CoachingInstituteHKIS– January2018

MaggieMoon– LiteracyLiaisonTheSchoolatColumbiaUniversitymmoon@theschool.columbia.edu

WelcomeandIntroductions

Goalsforourfourdaystogether

• TeachingandLearning• Collaborating• Mentoring• Coaching

BalancedLiteracy

K-2/3-5

Components

• InteractiveReadAloudwithAccountableTalk• ReadingWorkshop• WritingWorkshop(includinggrammarandconventions)• SharedReading• InteractiveWriting/SharedWriting• Phonics/WordStudy

NFReadAloud– WholeClassBookTalk

R/WWorkshopsandtheIntersectionofWordStudy

• PhonemicAwareness• PhonicsandSpelling• SightWords• VocabularyDevelopment• GrammarInstruction• MechanicsandConventions

• Handwriting/WordProcessing

DevelopmentalStagesofWriters

KindergartenLiteracy- PreRW

• SharedReadingvideoclips• Rhyming• NameStudy

WritingWorkshopK-2

Break

WholeClassandDifferentiatedInstruction

• Whatdoesgoodteachinglooklike?• Rememberateacherwho…

• Thinkingthroughthedifferencebetweenstudentengagementandcomplianceinclassrooms

WholeClassInstruction

• Routinesformanagement• 7-12minuteMinilesson /5-7minuteTeachingShare

45minWorkshop

Minilesson Structure

• Hereiswhyweareheretoday– whatwewilllearn/practicetogetherandwhy

• Watchme!(Orlookattheseexamples)– DidyouseehowI?• Nowyoutry!(Ordebrief)– TurnandTalk!• Hereishowyoucantakethisworkandtryittodayandaddittoyourrepertoire

Thisisnotaone-timetaskfortodaytocheckoff!AnchorChart

Conferences

• Research-Decide-TeachConference• ComplimentConference• CoachingConference

• Findoutwhatthereader/writerIS doing• Decideononemainteachingpoint/coachinto1-3skills

• TEACH/COACH• Linktotheongoingworkofeachstudent• Note-take

Teaching– sequencingthetwoparts

1.• In-the-momentdemonstration• Useofexamples/explanation• Coaching

2.• Nowyoutry• Doyouseehowtheseexamplesaresomethingyoucouldtry?• Coaching

SmallGroupWork

• StrategyLessons/InquiryGroups(bothRW/WW)• TableConferences(RW/WW)• GuidedReading(RW)• SharedReading(RW)• InteractiveWriting(WW)• WordStudy(WW)

LookingatStudentWorkonaRegularBasis

• Howdoweknowwhatstudentsneedifwearen’ttrackingprogressregularly?

• HowtouseUnitofStudybooksANDotherlessprescribedresources

• Developingthehabitoflookingatstudentwork– TIMEneeded!

• LearningSupportstudentsandELLs

(Literacy)CoachingasCommunityBuilding

• Whatarewetryingtocreateandproduceinclassroomsandacrosswholeschools?

BuildingaCommunityofCollaboration

• Conditionsfortrust• Relationshipsovertime• Effectiveteambuilding• Inclusiveofallteachers– ELL,LearningSupport,Specialists,Admin

TheRoleofCoach/CollaborativeColleague

• Openingofclassroomsdoorsto…• Researchstudents• Developnewunits• Lookatinstructionalpracticestogether• Experiment– trynewthingsthatpeoplehavelearnedorreadabout

• Organizinggroupsofteacherscometogethertoimprovestudentlearning– labsites!

