PEER COACHING

By: Melissa Ebling

&

April Zeigler

Clinical Observations

Does anyone really get anything out of a clinical observation?

What about seasoned teachers?

Some districts do not do enough supervision.

Little time for personal reflection.

Differentiated Supervision Schools are moving to this model

Allows for personal and professional growthYou have a choice in your growth!

Seasoned teachers can broaden their horizons

Allows more time for the supervisors to work with younger teachers

Peer Coaching Can be selected as an option of

differentiated supervision

You are paired or you pick a fellow teacher to work with

You have a collaborative relationship with your partner

You and your partner can self direct and initiate your own professional growth

Research Joyce and Showers

Conducted many studies about Peer Coaching

Peer observation is more successful than workshops alone

Thies-Sprinthall’s five conditions for psychological/cognitive growth

Formative vs. Summative assessment

Research Continued… Types of Peer Coaching

Cognitive coaching

Reciprocal peer coaching

Reflective peer coaching

Experienced Faculty

Same disciplines vs. different disciplines

Need for differentiation

Barriers & Solutions

Peer Coaching Option Proposal

Yearly teacher training in peer coaching available prior to the start of the school yearMust repeat every 5 years

Teachers choose their partnersPartnership lasts two years maximum

Number of peer coaching sessionsFour sessions per year/one per marking period

Peer Coaching Option Continued Notification given to staff development

specialist

ProcedurePre-conference to set focus and explain lesson

Observation to gather data on previously set focus

Post-conference to give teacher data and feedback

Peer Coaching Option Continued Log of peer coaching session on file, but

no details of the session are mentioned

Peer coaching forumOffered two times a year/one per semester

on an in-service day

Peer Coaching Option Continued Class coverage and planning time

Paid substitutes, building substitutes, and trained and certified teacher aides

Planning and in-service

Limitations Amount of participants

Solution Teachers will be required to participate in

traditional or clinical observation every three years