Coaching for Math GAINSProfessional Learning

Day 2

April, 2009

Homework Reading:Are You Coaching Heavy or

Light?,

• What aspect of the article did you agree with?

• Was there something that gave you concern?

Joellen Killion

Complete your Volume-Surface Area Lesson (20 minutes+/-)

Think about how you might coach the process– Questions you might ask– Resources you might use– …

Probing Questions: for planning

• What is the big idea/goal/concept for in this lesson?

• How does this lesson …

• What are some student misconceptions …

• What action …

• How will this action …

• How will you know …

• What would be some questions…

Grade 8 Classroom Video

Debrief

• Discuss observations from the video

• Role play how you, as the coach, would debrief with this teacher

Grade 9 Classroom Video

Teaching Through Problem Solving: Starting Points for Instruction

Role play- Debrief

Grade 9 Classroom Video

Additional Debrief Ideas

Teacher’s Reflections

Grade 9 Classroom Video

3-Part lesson

Lunch