Coaching

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Coaching Cycle

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“Coaching is focused on supporting teachers to successfully implement proven-research- and evidence-based instructional practices, rather than supervising or evaluating colleagues.” – Jan Hasbrouck & Daryl Michel, Student-Focused Coaching 

Whether you’ve taken our training, or someone else’s – if you’re ready to put your knowledge to practice – we can help. We coach K-12 classroom teachers (all content areas), coaches, special educators, reading specialists, MLL teachers, interventionists, and tutors. 

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Coaching is:

- Data driven
- Focused on student goals
- Teacher led
- Confidential
- Non-evaluative

Practices include:

- Administer & analyze assessments
- Set student-focused goals
- Design & deliver instruction
- Select & implement resources & materials
- Design learning spaces
- Design structures & routines
- Engage families

When I first started teaching 3 years ago, we didn't have an ELA curriculum at my school and I didn’t know how to teach reading. Since then Heather has taught me the science of reading, how to use materials, make my own, and build a consistent structure to my 30 minute daily literacy lessons. I finally feel confident and empowered that I am helping my students learn to read! Heather has always referred to me as the expert of my own class and would empower me to make decisions that would best benefit my class. No one curriculum is the magic wand to teach students to read; they need direct explicit instruction from their teacher! Students are constantly applying their reading strategies in all subjects which is a teacher's ultimate goal. Thanks Heather for your patience, support and never-ending guidance. I wouldn't be the teacher I am today without your help.
Amy Goldblatt
Classroom Teacher, grades 3 & 4

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We coach teams, small groups, and individuals. Working with multiple teachers through a coaching cycle is a great way to support collaboration, launch peer observation, and work purposefully towards a common goal.

We offer virtual & in person support.

Coaching cycle packages:
  • 5 coaching cycles
  • 10 coaching cycles
  • 15 coaching cycles
  • 20 coaching cyles
Each coaching cycle consists of:

One meeting to set purpose & debrief
One in-person visit to implement practices

The impact of coaching

The impact of coaching to professional learning is undeniable – just look at the chart to the right. That’s why we offer coaching support as its own service – we know coaching is the key to transforming instruction. 

(2002 Joyce & Showers, Meta-analysis)

Research reveals coaching:

(2004 report by the Annenburg Foundation for Education Reform)

Encourages collaborative, reflective practice. Teachers apply their learning more deeply, frequently, and consistently than when working alone. 

Promotes positive cultural change. The conditions, behaviors, and practices required can affect and strengthen the culture of a school.

Increases teachers’ use of data to inform instruction. Improvement efforts tend to target close achievement gaps and building equity. 

Builds collaborative leadership. Teaching staff feel ownership and responsibility for leading improvement efforts in teaching and learning.

"Prior to implementing a science based approach to literacy, I was frustrated because I knew my students were struggling with reading and writing but I felt like I did not have the right tools or knowledge to help. I was trying any intervention I could think of with little or no growth to show for my efforts. With Heather’s coaching, I have developed science based systems for teaching literacy in my classroom and have seen all of my students grow in their confidence as readers and writers. Especially those who have historically struggled with reading and writing, have fallen in love with reading and are writing paragraphs with ease. The knowledge and skills I have gained from Heather’s training sessions and coaching have helped me grow in my confidence and skill as an educator. I have gained a deeper understanding of why so many students struggle with reading and writing. I have also developed my ability to clearly communicate my students’ struggles to their families and other educators, as well as create meaningful and effective interventions to support my students."
Sarah Craft
Sarah CraftClassroom Teacher, grades 3 & 4