What does an Instructional Coach do within the school?
Provide job-embedded professional development.
Model and demonstrate highly-effective best practices.
Offer non-evaluative, objective feedback on a regular basis.
Create an environment where student needs drive professional development.
Offer guidance and feedback at the exact time teachers need it most – in the classroom.
Inspire teachers to try new learning strategies and tools.
Facilitate the transition from teacher-centered to learner-driven classrooms.
A site-based teacher leader who supports both students and their teachers.
Collaborate with teachers in order to engage students in innovative ways.
Help to close the digital use divide by ensuring that all students understand how to use technology to create content.
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Full Coaching Cycle: 4-6 weeks (or duration of a unit) on a subject and focus of your choosing
Mini Coaching Cycle: 1-3 weeks on a specific standard, indicator, or topic that may not be a full unit of instruction
Curriculum & Instruction Planning: writing and/or revising a unit of instruction together.
Technology Coaching: duration specific to task. This could be a technology project, that is planned for, and that we co-teach.
If a full or unit coaching cycle isn't something you're wanting right now, maybe one of the other options is up your alley!