Ensuring That We
Make a Difference
Peer Coaching
Qualities Of A Master Teacher
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Teachers and students are required to perform quickly and accurately
Errors are corrected immediately
Good behavior is regularly rewarded (rarely with candy)
Low-performing students are never ignored, and are never tricked by questions to which they
haven’t first been taught the answers
Phonics and sound blending skills are the basis for reading
Computation is the foundation of mathematics
Carefully rehearsed scripts keep teachers and students on task
All students are regularly tested to insure mastery of the material
The class does not more on until proficiency or mastery is achieved by at least 70% of the class.
Appropriate interventions are developed for the remaining 30%
Mastery is evaluated by specific, regular testing
Quick and easily managed interventions are readily available
There is a principal whohasthe time and resources to devote to being the academic leader of the
school
Teachers receive ongoing training, in and out of their classrooms, and regular evaluations
Classes are not allowed to be disrupted by students who choose to sharpen their pencils or engage
in other “off task” behavior
Issue: The Master Teacher
In the next accreditation cycle, there will be more of an emphasis on
teaching and learning. Future teacher licensing will focus on teacher
performances using summative and formative data.
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Task: Schools need to reflect on setting expectations of teachers and
administrators in raising the quality of teaching and learning in the
school environment.
Goal: In 2011-12, all school staff will develop twenty attributes that
identify “A Master Teacher.” The twenty attributes selected will be a
basis for developing an instrument for the use of self-evaluation as part
of the current evaluation system. In 2012-13, using the selected list of
attributes, each school will develop a peer evaluation system. The
principal of each building will assign “mentoring” teams to conduct peer
evaluations. In 2013-16, the Office of the Superintendent will collect
data from all schools to develop an online component for student/parent
surveys on the ASSIST System. This survey will allow parent/student to
participate in teacher perception surveys.
Peer Coaching promotes the
culture of collegiality among
teachers in schools and in
their professional development, which will do much to
improve the quality of our
schools and contribute to
their success….
—Sec. Richard Riley
U.S. Dept. of Education
Peer Coaching Overview
The Big Picture
Overview
Peer Watching
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Increases
comfort zone
NO comments
NO exchange
Team focus
session
Peer Feedback
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Increases
comfort zone
5-step process
Coach only
shares data
Team focus
session
Peer Coaching
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Increases
comfort zone
5-step process
3–5 possibilities
for improvement
Team focus
session
How Does This Work?
Five Steps
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Request a visit
Visit
Review notes and list some possibilities
Talk after the visit
Process Review
Request a Visit
Five Steps
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Identify skill to be observed
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New practice
Maintaining a practice
New idea
Daily improvement
Establish data-gathering method
 Identify lesson to be taught
 Logistics
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Visit
Five Steps
Informally
 Teacher and coach each have
responsibilities
 Coach enters and assumes assigned seat
with no interactions (students or teacher)
 Collect data
 Adhere to prearranged timeline (10–50
min.)
 No judgments or evaluations
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Review Notes & List Possibilities
or Suggestions
Five Steps
Review data eliminating any hints of
evaluation
 Write opening statement for post-visit talk
 Identify two–four leading questions that
will move the teacher to reflect on the
lesson
 Make two–four suggestions or
possibilities
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Talk After the Visit
Five Steps
Review Request For Visit to focus
conversation
 Review data collected
 Ask leading questions
 Perform teacher analysis
 Share suggestions or possibilities
 Consider another visit
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Process Review
Five Steps
Review rules and guidelines to see how
closely they were followed
 Fourteen Process Review questions
 Who learned the most?
 Next session?
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