• Studyingstudentworktogetherandtrackingtrendsovertime

TheRoleofModelingandCo-Teaching:HighQualityInstructionforallLearners• WholeClass

• SmallGroup

• IndividualandDifferentiatedConferences

CoachingMethods

Periodicandfrequentclassroomvisits• Coachasresearcher- observeandcompliment• Coachasdemonstrator– modelwithvoice-over

Pre-meetandplanamini-cycle• Co-plan,thenmodelorco-teachwithvoice-over• Observe,thenhelpteacherreflectandofferdirectfeedback• In-the-momentcoaching- mirror-teach,freeze-frame,whisper-in

Reviewtermsofcoachingmethods

• Voice-over• Mirror-teach• Freeze-frame• Whisper-in• Jigsaw

LabSites

• Idealvs.Reality• PlanningCycles• GuideSheets

SetupforLabWorktomorrow

• PlanningInteractiveReadAlouds andSharedReading– R2(12:30-1:00)

• PlanningInteractiveReadAlouds andresearchingreaders– G1(1:00-1:30)

• PlanningWritingWorkshop– G2Poetry(1:30-2:00)

Kindergarten(R2)+G2WW• ReadAlouds – thinkaloud,turnandtalkprompts,coachingstudentsastheytalktoeachother

• SharedReading– decodingstrategies,sightwords

• WritingWorkshopTPs• Sangita –Writers(poets)reviseforwordchoiceandtrytousemoreprecisewords• Quynh – Poetsusepreciseandpowerfulwordsastheydraftpoems• Dustin– Poetsusesensorydetailstodescribeobjectsintheirpoems,inordertoSHOWnotTELLthepoet’sfeelingsabouttheobject

Groupsofparticipants– everyonehasarole

G1

• ReadAlouds• Thinkalouds,turnandtalkprompts,coachingstudentsastheytalktoeachother

• Researchingreaders

Groupsofparticipants– everyonehasarole

G2- WritingWorkshop- Poetry

• Jigsawtheminilesson (4parts)• Reviewteachingpointandplan

• Conferwithstudents– gooverpossiblepoetryteachingpointsandmethodsofteachinginsideofaconference

• PlanpossibleTeachingShare

• UseGuideSheetinpacket

Groupsofparticipants– everyonehasarole

Planning/Networking/TourofNewPrimaryBuilding!FacultymeetingwithMattGlover(3:15-4:15)

Day2Whatdidyoudolastnight?

Whatareyoumostexcitedaboutfortoday’steaching/coachinginlabsites?

Set up / Practice for the Lab Sites

Handoutpagesp.16-17

KindergartenLiteracy4yearoldsand5yearolds

DevelopmentalContinuum

• OralLanguage• PhonemicAwareness• GrowingIndependence• GrossandFineMotorControl• SpeakingandListening• ComprehensionandIdeas

InteractiveReadAloud• GoalsforB/M/Eofschoolyear• RoleofEmergentStorybookreading

SharedReading• WhattoprioritizeforreadersastheymoveintoA/BandthenC/Dleveltexts

SightWords

• StudytogetherbeforegoinguponWordWall• RecognizeinSharedReadingTexts• Clapthesyllables• Lookatconnectionstoournames• InteractiveWriting• Noticeinourbooks/tryinourwriting

IndependentReading

•BookBaggies:Leveledtexts,emergentstorybooks,nurseryrhymes,sharedclasstexts,look-books

• 10-12books• 8-10books

•Private/PartnerReading

•BandsofTextDifficulty

WritingWorkshopinK-2/3-8•ML hasoneclearteachingpoint

• Demonstration- aswriterinthemoment;studentsthink/trytoapplytoownwriting

•Conferencessupportongoingwork+today’steachingpoint•Partnershipsholdstudentsaccountableandgivethemachancetoprocess

•TeachingSharehasonemainfocus– reflect/share/movethroughstruggle

Materials

• K-2

• 3-8

Conferringfromthestandpointofwhatisthiswriteralreadydoingortryingtodo?• Toknowwhatisthenudge,whatisthenextsmallstep,youhavetothinkfirstaboutwhatthechildisdoingnow

• Attheheartofassessmentisthequestion– whatcanyoudo?

