Instructional Coaching. DECA Middle will employ a full-time instructional coach who will be responsible for collaborating with teachers to improve instructional practices. This coach will be trained in the Key Cognitive Strategies and Common Instructional Framework model popularized by Xxxxx Xxxxxx. This instructional coach will observe and collaborate with teachers to ensure the successful implementation of the KCS and CIF in the classroom.
Instructional Coaching. As current research from Education Next41 indicates, instructional coaching has a significant effect size on teachers implementing instructional strategies and increases student achievement. MOSAICS plans on hiring an instructional coach to support teachers in the development of their craft in all instructional areas and to support the implementation of inquiry. The instructional coach will model how to develop and instruct lessons based in inquiry as well as provide feedback to teachers through various means such as co-teaching, co-planning, and providing feedback on observations. The instructional coach will set up six-week coaching cycles with teachers at least twice per year. In this cycle, the instructional coach will help teachers analyze data, identify specific strategies they want to improve, and provide feedback on their progress in implementing these goals. The instructional coach will utilize coaching strategies like those outlined in Xxx Xxxxxx’x Impact Cycle42. As teachers vary in their abilities and needs, each teacher will be supported in the ways that best meet their needs. The instructional coach is expected to work in tandem with the administrator, furthering the school’s vision and mission and helping all teachers achieve better performance through more effective instruction; however, the instructional coach’s work with teachers will be confidential and not used in evaluations. The founders of MOSAICS have observed that teachers are much more receptive to feedback in a non-evaluative environment and are more likely to seek out aid from an instructional coach when struggling. This supporting role allows the coach to be more effective and helps boost the school’s learning culture. Professional Learning Communities MOSAICS teachers will participate in Professional Learning Communities (PLC), as designed by Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx00, at least 2 times per month. During the PLC time, teachers will align their assessments and instruction to the essential standards identified on the competency-based report card. They will create common formative assessments and summative assessments that measure the different levels of competencies. Teachers will also develop rubrics to identify the specific characteristics which show mastery of the essential standards. In these working groups, teachers will compare student work to the established rubrics and then analyze their student data to inform 41Kraft, M., & Xxxxxx, D. (2018). Taking Teacher Coaching to Scale: Can...
Instructional Coaching. Provide consultation and coaching assistance for teachers serving XXXx Orientation and goal setting Instructional planning and coaching Instructional observations and debrief Learning walks Summative evaluation and reflection ESC Region XIII Xxxxx Xxxxx, Executive Director Education Service Center Region XIII 0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx, XX 00000 Signature Executed and signed this day of , 2012 Member District (Superintendent or Designee) (District) (Address) (City, State, Zip) Signature Title Executed and signed this day of , 2012 Step 1: Please review, execute, and return the Letter of Agreement to Region XIII by May 15, 2012. Step 2: (Title III-LEP) Please complete the Applicant Designation Certification Form in TEASE eGrants and submit to TEA. Please return by May 31, 2012 to: For additional information, contact: Administrative Services Xxxxx X'Xxxxxx Education Service Center Region XIII 000-000-0000 0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx xxxxx.xxxxxxx@xxx00.xxxx.xxx Austin, TX 00000-0000
