Coaching at Haddon Primary School
The journey begins ..… together
Bastow Institute of Educational Leadership
Establishing Literacy Coaching
Goals
To provide access to current research and perspectives
To develop deeper understandings – what does it mean to become powerfully literate?
To increase confidence and capacity in coaching conversations
To foster teacher leadership and coaching expertise to strengthen learning and teaching in schools
ParticipantsSchools who have had internal coaches
Schools who have had external coaches
Schools who have not had coaches before
Graduate, Accomplished and Expert teachers
Leading Teachers, Assistant Principals and Principals
Primary and Secondary schools
Why Coaching?
Develops individual and group capacity to engage in creative problem solving and self reflection
Supports teachers in their learning
Challenges teacher thinking
Provides a focus for teacher learning
Who? Individual teachers
pairs
Teams
A coach …..
works with individuals and teams
negotiates with teachers on an area for improvement
uses data to focus on the learning conversations with teachers
secures teacher learning providing a focus for development
Provides a supportive environment for conversations
A coach….develops professional relationships
uses data and Evidence
engages in substantive conversations
promotes and supports purposeful instruction
works towards school improvement
continues self development
When and WhereWeekly individual conversations in teacher’s
office
PLT meetings to focus on student data and areas for improvement
PartnershipsTeachers are learners
Professional learning for individuals
Coaching model will depend on the the needs of the teacher
The journey begins……..