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Recently I spent a day with a district wide group of instructional coaches working on the school improvement plans for their buildings. We used a backwards plan beginning with the identification of specific student growth that they wanted as a goal. Then they identified what student actions/work would be needed to produce that learning.

Steve talks about how coaching can affect the culture of a school, and how the culture of a school can affect coaching. In this video he discusses the 4 types of teacher relationships. The 4 types are parallel play, adversarial, congenial, and collegial.

Steve Barkley defines challenge coaching as a group of educators solving a problem or responding to an opportunity. Steve then describes how technical coaching, collegial coaching, and challenge coaching can be brought together. Steve also discusses how videotaping and coaching feedback of lessons can be used to create high value learning.

In this video, Steve starts out talking about the importance of creating a coaching culture where teachers are coaching each other. He uses the metaphor of plate spinning to discuss how to begin this culture. Steve then introduces the three types of coaching in general and discusses technical coaching in specific.

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Jane Kise Topic: Tools for Assessing Personality Type in the Classroom

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When I think of people who made the biggest impact in my life, it was not their expertise or accomplishments that provided me with the direction, guidance and reassurance I needed to accomplish my goals. It was their sincere belief in me.

The Big Four Community Ning is a year round learning network to support Instructional Coaches, Classroom Teachers and Educational Leaders. Created by Kansas Coaching Project Sep 9, 2009 at 10:05pm. Last updated by Kansas Coaching Project Sep. 10, 2009. Added by Kansas Coaching Project

The Big Four Community Ning is a year round learning network to support Instructional Coaches, Classroom Teachers and Educational Leaders. Created by Kansas Coaching Project Sep 9, 2009 at 10:05pm. Last updated by Kansas Coaching Project Sep. 10, 2009. Added by Kansas Coaching Project

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