Instructional coaching

What is instructional coaching?

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Meet Your coaches

Shelly Murphy

I love spending time with my husband, Ryan, and our two wonderful daughters, Ella and Nora. I enjoy creating photo scrapbooks of our many family adventures from the mountains to the beach and everything in between! My previous classroom experience includes teaching 7th grade math, 8th grade math, and various levels of high school Algebra. I consider myself a lifelong learner and look forward to learning and growing alongside teachers and their students as we work together to improve learning for all!

Jewels Caliper

Hello! I am thrilled to be serving as our district's K-1 Instructional Coach this year. This is my 16th year in education and my 6th at MSD 19. I graduated from McKendree University in 2010 with my Bachelors in Education and from SIUE Edwardsville in 2017 with my Masters in Curriculum and Instruction. I love researching best practices in all areas of education but my passion lies in literacy. I live in Mascoutah with my two sons, Henry (12), and Teddy (8). We love working on home projects together and spending time outside.

Kathryn Dietrich

Hi there! I absolutely enjoy working on this team and with some awesome instructional coaches. I am excited to see what this year brings for empowering our teachers and reaching students! I graduated from McKendree University in 2007 with my Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education with an emphasis in Music and Language Arts. While enjoying the world of Reading RTI, I got my reading teacher endorsement in 2012 and later graduated with a Masters in Educational Administration and Leadership in 2023. I strive to lead instructionally and help our teachers in whatever way possible for students to achieve in all areas.

ERICA LARSEN

Hi! I'm incredibly grateful to be working in my hometown of Mascoutah as the Elementary Instructional Coach. I graduated from Murray State University in 2007 with my Bachelor's in Elementary Education and from Western Illinois University in 2013 with my Master's in Elementary Education. I also have an Elementary Math Specialists Certification from the University of Missouri. My goal as a coach is to inspire teachers.

Dana Fredwell

Hello! I am excited to introduce myself as the Instructional Technology Coach for the Mascoutah School District. I graduated in 2007 from the University of Missouri with a Bachelor's in Elementary Education and have a Master's degree in Educational Technology from Boise State University. I also hold a certificate for Integrating Technology in the Classroom. I look forward to working with the school community to integrate technology in meaningful ways. I am eager to collaborate to improve student engagement and achievement.

Tara Sulcer

Hello! I am excited to introduce myself as a Secondary Instructional Coach. I graduated in 2001 from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale with a Bachelor's degree in History Education, and I have a Master's degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Nova Southeastern University. I have taught in Illinois, Florida, and Missouri. I am passionate about curriculum and instructional practices, and forming a partnership with teachers. I firmly believe that this partnership supports students in a variety of ways to help make them college and career ready. I am thrilled to be a part of the Mascoutah School District!

Libby Wetzler

Hello! I am excited to be serving Mascoutah School District as the Special Education Instructional Coach for PK-8. I have worked with the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and special education K-12 in Mascoutah since 2016. I am looking forward to working with teachers, students and staff to build instructional strategies, student learning and classroom management.

Jody Schneider

Hello! I am excited to be an instructional coach at Mascoutah High School! I graduated from the University of Illinois with a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics and Master's degree from Lindenwood University. I have been a high school math teacher at Mascoutah High School for 15 years. I'm excited for this opportunity to work with all teachers to improve student learning!

Dr. Brittany Breckner

I am excited to introduce myself as one of the two instructional coaches for Mascoutah Middle School. With nearly a decade of experience in teaching, leadership, curriculum development, and teacher coaching, I bring a strong foundation to this role. I hold degrees in Child and Family Development and Teaching and Learning: Special Education, and I recently earned my Doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction from Liberty University. I am passionate about partnering with educators to strengthen instructional practices, foster student growth, and create engaging, meaningful learning experiences for all students.

What can we do together?

planning

Collaborative Planning

Gather Resources

Shared Learning

Goal Setting/Establishing Learning Targets

instruction

Micro-Modeling

Co-Teaching

Observing

Co-Conferring

reflection

Analysis of Student Work

Reflective Discussion

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