach for Achieving Student

Success

HighlightsNSSED Professional Development Model:

Workshops, Coaching and NetworkingWhy Coaching?What is Coaching?The Partnership Model in Coaching: Key PrinciplesOur NSSED Coaching TeamGetting the most out of the workshop, coaching

and networking experienceLooking Ahead: 2012-2013 Learning

Opportunities

NSSED Model for Professional Development

Professional Networks

Coaching and

Consultation

Foundation and

Skill Building Workshops

Why Professional Development and Coaching?

Wenglinsky, 2000

Studied 15,000 math and science students to determine what factors influenced their success or lack of.

Result: Teachers who participated in professional development had students who outperformed peers by 107%

Sanders and Rivers, 1998Distributed teachers according to

their students’ achievement levelResults: Top 20% of teachers

boosted scores of low-achieving students by 53% compared to low achieving teachers 14%

2nd graders who performed equally, showed significant performance gap 3 years later depending on teacher quality

83rd percentile versus 29th percentile

Teacher Quality= Student Success

RATE OF TRANSFER INTO CLASSROOM PRACTICE following peer coaching and professional development

Workshop Workshop and Modeling

Workshop, Modeling and

Practice

Workshop, Modeling,

Practice and Feedback

Workshop, Modeling, Practice,

Feedback and Coaching

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Instructional Coaching Research(Knight and Cornett, 2008)

With Coaching observers saw evidence of use of unit organizers during 90% of their visits

Without Coaching observers saw evidence of use of unit organizers during 30% of their visits

Cognitive Coaching: A Synthesis of the Research (Jenny Edwards, 2001)

Outcomes of Coaching:

1. Increase in test scores2. Growth in teacher efficacy3. Increase in reflective and complex thinking among teachers4. Increase in teacher satisfaction with career and position5. Increase in professional climate at schools6. Increase in teacher collaboration7. Increase in professional assistance to teachers8. Increase in personal benefits9. Benefit to people in fields other than teaching

What We Know

Coaching Impacts…

Teacher AttitudesTeaching PracticesTeacher EfficacyStudent Achievement

What is Coaching?

“Coaching is about unlocking potential in order to maximize potential. It’s about bringing out the best in people”.

~Jim Knight

What is Coaching? A short video…..

What do Coaches do?

Empower

Connect Research into Practice

Provide Tools for Teaching

Partnership Principles for Coaching

Words to reflect on….

“ The principles you live by create the world you live in; if you change the principles you live by, you will change your world.”

~ Blaine Lee, The Power Principle

“Partnership carries the intention to balance power between ourselves and those around us.”

~ Peter Block, Stewardship

EQUALITY Coaches and Teachers are Equal Partners

CHOICE Teachers Should Have Choice Regarding What and How They Learn

VOICE Professional Learning Should Empower and Respect the Voices of Teachers

REFLECTION Is an Integral Part of Professional Learning

DIALOGUEProfessional Learning Should Enable Authentic Dialogue

PRAXISTeachers Should Apply Their Learning to Their Real-Life Practice as They Are Learning

RECIPROCITYEach learning interaction is an opportunity to learn

Meet Our NSSED District Services Coaches

Amy Cohen Jill Bose-Deakins

Stephanie Bauer Janet Jancaus

Jenny Knudson Maggie O’Hara

Lindsay Kiraly (Schrand)

Meet Our NSSED ELS Instructional Coaches

Meagan Dunn

Lynn Clarke

Kim Grzymala

Kristen Kinsey

How to Get the Most Out of Your Workshop Experience

Check the NSSED Professional Development Calendar Look for Monthly Postcards Make sure you are registered and receive a registration email Arrive on time Be prepared Give it your best attention Take notes Ask questions Set up one goal for application Seek out coaches and/or sign up for follow-up coaching opportunities Be kind to yourself

How to Get the Most Out of Your Coaching Experience

Set aside time to initially meet with your coach to discuss the area of need and to determine a goal

Give your coach a list of all support staff and team meeting times Document next steps and who’s responsible Set up times for coaches to observe when they are most likely to

see a problem and when they most likely would not Ask questions Take a risk Watch yourself on video Seek out other professional learning opportunities Be kind to yourself

How to Get the Most Out of Your Networking Experience

Discuss successes and challenges related to topic

Ask questionsShare resourcesBe open to others’ perspectives

Networking Groups

Social WorkersPsychologistsSpecial Education TeachersAutismI-Tech

2012-2013 Workshop Highlights

Caroline Musselwhite- Literacy for Students with moderate to severe disabilities

Direct InstructionMarilyn Montiero- Autism AssessmentKansas StrategiesSara Ward- Executive FunctioningSocial Thinking- A Social Curriculum for

Students with High Functioning Autism

2012-2013 Workshop Highlights

Caroline Musselwhite- Literacy for Students with moderate to severe disabilities

Direct InstructionMarilyn Montiero- Autism AssessmentKansas Learning StrategiesSara Ward- Executive FunctioningSocial Thinking- A Social Curriculum for Students with High

Functioning AutismJim KnightRandy SprickTechnology

For Questions or Comments….

Kim BrownCoordinator for Professional Development and Coachingkbrown@nssed.org831.5100 x 2401

Mary KoberProfessional Development/ Support Services Specialistmkober@nssed.org831.5100 x2201