BINGO Boards for Engaging Professional Development
Trying to create engaging virtual professional development has pushed me out of my comfort zone. Can you relate? Since social distancing is our new normal
#InstructionalCoachHack QR Codes for Effective Communication
When it comes to coaching, whether you’re in the school or online, effectiveness is the keyword to success. One way to give teachers great resources
Are Coaching Cycles Necessary?
The Coaching Cycle: An Essential All Year School is back in session and while you’ve hopefully spent this week planning out the rest of the
Back to Reality: Coaching During Second Semester
As Winter Break winds down and you’re blown back into school, you might find yourself struggling to get back into the groove of things. After
Data as an Instructional Coach Part 3 – Data Chats with Teachers
Throughout this blog series, we have talked a lot about collecting and organizing data. A major reason why we collect and organize data as instructional
Data as an Instructional Coach Part 2 – Creating a Data Room
Data is a big word when it comes to instructional coaching. As an instructional coach, you are expected to keep track of teacher growth as well as student growth throughout the school year. It is vital to your success as well as the success of your teachers.
Data as an Instructional Coach Part 1 – What Data Do I Track as an Instructional Coach?
A big part of being an effective instructional coach is using data driven information to help your help teachers do more for their students. While data can be your best friend in the classroom, it can be hard to know exactly what kind of data you need to be tracking. Between teachers and students, there is so much to observe. In addition to knowing what to track, it can be difficult to find a way to track your data effectively. So how can we ensure we are tracking the right data?
Choosing Your Instructional Coaching Model
Instructional coaching is an art; just like every type of art, there are several different models you can use to be effective. While there are several different models of arts, it is important you find the right type for the occasion. This holds true for instructional coaching. It’s important that you find a model that works best in your school and in your position.
Time Management for Instructional Coaches ~ What Should I be doing?
One of the biggest struggles in life is not having enough time in a day. This holds true when you are an instructional coach. Upon first getting hired or first getting into the field, the amount of time, paperwork, and observation was probably overwhelming and maybe it still is. Time management is one of the most difficult aspects of being an instructional coach and often times we find ourselves asking: what should I be doing?
How to maintain your sanity while still being a great Instructional Coach
Being an Instructional Coach can be taxing to say the least. We are teachers of teachers. We are data bases. We are advocates for students. We wear so many hats that sometimes the ones that are most important get put on the backburner. It’s important we remember to pull out the “I’m still a person” hat, “mom/dad” hat, or any other hat we previously enjoyed wearing before school started up again. Not getting to wear all the hats you want to can be frustrating, but wearing too many hats can be downright stressful.
