You may have heard of Video Coaching before, but we want to help you have a better understanding of what this will look like here in CMCSS.

• Video Coaching will look like a private, non-evaluative, two-way communication between a New Teacher and his/her mentor

• Video Coaching should be individualized. This process will look different for each New Teacher because your needs, your strengths, your experiences, your students... they are all different.

• Video coaching will look like the teacher utilizing our SWIVL Video Equipment to record video clips of his/her classroom

• Video Coaching will look like the New Teacher having time to self-reflect on his/her own video clip, before seeking feedback from his/her mentor.

• During the video coaching process the New Teacher and mentor will give constructive feedback, but they will also see and hear feedback that is provided with the intent to help each other grow.

Step 1: Record

What will we use?

Our mentors and their new teachers will use a SWIVL device, Apple iPad, and Teaching Channel as the technology to record and promote self-reflection by the teacher, and video-based feedback and discussions.

Where do we start?

Teachers will start by learning and digging deeper into the 6 components of Explicit Instruction with support from their SBIS. As teachers plan out the areas of explicit instruction they would like to record throughout their video coaching cycle they will follow the Video Coaching Teacher Matrix. New Teachers will schedule a date and time to checkout the SWIVL equipment.

Step 2: Reflect

Asking a new teacher to record a lesson for the first time can be intimidating, and sharing your teaching with experienced teachers can be nerve-wracking. The best way to get past this is simply to watch yourself first and then decide what you feel comfortable sharing. After recording, new teachers will upload their clip to Teaching Channel.

Ask your new teacher to identify specific aspects of their teaching that he or she would like to focus on. Use the following guiding questions for each component of Explicit Instruction to help:

• Checking for Understanding
• Introducing a Lesson/Set
• Gradual Release
• Closure

Step 3: Share

"Self-reflection is powerful but only to the extent that you are willing to make strategic and meaningful change to your instruction. Sharing with others and accepting constructive feedback is essential to evolving."

-from Five Steps to Expediting Teacher Experience

New Teachers and SBIS will upload his/her videos into their private teams using Teaching Channel. This platform will allow one another to view, comment, time-stamp, and discuss feedback where and when it is convenient.

Once the teacher has uploaded his/her video and taken notes of his/her own self-reflection, it is the mentor's turn to observe and give feedback. This will give both the new teacher and the mentor the opportunity to watch, rewind, and pause to give accurate and effective feedback.

Step 4: Support

Creating a strong and trusting relationship between the SBIS and teacher is essential. Experienced teachers and new teachers both care deeply about their profession, their courses’ subject matter, and the students they teach, which can make them feel vulnerable in coaching situations. Throughout this process both the SBIS and the new teachers will learn more about themselves, their teaching strengths, as well as areas they want to change or grow.

At this point in the Video Coaching Cycle, after the new teacher and mentor have had time to view and reflect on the video clip, they will refer back to the intent or goal for this video clip, determine if the goal was met, and then plan for the follow up.