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"Essays and reflections about literacy coaching. These may include book reviews, protocols, videos, or other content to support coaches as they build their repertoire of strategies for supporting teachers' job-imbedded professional learning."

In the past couple of weeks, I've seen some folks on twitter and on the EC Ning asking about job descriptions for Literacy Coaches. I decided to reflect on my work as a middle school literacy coach and open the door to my world a little bit.

Great resources for teachers on a variety of Media Literacy topics.

Practical tools for K-12 literacy coaches, classroom teachers, and school leaders including study group guides, booklists, writing workshop advice, and professional development planners.

I'm doing a variety of consulting work in New York, and get a lot of questions about what it is, exactly, that I do. In some schools I do math coaching, but here's a summary of a typical day for me when I wear the Literacy Coach hat.

My Colleague Refuses to Collaborate with Us (LITERACY COACH CONFIDENTIAL) A literacy coach writes to us with the question: How do you work with a teacher who refuses to be a collaborative part of a team? She does her own thing without regard for other team members.

"Realizing a vision for literacy coaching"

New site

Burkins, J. & Ritchie, S. (2007). Coaches coaching coaches. Journal of Language and Literacy Education [On-line], 3(1), 32-47. Available: http://www.coe.uga.edu/jolle/2007_1/coaches.pdf

Discusses how the daily 5 fits into the common core

Discusses how the daily 5 fits into the common core

From the Big Fresh - Choice Literacy: What a marvelous gift for leaders in any field!

Posted on February 3, 2009. Filed under: Uncategorized | During our February 3rd Network Meeting we did a Text-Rendering Protocol on the article The Zen of Faciliation.

New garden path Our "Barbie & G I Joe" kayaks In less than two weeks I'll be greeting my new 1st Graders for their first day of school! It's had to believe that the summer passed by so quickly.

This comprehensive guide encompasses a multilayered model that provides a rich experience for both coach and trainee. How to Coach Teachers Who Don't Think Like You covers the process and content of coaching and describes a unique approach that encourages teachers to write and reflect upon their practices. Coaches can use literacy strategies to train across content areas and learn how to individualize their approach to honor teachers' distinctive learning styles. The author presents samples of teacher writing and student work generated from coaching and offers narratives from practicing coaches across the country in school-based, district, and independent settings to illustrate the real world of coaching.