Instructional Coach Introduction

Initiating The Instructional
Coaching Relationship

SUPPORTING AND STRENGTHENING TEACHERS

Amy Johnson

HS Instructional Coach
[email protected] 870.504.2081 VOIP Ext. 2089

Welcome!

Goals:
To understand the process
To understand the relationship

Objective

Following this book tour:
 Teachers and Instructional Coach will demonstrate

understanding of the coaching
 Teachers and Instructional Coach will review and the

welcome packet and coaching rubric

Welcome Packet: Purpose

 To establish understandings for our relationship
 To provide a springboard and process for our coaching

work
 Watch your email for the welcome packet arrival

Understandings

These are a few of the IC understandings that are the most applicable. You will
find them in full in the Welcome Packet.

 Coaching is a relationship I have with my coach that is
designed to facilitate the creation/development of my
personal or professional goals and to develop and carry
out a strategy/plan for me to achieve those goals.

 Coaching includes increasing professional effectiveness
and results for students.

Understandings

 I want you to be satisfied with the process of coaching. If I ever say or do something
that upsets you or doesn’t feel right, please bring it up. Authentic and open
communication between coach and teacher are required for this relationship to work.

 It is necessary to implement the coaching conversation for the coaching to be a
success. Because you have great capacity and great challenges in your work, you
have been selected to receive this special individualized professional development.
This development will provide you the opportunity to do things differently than you
have ever done before.

Our Work Together

 Observation Feedback Meetings (bi-weekly)

 IC completes Instructional Visit and sends Drop-In Form to you
 You will review CC recording and complete Feedback Prep Form

(Google Survey)
 You and I will collaborate in Feedback Meeting

 Data Driven Meetings (bi-weekly)

 You will pull data specific requested in the data meeting template
 You will fill out and send me the data meeting template
 You and I will collaborate in DDI Meeting

Sample WEEK 1 AND 3:
OBSERVATION MONDAY
Schedule FEEDBACK MEETING WEDNESDAY
(30 MINUTES)
*You will be emailed days and
WEEK 2 AND 4:
you can choose times. We will DATA MEETING WEDNESDAY (30
work to be flexible and make MINUTES)
adjustments to find a good
schedule for everyone.

Partnership Principles

(Knight, 2007) These 7 principles will form the foundation of our work together.

 Equality – Each person’s thoughts and beliefs are held to be valuable
 Choice – One individual does not make decisions for another. Decisions are made

collaboratively and each makes his/her own choices.
 Voice – All individuals must have opportunities to express their points of view.

Partnership Principles

(Knight, 2007)

 Dialogue – Partners encourage others to speak their minds and do their best
to listen authentically and fully understand what the other person is saying.

 Reflection – Each individual is free to make sense of whatever they are
learning. Partners do not dictate what another believes.

 Praxis – Each individual is free to reconstruct and use content in the way
he/she considers it most useful.

 Reciprocity – Everyone benefits from the success, experiences, and learning
of others. All are rewarded by what one contributes.

Instructional Coaching Welcome
Packet

 http://goo.gl/forms/82Vd4Ywc6z LIVE LINK! Please visit and
complete the welcome survey!

 Reiterates Understandings
 Includes the Coaching Prep Form Questions

Coaching Rubric

• In order to guide our work together and monitor our progress we will be
using a Coaching Rubric. You can find this non-evaluative rubric in your
welcome packet.

• This rubric is based upon instructional best practices for online teaching.

• In order to help determine a starting point for our work please review the
following rubric and reflect upon your level of performance for each
indicator.

Any Questions?

Email: [email protected]
Text or call: 870.504.2081
Call: ext. 2089

I’m super excited to get to work with you! Can’t wait to watch
the great things that are going on in your classroom!

Thank you
for following
along!