Title: The Role of Coaching
1The Role of Coaching in Professional Learning
Communities
Steve Sassaman Vice President Mid Atlantic
Region Performance Learning Systems
717-230-8077 ssassaman_at_plsweb.com
2Two People on a Bus Skit
Write what you saw.
jot down only words or phrases
"I thought...."
"I felt...."
3Your Frame of Mind
1. We dont see with our eyes. 2. We see with our
hearts and our minds. 3. What you saw tells more
about you than it does about the role play. 4.
Perception involves a choice. 5. We cant always
control the events in our lives. 6. We always
control how we see them. 7. Perception leads
to behavior.
4When guiding principles Are deeply embedded
in The culture of the School and underpin all
human Interactions, positive Relationships,
better Collaboration, and an overall Sense of
caring support, And teamwork are the
results. Students alienation and Strained
relationships Among adults and with students Are
minimized
- William R. Daggett in Reforming American High
schools- Why, What, and How
5While quality is difficult to define
precisely, it almost always includes caring for
each other is always useful, has always involved
hard work on someones part, and when we are
involved with it, as either a provider or a
receiver, it always feels good. Because it feels
so good, I believe all of us carry in our
heads a clear idea of what quality is for
ourselves.
6Listening Quotations
Quotes from John Maxwell
- Leaders touch a heart before they ask for a
hand. Thats the Law of Connection. Before a
leader can touch a persons heart, he has to know
whats in it. He learns that by listening. - The overwhelming majority of communication
problems come from poor listening. - Good leaders, the kind that people want to
follow, do more than conduct business when they
interact with followers. They take the time to
get a feel for who each one is as a person. - Other Quotes
- One of the highest compliments you can pay is
to listen. Unknown - Why is it so difficult to realize that others
are more likely to listen to us if first we
listen to them? John Wooden - Silent and listen are spelled with the same
letters. Unknown
7Confirmatory Paraphrases
Fact Attitude/Feeling Intention
8C.P. Practice
Sometimes I think the kids dont know that we
care about their futures. We really dont get
the support from the parents that we
need. Many teachers think their opinions dont
count.
9Proficiency
Select a proficiency that you possess and could
train to others i.e. sport, hobby, fix-it,
recipe). How I would teach my proficiency
10Joyce/Showers Research
Figure 5.2 Training Components and Attainment of
Outcomes in Terms of Percent of Participants
Outcomes
Beverly Joyce and Bruce Showers (2002) Student
Achievement Through Staff Development 3rd
Edition. Ch.5 Designing Training and Peer
Coaching Our Needs for Learning. Alexandria,
VA Association for Supervision and Curriculum
Development
11Working in Groups of Three or Four
- Identify one person to facilitate the
conversation for your group. - Use the following questions to initiate the
conversationAdd questions and paraphrases. - Your goal is to get individuals to think about
their own practice and to provide ideas for each
other.
12Questions for Assesment Conversations
- CONSIDER THE LAST CLASS ASSESSMENT THAT YOUR
STUDENTS COMPLETED - What are some general conclusions youve made
about the outcomes? - How will these conclusions effect your next
step? - What requests for insights or ideas do you have
for your teammates? - What notes would you store for the next time you
teach these skills?
13Select A New Facilitator...
- CONSIDERING THE SAME ASSESSMENT
- What individual student performances surprised
you? (higher/lower) - What questions do these results raise for you?
- If a teammate observed one or more of these
students during an upcoming lesson, what would
you want them to have as a focus?
14Visual Explorer Explore your thoughts about your
vision concerning professional learning
communities Select one picture that 1.
Is connected to your mission/vision 2.
Reminds you of something that is crucial to your
mission/vision 3. Is a
metaphor for your mission/vision 4. Stands for
a strong belief you have about your
mission/vision Connections you see may be
literal, figurative, or emotional. Dont think
about the selection process too much intuitively
choose.
15- Group Discussion
- Go around your group, one at a time
- Describe your selection
- Whats obvious
- Whats unclear
- Make connections to student learning or the
teachers role in student learning - 2. Others in the group describe what they see in
that persons picture - What connections can they make to the topic (If
that were my picture, I might notice or
connect) - Explore perspectives
- 3. Repeat steps 1 2 for each person in the
group
16The vernacular source of Soul in society food,
celebration, relationships the world of
particulars.
- Thomas Moore, Soulmates