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Literacy Coaching at NRC 07 & Next Steps for the Study Group by Nancy Shanklin & Kristin Rainville. What have we heard? What does it make us think about?. Does coaching make a difference? (our group’s sense of important Qs to ask). - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Literacy Coaching at NRC 07 & Next Steps for the Study Group
by Nancy Shanklin & Kristin Rainville
What have we heard?What does it make us think about?
Does coaching make a difference?(our group’s sense of important Qs to ask)
What is changing practice? T knowledge, Coach knowledge, S learning
Replicate studies – Esp. Northern Ill study. Analyzes logs in relation to student data.
PD plus coaching; just coaching?; just PD no progress Auckland – see coaching as PD. National. Principals are
different in New Zealand Linda Dorn’s work and data Partner up Change in T knowledge Consistent training model – linked to ideas in Reading
Recovery
Does coaching make a difference?(our group’s sense of important Qs to ask)
Teacher identity; voices of teachers Administrators and coaches working together
that relationship S achievement Sustainability Link to policymakers Preparation of coaches – high impact schools;
multi dilemma cases. Logs – how to make good, have reflection; logs
not prescriptive Role vs. structure—look at the structures that
schools constrain or not ($, time)
Raphael, Taylor, & Au(HRR Preconvention)
Work of literacy coaches is part of the work on school reform around literacy.
Mraz, Kissel, Kavel, Wood, Watson, & Algozzine (North Carolina Group)
Used Likert scale survey and interviewed
Interested in differences of perceptions of coaches’ role from teachers, principals, and coaches
Principals: Management & Program Implementation
Ts : Raised Qs about evaluative role of coaches
Ts and principals differ as to whether coaches ought to work with students
Gross Case Study of PA High
School
People not hired & in place at the start of the project
Lack of clarity about the coach role Many people left Negative examples can be helpful
Rainville Coaching is situated: Power, positioning
& identity (vs just “context”) There are many ways to work with
resistance (read & response) – set up alternate structures
Remember all 3 of these coaches had consistent, strong PD & STILL there are differences in how they were able to implement
Toll
4 potential different coach roles Plus there is a “fresh perspective” This is defined as a partnership
with shared power Emphasis in her work is on the
relationship between the coach and the teacher
Rodgers & Rodgers Q: How do skilled coaches coach teachers? How
do coaches analyze their coaching? Case study: 20 cases collected over 5 years, each
coach observed once over a two day period, field notes during this, interviews followed.
There is a need to understand the role of emotions in adult learning better.
Questions about moving from a coach’s demonstrating to a GRR model. Real value of demonstration is probably providing teachers with alternative cases to fuel analysis and reflection.
Rodgers & Rodgers (cont.)
Coaches did not have a predetermined plan for interacting.
Coaches tried to involve teachers in inquiry but it was difficult.
Conclusion: Suggests that the potential to shift expertise lies in the interactions between the coach and teacher
Some important observations
Role of literacy coach vs identity
“Model” of literacy coaching vs coaching as a process
Conclusion: Fluidity and complexity of coaching initiatives and coaching work
Reading First – Bean & Zigmond
Confidentiality is important Changes in leadership really affect
coaching support and evaluation Even in schools not making
progress, coaches are still doing the same role – Something else is causing no change to take place
Bean et al Have data from 19 coaches and have
analyzed 5 Five approaches to coaching: resource,
mentor, manager, helper, and responder The content in which coaches work has
a major impact on how they function - # of teachers served, # struggling readers in the school, support of principals, buy in of teachers
Elish-Piper & L’Allier 12 LCs, 121 teachers, 3,029 Ss Coaching logs and student test scores Coaches spent 48% of their time
working with Ts Total gains on DIBELS were significant
for K-3. Number of coaching hours focused on
conference was found to be statistically significant in relation to students’ total gain for K, 1, and 2. (Used HLM)
Sturtevant, Calo, Rutherford, Pratt-Fartro
What would be most rewarding about being an LC?
Impacting Ss, Impacting Ts, Focus on Reading, Professional Challenge, Affecting Change
What would be most challenging?Resistant Ts, balancing the roles of
a LC, finding the time to coach and teach, meeting the needs of so many people with ranging expectations
Literacy Collaborative Report from Yrs 1 & 2 of New Study, Fountas, Pinnell, Scharer,
Bryk, Biancarosa, et al
Learn about all of the partners and projects by going to: http://www.iisrd.org http://irepp.stanford.edu/projects/pd.h
tm See observational instruments that
they have developed:
http://www.iisrd.org/documents/DLLT_Rubric_2007-08_FINAL.pdf
Literacy Collaborative Report from Yrs 1 & 2 of New Study, Fountas, Pinnell, Scharer,
Bryk, Biancarosa, et al
Bryk et al’s design for this study is really worth studying
Have found changes in teachers’ practices Also, the more coaching, the more change
in teaching Also increases in student achievement
using DIBELS Will present more results at AERA, March
08
What will really move the field of literacy coaching forward? Research on work with administrators
Paul Carson Linda Carr Kristin Rainville
Research on school climate & vision for literacy reform; social capital
Kristin Rainville Linda Carr Pam Chomsky-Higgins Potential of skills in a school; how different does it
make a coach’s role
What will really move the field of literacy coaching forward? Roles of coaches
as static or fluid What are shared understandings about the
role of the coach? Expectations in the role/quality of those in
the coaching role; how has the role of the coach influenced the role of the reading specialist; how does this impact preparation?
Role of the coach in working with RTI
What will really move the field of literacy coaching forward?
Classroom observation instruments and attitude/beliefs instruments to assess changes in teacher’s beliefs & instruction from coaching
Nature of the PD--about adult learning a coach needs to know
What does the study group want to work on?
Coaches work with other special professionals – resource teachers, other offices, school psychologists; bilingual and special education teachers; RTI (instructional support team & coaches role in it)
MS/HS coaching – especially with content teachersCheck Langer Partnership for LearningLook at other instructional coaching – especially math
Distribution of leadership when a coach is present (Hathaway & Risko)
Capacity beyond the coach; when the coach leaves CHAT – Cultural, historical activity theory
Home grown efforts – small schools Connect to student achievement – Susan L’Allier How do you describe quality/effective coaching – Judy, Susan,
Beth What is the expertise? Working and doing ?
Not all one on one How do you capture this (LeAnne); video,
Additional Observations
Publication of research & important work needs to happen more quickly Where are the outlets for publication?
Mentoring and learning Serve as critical friends for each other Keep eyes out for places that can be outlets Send out places where we are trolling So what link to S achievement; T practice; T
knowledge Is important chance for school-based and
university researchers to work together