Purposes for Todays Presentation: Provide updated information about the 3 types of coaching support available under the umbrella of the Teachers Coaching Teachers (TCT) program. Personalized PDTCT! Instructional Coaching National Board Certification Candidate Support Peer Coaching Level of Depth: Awareness Time for Questions Planned at the End of the Presentation For more information about Personalized PD, contact TCT: Reflection Collaboration Support Growth D-11 & CSEA Partnership Peer Coaching Regular and Special Ed. Instructional Coaching National Board Certification Candidate Support INSTRUCTIONAL COACHING I N S T R U C T I O N A L C O A C H I N G How Some Teachers Perceive Coaching COACHING EMBODIES THE PHILOSOPHY OF A GROWTH MINDSET This growth mindset is based on the belief that your basic qualities are things you can cultivate through your efforts. Carol Dweck (2006), Mindset p. 7 How We Want Teachers to Feel About Coaching How Can We Change Coaching Perceptions? Inform Coaching has become a mainstream form of teacher professional development and need not be associated with the emotions of shame or fear. C S + F Mindset Shift Very few teachers served by TCT have a remediation plan (3%). Coaching is not just for teachers who demonstrate poor performance and hasnt been for over a decade. We need to bring those who have this outdated perception up to speed. Share Data: For the past 5 years, 99% of teachers receiving TCT coaching services rated their experiences as positive and meaningful. Access Coaching First (as often as possible): When teachers request coaching as a Last Resort or coaching is used as a Final Step before Non-Renewal, it gets a bad rap so others in the same location will not want to participate. Principals can and do discuss with teachers the idea of accessing coaching early before anything formal is required. THANK YOU! This is happening and helps teachers (and coaches) be less stressed about the coaching process. TIME IS OUR FRIEND! Successful Instructional Coaching Requires: a competent and caring coach a willing and able teacher a meaningful and measurable goal Trust TCT Confidentiality Agreement: TCT coaches encourage and prefer that teachers keep principals in the loop. The amount of 3-way communication is up to the teacher. Regular and Special Education TCT Coaches Are Considered Generalists and Provide Personalized K-12 Coaching Support. Some of the most frequently requested topics include: Classroom Management Standards-based Lesson Planning: Daily: Standards, Learning Targets, Instructional Delivery Choices with Rationale, Formative Assessment Unit Development, Sequencing, Assessment Curriculum Mapping/Yearly Sequencing Differentiation/Modifications for SPED/GT/ELL/Other Research-based Instructional Delivery Choices based on Student Needs Effective Questioning/Rigor/Depth Of Knowledge (DOK) Student Engagement/Motivation/Response Strategies Teacher Evaluation Support: Student Learning Outcomes/Understanding Expectations/Prof. Portfolio Refer: TCT Website-videos, information, forms showing some processes Contact Us-cards with coordinator contact information to give to teachers are on the table in the back, bookmarks with contact information will be distributed to all teachers within the next few weeks Use this presentation off our website to present at staff meetings Staff presentations by TCT team How to Encourage Voluntary Enrollment NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION CANDIDATE SUPPORT What is National Board Certification ? A voluntary process where teachers demonstrate that their teaching meets the highest professional standards for accomplished practice through a rigorous, performance- based process. Leading Research From States and Districts Across the Country Los Angeles, CA (2012): National Board Certified teachers outperform other teachers with the same levels of experience by 0.07 and 0.03 standard deviations in elementary math and English/language arts (ELA) respectively, which is roughly equivalent to two months of additional math instruction and one month of additional ELA instruction. Gwinnett County, GA (2012): National Board Certified teachers outperform other teachers with the same levels of experience. Florida (2011): Certification by the National Board is correlated with achievement in math and reading in both elementary and middle school. Charlotte, NC (2010): We found that NBCTs were significantly more effective...than their non- NBCT counterparts in several EOC tested courses: Algebra II, Biology, Civics and Economics, Chemistry, and Geometry. Process: 4 components within a 3 year period Must receive a certifiable score to become certified National Board Certification is the highest credential in the teaching profession and the only way in the state of Colorado to obtain a Master Teacher certificate from CDE. Component 1: Content Knowledge Component 2: Differentiation in Instruction Component 3: Teaching Practice and Learning Environment Component 4: Effective and Reflective Practitioner District Support: D11 National Board Certification Program Candidate Support Classes held on Saturdays once a month Advanced Candidate Support Certification Renewal Support Facilitator Training NBCT Reader Training NBCTs as Teacher Leaders Curriculum based candidate support classes Collaborative approach: Facilitators provide coaching support during Saturday classes, NB certified TCT coaches can share an understanding of the NB certification assessment process with individual teachers Financial Support for candidates contingent upon grant funding each year For those interested in National Board Certification: Visit D11 website under National Board Department Attend Informational Meeting on April 18 th, 2016 (Invitations will be sent out to all) PEER COACHING Two or more colleagues in a similar job voluntarily using a structured process to collaborate to produce a specific instructional outcome. Was an outcome of the Bargaining Process during school year The Peer Coaching Study Group was made up of teachers, instructional coaches, and an administrator. Most D-11 coaching programs were represented The group studied a total of 14 coaching programs to determine a structure that could provide effective coaching support for all district teachers Peer Coaching Options Teachers choose a goal to work on with a peer Choose a colleague to observe (principal input recommended) Work through D-11 Instructional "Hot Topics" modules with a peer Teachers receive credit/financial compensation/sub days to support collaborative work with a peer outside of contract hours. (Teachers could choose to address PLC or SLO topics) Support Option 1: Personal and Team Choice Options Two Peers, Same Goal Collegial Observation Support Option 2: D-11 Hot Topics Peers Working Through a Structured Module Together Classroom Management-Presence Classroom Management-Planning Classroom Management-Procedures Student Engagement Effective Questioning Standards-based Instruction Foundations WEBSITE Atomic Learning will be the online platform. A S.M.A.R.T. Goal Graphic Organizer called the Goal Process Form and a Reflection Form will be required assignments to upload for all modules (one exception-Collegial Observation module has a different form) Teachers will sign up in ERO to participate in Peer Coaching and choose either D-11 increment credit or pay, then sign up in Atomic Learning for specific modules BUDGET LIMITATIONS: Approximately 100 Teachers 0.5 credit hours maximum for pay 1.0 credit hours maximum for D-11 Increment If we have a good response, we can request more funding for next year ONE TWO HOUR TRAINING IS REQUIRED TO UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS Launch Date: Thursday, January 28 th from 4:15-6:15 p.m. at Tesla in the Auditorium Two other dates (same time and place): Thursday, February 25 th Thursday, March 31 st Personalized PD TCT