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Microsoft Peer Coaching..

• Lori Soderberg
• Edmonds School District
• Shelee King George
• Puget Sound Center for Teaching, Learning and
  Technology

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Partners In LearningWorking together to realize
potential

• Helping individuals, communities, and nations
  gain equal access to the technology tools, skills
  and innovation needed to realize their potential
  in the 21st century

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US Education Disturbing trends

• 30 of kids - 50 of Blacks and Latinos - do not
  graduate high school
• Since 1985, the real income gap between high
  school grads and college grads has doubled
• Two-thirds of jobs require some education beyond
  high school
• Although, US 4th graders score well
  internationally, by the time they are in 12th
  grade, they are bottom or last in math and
  science
• 30 of kids that enroll in college require
  remedial courses (1-2B in taxpayer costs)
• 20 of teachers leave teaching in their first
  year 50 within 5 years

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US Partners in Learning Approach
Partners in Learning
US Partners in Learning - Grants

• Partner States
• (Depth Approach)
• WA, VA, MI, NM, FL PA
• Five-year public/private partnerships between
  state and Microsoft
• Focused on providing investment funding for
  innovative solutions that have yet to be
  developed or deployed by the state due to
  resource limitations
• A long-term strategic investment that yields a
  sustainable solution

• Partner Projects
• (Depth/Breadth)
• 15 local/regional projects
• One-four year commitments between an organization
  and Microsoft
• Focused on building capacity within an education
  organization to build and or scale an innovative
  project
• A shorter-term strategic investment that yields a
  sustainable solution
• Building a community of practice on scale

• National Programs
• (Breadth Approach)
• Make the professional development, curriculum and
  assessments created by WW Partners in Learning
  available to all schools nationwide
• Leadership, pedagogical and IT training available
  through partnerships with national and regional
  education organizations
• Investments that yield a local, sustainable
  professional development system

Fresh Start
School Agreements (Sales Deliverable)
Grants available towards Teacher/Leader
Development, Curriculum, Assessment/Certification,
Support and Research
Access
Capacity Building
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Enabling 21st-Century Schools
Policy Leader
Develop national and regional change leadership
School Leaders
Increase district and school leadership
around change

• Leadership
• Teaching/Learning

Teacher Leaders
Develop teacher leaders in schools
Teachers
Teaching students technology-focused skills
Integrate Information and Communication
Technology (ICT) into the teaching of any subject
Students
Develop necessary skills for ICT-enabled
workplace
Utilize ICT skills in the classroom
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Puget Sound Center for Teaching, Learning and
Technology

• Department of Education Grant
• Coaching Academy 2002
• Engaged learning and technology integration
• Licensed by Microsoft

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Microsoft Peer Coaching

• Building teacher leaders

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Microsoft Peer Coaching in the Edmonds School
District
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Edmonds School District

• 20,000 students
• 34 schools
• 104 languages
• 30 Free/reduced lunch population

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The Need for ChangeProfessional
DevelopmentBefore 2002 in Edmonds

• One IT Coordinator
• About 1400 teachers
• Sit Get Classes
• Technology Poor - Last levy 92

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Vision for Future Professional Development

• Meaningful
• Standards-based
• Students using classroom technology
• Integrated
• Collaborative
• Embedded and Ongoing
• Classroom Equipment

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One size didnt fit all
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Partnerships Count!

• 2002-2005 - T2CI
• 3-year project
• 2005-2006 - Turned into Peer Coaching Program

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Who Are EdmondsPeer Coaches?

• 2005-2006 63 Coaches
• Classroom teachers
• or
• Library Media Specialists

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Who Are Peer Coaches?

• Strong teachers
• Leaders
• Respected by peers
• Trusted
• Play well with others
• Not necessarily techies
• Apply
• Make 3-year commitment

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Who Gets Coached?

• Coach Collaborates with 1-2 other teachers in
  building

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When Does Coaching Happen?

• During School Day
• Substitute release time
• Outside of Contracted Day
• Paid Release Time

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Coaching

• Focused on SIP goals
• Literacy, Math Science
• Lesson Alignment
• Standards
• NETS
• Technology literacy for students and teachers
• Project-based learning
• A Coaching Story

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Professional Development

• First Year Coaches Attend Peer Coach Academy
• 8 sessions
• 1 year

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Develop Practice Coaching Skills
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Develop Resources
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Practice Lesson Design
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Professional Development

• First Year Coaches (1 year only)
• 8 Sessions/Days
• Peer Coach Academy
• All Coaches (each year Edmonds)
• 3-4 Half Days
• District-developed
• Other PD Opportunities

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Keys to Success in Edmonds

• Ongoing Professional Development
• Layers of Support
• Accountability

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Layers of Support
Wow! With support I can do this!

• Coach

Building
District
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Layers of Support District

• Equipment
• Retreats
• Flexible Release Time
• Additional PD

Success
District
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Layers of Support District Funding Sources
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Layers of Support Building

• Common planning times
• Creative scheduling
• Extra paid time

• Additional release days
• I-728 building PD
• Equipment
• Additional PD

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Principal Comments

• The principals active support is the only way
  coaching can come to life. They cannot see it is
  a sideline project.

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Principal Comments

• Coaching is a part of supporting literacy,
  writing, and math in a building.

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Principal Comments

• In the era of accountability, coaching is not a
  frill, but a way to help bring high quality
  learning to classrooms. It is a part of fighting
  the achievement gap.

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Strings Attached Accountability

• SIP Goal Integration
• Logs
• Portfolios
• Retreats
• Site Visits
• Celebrations

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Strings Collaboration Logs
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Strings Portfolio Pieces
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Software Tour
Portfolio Pieces
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Strings Portfolio Pieces

• How Our School Works

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Strings Site Visits

• Coach
• Teachers Being Coached
• Principal
• Coordinator
• Purpose Celebrate Communicate

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Strings Celebrations

• Coaches
• Teachers being coached
• Principals
• District Leaders

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Lessons Learned

• Strong district building support
• Funding
• Collaboration Time
• Technology
• Accountability

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Next Steps Program Promotion

• Applications
• Brochures
• Emails
• Web Page
• Info. Meetings
• Rally the Troops
• Media
• Presentations
• Administrators
• School Board

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2006-2007 Next Steps Maintain Expand

• Goals
• 2 coaches in each building
• Part of levy PD
• Obstacles
• Competition for dwindling funding sources
• Tech Coach Syndrome

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Questions
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Microsoft Peer Coaching Washington State

• Your local ESD can provide individual coach
  training or district facilitator training
• contact Anne Allen aallen_at_psesd.org

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Microsoft Peer Coaching Other states

• District Facilitator Training
• Puget Sound Center for Teaching Learning and
  Technology
• pil_peer_at_microsoft.com

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For More Information

• Lori Soderberg
• Instructional Technology Coordinator
• Edmonds School District
• [phone]
• soderbergl_at_edmonds.wednet.edu
• Edmonds Coaching Support Web Page
• http//staff.edmonds.wednet.edu/imd/it/t2cicoachin
  g.htm