RESEARCHSTAGEtoday:Lookingatstudentwork/observingbehaviors/ askingoneortwoopen-endedquestionstolearnalittlemoreaboutthewriter’sintentions

Note-Taking

• Whatsystemsworkbestfordifferentteachers– allowfordifferentiation

• Whatisimportanttorecord• Usingnotesforfutureinstruction

ReflectionsfromYesterday• Whatdidyouteach?Howdiditgo?

• Howdidyouobservesomeoneelseteaching?Didyoutakenotes?Whatdidyoulearnaboutteaching/coaching?

• Howdidyoucoach/offerfeedback?Wereyouclear/direct?Timid/indirect?

Set1-2realisticgoalsfortoday/tomorrow(orforbackatyourschool)

SmallGroupWorkintheReadingWorkshop

DifferencesbetweenSLandGR

GuidedReading

• Studentsatsamelevel,readytobebumpedup

• Studentsatsamelevel,needingreinforcement

StrategyLessons

• Studentsatmixedlevel,withcommonneed

• Consider– behaviors,materials,phrasingandfluency

GuidedReading

• TextIntroduction(80%ofthepoint)• Staggerthehandingoutofbooks• Eachstudentstartsreadingaloud• Coachwhilereading– quick,leanprompts• Wrap-upwithgroupconversation• Ongoingwork– keepbooktoreread?Let’sgatheragainin1or2days

BandsofTextLevels• A/B• C/D• E/F• G/H/ISwitchmainfocustocomprehension• J/K/L• M/N/O• P/Q• R/S/T• U/V

A/BandC/Dreaders• A/B=

• One-to-onematching• Whatmakessense?Whatsoundsright?• Rereadlots

• C/D*= *D=endofschoolyeargoal• Continuedpracticewithone-to-onematching• LookingatinitiallettertoADDON– whatlooksright?

M/S/V–Whatmakessense?Whatsoundsright?Whatlooksright?

Debrief

• Whatwentwell?• Ifwe/Igottodoitagain,whatcouldgodifferentlyandhow?

WritingWorkshopinK-2/3-8WHATTOLOOKFOR!• WorkshopMLhasoneclearteachingpoint• Thereisateachingmethodusedbeyondassign(demonstration)• Studentshaveachancetoactivelyengage– applytoownwriting

• Conferencesoccurandsupportongoingwork+today’steachingpoint• Partnershipsareestablished- itbecomesaroutineandstudentsclearlyunderstandhowandwhytheywork

• TeachingShareoccursregularlyandisthoughtful

ConferringToolkits

• Demonstrationtexts• Writingmadetoteachinto• Mentortexts• Examplesofstudentwriting• Smallerversionsofanchorchartsandtools

Day3

• Reflectionsonfirstdayofteachingandcoachinginlabsites

• Goalsfortoday– asteachers,ascoaches

GuidedReading

• BandsofTextLevels

• Kindergartenà A-D

• G1à C/D– I*+J/K/L

• TextIntroductions

DebriefGRlabsites

• WhatdidwelearnaboutGuidedReading?• WhatdidwelearnaboutteachingSmallGroupWork?• WhatdidwelearnaboutcoachingintoSmallGroupwork?

Setupfornexttwolabsiteexperiences

• 1:15-1:40• InteractiveReadAloudwithcoachinglayer

• 1:50-2:40• Writingconferencesusingtoolkits

LeadingPDworkshops

• Brainstormtopics• Thinkabout/planhowthisPDcould fitwithinacycleofworkatyourschool

• 60minuteworkshop– planthreepartsandtomorrowexecuteoneofthethreeparts

LabSites*(30minutes)

• Conferencesingroupsof3– filmtodayTeacherCoachTime-keeper/Coachofcoach

• Reviewconferencestructure• ReviewteachingANDcoachingmethods

*8:10a(G1/G2- LizandKristina’sroomsforRW)*9:10a(G2- Quynh’s roomforRW/Mek’s roomforWW)*10:00a(G1– CarrieandRiz’s roomsforWW)

LastDayàMakingPlanstoBringYourLearningBacktoYourSchool!• Teachers

• Openingclassroomtocolleagues

• Admin/Coaches• LabSiteandlabcycles/Crosspollinatingideasfromclassroomtoclassroom

• LS/Coordinators• RunningTeammeetings/Pushing-intoclassroomstomodel/co-teach

LeadingaPDsession/GradeLevelMeeting/LearningConversationwithColleagues

1)Outlineyourplan2)Execute/roleplayasmallerpartofit(15-20mins)3)Getfeedbackandreviseit!

