Organization for Instructional Coaches

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Week 4: Why You Need a Proactive PD Calendar as an Instructional Coach
Why do instructional coaches need a proactive PD calendar? Find out in this episode of Instructional Coaching with Ms. B! We discuss why coaches need to anticipate challenges that may arise during the school year and develop a proactive PD calendar to handle them. I also share different types of professional development for teachers. Click to listen now and get my FREE Instructional Coaching Jump Start Course!
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Week 4: Why You Need a Proactive PD Calendar as an Instructional Coach
Why do instructional coaches need a proactive PD calendar? Find out in this episode of Instructional Coaching with Ms. B! We discuss why coaches need to anticipate challenges that may arise during the school year and develop a proactive PD calendar to handle them. I also share different types of professional development for teachers. Click to listen now and get my FREE Instructional Coaching Jump Start Course!
PD in a Box - How to Use It, What Goes In It & More! - Buzzing with Ms. B In A Box, A Box, How To Use
PD in a Box – How to Use It, What Goes In It & More!
PD in a Box - How to Use It, What Goes In It & More! - Buzzing with Ms. B
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Week 4: Why You Need a Proactive PD Calendar as an Instructional Coach
Why do instructional coaches need a proactive PD calendar? Find out in this episode of Instructional Coaching with Ms. B! We discuss why coaches need to anticipate challenges that may arise during the school year and develop a proactive PD calendar to handle them. I also share different types of professional development for teachers. Click to listen now and get my FREE Instructional Coaching Jump Start Course!
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6 Must-Use Strategies for Professional Development
Planning professional development that teachers love and learn from isn't impossible! In this post I share six activities that you can use with teachers during PD. These ideas will help you create a plan for training that you feel good about and teachers love! Your next workshop will be a hit, and it won't take you days to plan, either! #professionaldevelopment #pdforteachers
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What Goes in a Coaching Office Space? Ep. 67 Buzzing with Ms. B: The Coaching Podcast
Need help setting up your instructional coaching office? On this episode of the Coaching Podcast, I share eight different spaces that can be useful to get the job done! When choosing your instructional coaching office set up it’s best for you to consider your role and responsibilities. You want your instructional coaching room to be functional for the specific work you will be doing with the teachers. # instructional coaching rooms
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Structures for Instructional Coaching
Using all ways possible to support teachers through instructional coaching and professional development. What opportunities do you have?
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Teacher Discussion Dice for PLCs
Trying to get teachers to talk during PLC and Professional Development? These discussion dice will do the trick! Each dice has six thought-provoking sentence starters! Perfect for instructional coaches or administrators. Use them during a PLC to encourage discussion, after a learning opportunity to help teachers process their new learning, or at the beginning of a planning meeting or session to help teachers reflect on their classrooms. #instructionalcoach #principal
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How to introduce yourself as an instructional coach: The instructional coaching series
Need ideas for introducing yourself as an instructional coach? Without a good introduction, teachers might not know what job you are there to do. This post shares three fun ways for introducing yourself and your role as a coach. Try a newsletter or a presentation, or even a fun "Coffee with the Coach" event to share your role and responsibilities with teachers! #instructionalcoach #instructionalcoachintroduction
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What Do Coaches Do? Facilitating a Data PLC
Let's face it, most teachers don't enjoy data meetings. They see it as a time-consuming activity where they dig into numbers and justify their students' performance. However, if we use data the right way, these meetings can be powerful professional learning experiences. On episode 120 of The Coaching Podcast, I share seven steps for facilitating a data PLC. Learn to lead your professional learning communities in a PLC data analysis process that is both informative and actionable. Listen now!
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Visiting Classrooms: The Why and the How
If you're not visiting classrooms and providing feedback as an instructional coach, how do you know if your coaching support is hitting the mark? Whether you're conducting classroom visits as part of the coaching cycle or not, these tips will help you be ready to schedule your visits, know what you're looking at, and provide purposeful feedback to teachers. Make today the day you really understand what's going on at your school! #instructionalcoach #schoolleadership
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Facilitating a Data PLC: Part Two of the "Next Steps in Instructional Coaching" series
Buzzing with Ms. B: Facilitating a Data PLC: Part Two of the "Next Steps in Instructional Coaching" series - A Data PLC happens when you have some data and you need to look at it as a group and make some observations and decisions about it! In order to have an effective Data PLC, I recommend starting with my post about collecting data with purpose. Then, look at the next four tips to structure your PLC.
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The First 20 Days of Instructional Coaching, Ep. 114 Buzzing with Ms. B: The Coaching Podcast
Back to school for instructional coaches looks so different than it does for teachers! This toolkit gives you the calendar, checklist, and all of the editable forms you need to review data, set goals, build relationships, plan your coaching office or classroom, meet your teachers, visit classrooms, and start coaching cycles! Build a coaching foundation that will support you all year long! #instructionalcoach #instructionalcoaching
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Coaching Binder + Start-Up Guide + Observation Forms Bundle
This coaching bundle is full of tools, forms, templates, a handbook start-up guide, checklists, and so much more! instructional coaches need to stay organized, document, conduct coaching cycles, set up their room, and keep track of their responsibilities- this resource gives you everything you need!
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Instructional Coaching Back to School Bundle: First 20 Days Forms + Menu + Video
This bundle includes everything you need to start a school year as an instructional coach! Whether you’re new to coaching or new to a school, these editable tools, guides, and PD video will answer your questions and help you build a solid foundation for coaching all year. Get the checklists, data forms, surveys, editable coaching menu, teacher notes, and so much more!