The Clayton Ridge Teacher
INSTRUCTIONAL LEADER REQUESTS
INSTRUCTIONAL LEADER REQUESTS
HOW DO YOU REQUEST A COACH?
HOW DO YOU REQUEST A COACH?
1. Determine an instructional need -
- Help planning
- Demonstrate technology implementation for instruction
- Co-teach lesson(s) or unit
- Provide resources to support instruction
- Analyze standards and develop lesson plans to teach standards
- Evaluate formative assessments / summative assessments to inform instructional strategies
- Cover your class to model or observe a lesson for another colleague
- Implement learning objectives, targets or I CAN statements
- Observe your teaching and reflect on lesson
- Establish routine and procedures to support classroom management
2. Send an email to:
- Elementary Coach Sarah Zahradnik: szahradnik@claytonridge.k12.ia.us
- Middle School Coach Michelle Fassbinder: michellefassbinder@claytonridge.k12.ia.us
- High School Coach Nicole DeGidio: ndegidio@claytonridge.k12.ia.us
3. Communicate instructional need to instructional coach.
4. Schedule a coach classroom observation and planning session.
Everybody needs a coach. Every famous athlete, every famous performer has somebody who is a coach – somebody who can say, "Is that what you really meant?" and give them perspective. The one thing people are not really good at is seeing themselves as others see them. A coach really, really helps.
Everybody needs a coach. Every famous athlete, every famous performer has somebody who is a coach – somebody who can say, "Is that what you really meant?" and give them perspective. The one thing people are not really good at is seeing themselves as others see them. A coach really, really helps.
~Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google
