Tools and techniques for effective coaching and feedback. Teacher educators can most effectively coach student teachers in reflective practice by using students personal histories, dialogue journals, and small and. In the light of this reflection, i would now propose a different combined coachinglearning model see figure 1. Classroom coaching log university of south florida. An instructional coach understands the three types of coaching and recognizes that an instructional coach works primarily as a dialogical coach. Pdf promoting the reflective teacher through peer coaching to. This case study was selected by the national reading technical assistance. Trenton public schools instructional coaching model. Teacher reflection is important because its a process that helps. A recent trend in second language teaching is a movement away from methods and other external or top down views of teaching toward an approach that seeks to understand teaching. Art had been working with a supervision model long before we came together in the early 1980s. Reflection and feedback serve an essential link in the practicebased coaching cycle.
For some, reflective practice can be difficult and unsettling. When student teachers carry out systematic enquiry into themselves, they understand themselves, their practices and their students. Reflective practice is a process that facilitates teaching, learning and understanding, and it plays a central role in teachers professional development. Reflection and reflective practice discourses in coaching. As an example, an instructional coach and teacher might determine that a graphic device could help the teacher. How coaching can impact teachers, principals, and students. Promoting the reflective teacher through peer coaching to improve. The purpose of this article is to document and describe actual coaching conversations between literacy coaches and teachers in elementary schools that were seeing important gains in students reading achievement. The coach guides a teachers reflection to encourage careful consideration of the implementation of new practices, the success of teaching efforts, and child.
Coaching is an embedded support that attempts to respond to student and teacher needs in ongoing, consistent, dedicated ways. Introduction this report will outline the use of reflection as a tool for coach development, and some of the methods by which it can be used to aid a coach. Evaluation of reflective practice pollard 2002 states the importance of the reflection within coaching. The ten roles of coaches joellen killion, deputy executive director resource provider. The coach, as learner, uses reflection on and of practice, is aware of the needs of. The coach creates awareness and responsibility through questioning and. Coaching is a process of professional learning that can support teachers to. Reflection as a coach development tool coach growth. Social and emotional learning coaching toolkit 5 the coaching cycle through an sel lens although this toolkit is not a robust coaching resource, it does provide a framework and tools for use in sel classroom observation coaching. In teacher training, for example, many student teachers found the process painful as they gained. A reflective guide to mentoring and being a teachermentor. Coaching is for teachers who are willing to undertake a process of change.
These illustrations give a more practical understanding of the model and also demonstrate its utility. This document utilizes the components within the danielson framework for teaching to provide possible guiding questions for conversations that occur between a principal and teacher. For an instructional coach to best meet the needs of teachers and students, leadership support for the coaching process is a critical element to success. Thus the role of the teacher is already moving towards coaching passman, 2000 wherein teachers, like coaches, are beginning to help students to learn rather. The purpose of this article is to document and describe actual coaching conversations between literacy coaches and teachers. Encouraging reflective practice in schools not only benefits individual teachers but the. Teacher standards also inform the development of professional learning goals, provide a framework by which teachers can judge the success of their learning and assist self reflection. Coaching is the art of facilitating the development, learning and enhanced performance of another person. It has become a takenforgranted part of coaching that is accepted enthusiastically and unquestioningly, and is assumed to be good for coaching. Building reflective capability to enhance coaching practice. A strategy for reflective teaching by arthur costa and robert garmston cognitive coaching is a marriage of the professional experiences of art costa and bob garmston. Pdf effective reflection is an important component of quality teaching. Becoming a reflective teacher an empowered teacher is a reflective decision maker who finds joy in learning and in investigating the teaching learning processone who views learning as construction and teaching as a facilitating process to enhance and enrich development.
A missing piece 501 teachers stimulates students growth and achievement in reading. Instructional coaching model trenton public schools. Figure 1 illustrates how the coaching learning processes of discovery, application and integration begin and end with a personally meaningful goal. The coaching and self reflection tool for competency in teaching english learners, aligned to. The likelihood of using new learning and sharing responsibility rises when colleagues, guided by a coach, work together and hold each other accountable for improved teaching.
Becoming a reflective teacher an empowered teacher is a reflective decision maker who finds joy in learning and in investigating the teaching learning processone who views learning as construction and teaching. Assumptions of reflective teaching theory reflective teachers are knowledgeable about pedagogy methods and theories of teaching we can learn a lot about teaching from selfinquiry much of what happens during teaching is unknown to the teacher experience is not enough to grow as a teacher. The process of reflective teaching supports the development and maintenance of professional expertise. Reflection and reflective practice is seen as an established part of coaching and coach education practice. Improving teacher practice and outcomes for all learners purpose of the brief the purpose of this brief is to synthesize research on coaching 1 and to offer a framework of effective coaching practices. Part 1 provides general information on coaching, including the need for coaching and the goals of coaching. The coaching and self reflection tool for competency in teaching english learners connecticut state department of education 1. The following is a paper i wrote a few years ago on the use of reflection for student coaches. What do you hope students will learn as a result of our coaching. A coaching guide to asking reflective questions 15 feb 2017 by vicki kintnerduffy. The art of coaching readers guide is a collection of guiding questions that will enrich your experience with the text. Connecticuts common core of teaching cct rubric for effective teaching. Planning during this step the teacher and coach meet to discuss the coaching.
How to encourage reflective teaching in your school iris connect. Though we know that openended questions are the best way to prompt teacher reflection. A study exploring the processes of reflective practice within a higher education coaching programme article pdf available in reflective practice 2 june. Most reflective coaching models require a threestep process. Though we know that openended questions are a great coaching tool to prompt teacher reflection, it is important to be intentional the questions we ask. In the person of a coach with coaching supervision, the two are, of course, intertwined. Coaching for teaching and learning newcastle university. Stage 2 recollection of the event the next stage in reflective. The coaching interaction style comes with tools to support coaches in interactions with learners including, the framework for reflective questioning, the coaching log, and the coaching. Although dialogue and thinking together with the collaborating teacher drive the coaching process, the instructional coach is aware of and understands the two other forms of coaching. Its great if both for independent readers and those who are using the book with group. Both the coach and teacher have multiple opportunities to reflect and give feedback throughout the coaching partnership. A teacher who can reflect on their own practices to find better ways of teaching is a reflective. Developing mentoring and coaching relationships in early.
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