AIU 3 Instructional Coaches' Network - serving instructional coaches within AIU 3 service area and the surrounding region in western Pennsylvania
9:00 - 9:15 Welcome, intro, overview of the day
Welcome to new network members
Check your spam - are you getting our emails?
9:15 - 10:15 How do you currently spend your coaching time? How would you like to spend your time? PDF Document
Make a list of all of the tasks you currently do in a "typical" day.
Use the circle diagram to shade a pie chart how much time you spend on these tasks
Next, make a list of the tasks you would like to accomplish and are required to accomplish in a "typical" day.
Rank the list in priority order.
Shade the second pie chart to represent your ideal coaching day.
Share your two pie charts with others - at your table and outside your table.
How to have hard conversations - to help you stick to your priorities
10:15-10:30 Break
10:30-11:30 Goal Setting
Macro Level Goals:
District and/or school level:
Research your district's comprehensive or strategic plan.
Which goals have components that are "coachable"?
What other goals have been set at the district or school level?
If no specific goals, identify the district or school initiatives for the year.
ROLE ALIKE GROUPS: (Math coach, literacy coach, tech coach, instructional coach) Write one or more coaching goals to align with your district/school's goals and initiatives.
Use Jim Knight's PEERS goals (get a copy of the template)
Give and get feedback from your role-alike groups
Micro Level Goals:
Using the PEERS format to collaboratively set instructional goals with teachers
Guided Lecture - Slides
Table talk: How do you envision using PEERS goals as part of your coaching cycles?
Lunch 11:30-12:45
12:45-2:15 Building a Community of Learners
Structures:
Explore one structure below with a group and create a T-chart on chart paper.
Left = strengths of the structure to build a learning community
Right = how we might use it in our coaching
Strategies for building a community of learners:
What is necessary?
What is present?
What is missing?
What can you do?
2:15-2:30 Pre-planning for next month, wrap up, evaluation
Virtual with admin on November 16?