Consider:What/howamIgoingtodemonstrateand/orhavemycolleaguesactivelyparticipateindoingduringthismeeting?

DebriefandReflections

• Today’sconferringlabsites(wfilming!)+othertwodaysoflabsites• Teaching• Coaching

• Goalsforworkinyourownschools–writegoalsdownJ• Teaching/Mentoring• Coaching

AfullRW

Kinder/1st

1st /2nd

3– 8grades

Setup– BooksandassessmentsandbuildingidentitiesandtalkingRoutinesforreading/bookshoppingRoutinesforreading/talkingA“typical”readingworkshopday

UsingVideostoLifttheLevelofTeachingandLearning• Makeacollectionovertime– Dropbox,GoogleDrive• Varietyofwaystoframe:

• Watchthis!LookforhowI…• Watchthis– socoolhowsomeofour2nd gradersare…• Watchthiscoolideathatoneofyourcolleaguesistryingout!

• One-on-onemeetings/Teammeetings/WholeStaffPD

Putyourselfouttherefirstandbecomfortableshowingthemessinessofteaching!!

• Vimeo–• Vimeo.com/tcrwp

• UnitsofStudybooks– registeronlinewithHeinemannandaccessdigitalresourcesincludingvideos

• Ourgroup’sgooglefolder!

• Let’swatchthisvideoandlookfor…• Whatdoesthisvideoshowyouthatisthesameanddifferentfromwhatyou’redoinginyourclassroom?

• Whenyouwatchyourself,let’sthinkthroughtheselenses(i.e.studentengagement,theamountofteachertalkv.studenttalk,howtheconferencestructurehelpsusandtimesweneedtobreakfromit,etc)

• HowcouldthisMLorconferenceorsmallgroupgodifferentlyifwegottodoitagain!

• Let’sseethefootageofwhenwejigsawed,andanalyzeourwholeclassteaching

• Let’slookatthesekidstalkingabouttheirBCbookanddecideonstrengthsandnextstepstogether

Takeavideoandtryittogether

UnitsofStudy+CurriculumMapping

~Balanceofgenreandnon-genrespecificunits~Someshorter,somelonger(roughly4-6weeks,dependingonhowmanyinstructionaldays)~ConnectedtoSocialStudies/sciencewhenpossibleandsomeisolated~IFrepeating,thinkofhowtochangeandliftthelevel– havegradelevelscometogethertoplananddifferentiate~ReadAloudasananchorforreadingunits/Stackofmentortextsforwritingunits

SharingSomeExamples

• K• 1• 2• 3• 4• 5• 6

GetintogroupsbyGrade/RoleinSchool

• 5th gradeteachers:Keith,Constance,Resham,Whitney,Amy• 4th gradeteachers:Garrison,Leila,Dillon,Vera• 3rd gradeteachers:Michelle,Anne,Kendra,Meg• 2nd gradeteachers:Deborah,ChristyK.,Sarah• K/1st gradeteachers:Kristy,Gracielle,Monica

• Coaches:MaryAnn,Erin,Shelly,Hannah,MichelleWebster,Colleen,Gill,Maureen,Jennifer,Steve,SarahF.

• Whattweaksdoyouwanttomaketoyourunitsforthisyear?Fornextyear?

• Whatconversationsdoyouneedtohaveinordertotweakthecurriculummapwell?

LiteraryCelebration

• Thankyou’s +Compliments/NotesforTeachers