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Technical Assistance Innovation Coaching for Practice Change Learning Lab

• Terri Enters, WI Birth to Three Program, Part C Supervisor and Coordinator

• Lisa Backer, MN Early Childhood Special Education Supervisor, Section 619 Preschool

• Lise Fox, ECTA Center; Professor and Co-Director; University of South Florida• Mary Peters, TA Specialist Early Childhood Technical Assistance (ECTA) Center

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Today’s Discussion

• Coaching for Practice Change – Brief Overview• Learning Labs: Coaching for Practice Change• State Examples• Open Space – Discussion

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Learning Lab: Exploring Coaching for Practice ChangeMay - August 20171. Implementing Coaching for Practice Change: Innovations for the delivery of

coachingMay 1: Information and Knowledge Development; May 22: Follow-up discussion of issues and strategies

2. Coaching for Practice Change: Statewide implementation, systems considerations and examplesJune 12: Information and Knowledge Development; June 19: Follow-up discussion of issues and strategies

3. Coaching for Practice Change: Considerations for local and regional programsJuly 24: Information and Knowledge Development; July 31: Follow-up discussion of issues and strategies

4. Data Decision-Making and the Implementation of Practice-Based CoachingAugust 14: Information and Knowledge Development; August 28: Follow-up discussion of issues and strategies

http://ectacenter.org/~calls/2017/learninglab.asp

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Practice-Based Coaching* FRAMEWORK

The cyclical nature of Practice-Based Coaching emphasizes that goals, plans, and progress toward desired outcomes of coaching are regularly reviewed and updated.

*Adapted from the National Center for Quality Teaching and Learning, 2012 http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/tta-system/teaching/center/development/coaching.html

Recommended Practices

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Division for Early Childhood DEC Recommended Practices

http://www.dec-sped.org/recommendedpractices Hyperlink to the ECTA Center webpage for DEC Recommended Practices

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Practice-Based Coaching

Practice-Based Coaching is a cyclical process for supporting practitioners’ use of effective teaching practices that lead to positive outcomes for children. The coaching-cycle components are:

1. planning goals and action steps, 2. engaging in focused observation, and 3. reflecting on and sharing feedback about teaching

practices. Practice-Based Coaching occurs within the context of a collaborative

partnership.

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Implementation of Coaching

External Coach

• All internal coaches use research-based strategies to support adult learning and professional development

Quality Coaching

• All teachers and staff use Recommended Practices

Quality Teaching • All children are

engaged and learning

Quality Learning

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The External Coach

• Linked to an outside agency/team to ensure that training is translated to practice

• Works directly with teachers and/or teams to ensure implementation fidelity

• Facilitate the collection of data to use for decision making and evaluating outcomes

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The Internal Coach

• Develops a coaching relationship with the teacher or practitioner

• Provides frequent coaching sessions and monitors teacher’s growth with implementation

• Guides professional development experiences to assist the teacher

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Coaching

Coaching Is• Collaborative• Interactive• Focused on skill-building• Reliant on observation and

feedback• Goal-directed• Outcomes-driven

Coaching Is Not• Just providing advice/tips• Supervision• Modeling• Training with classroom

observation

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State Examples• Terri Enters, Supervisor and Part C Coordinator,; Wisconsin (WI) Birth

to Three Program – Part C, https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/birthto3/index.htm

• Lisa Backer, Early Childhood Special Education Supervisor (Section 619 Preschool), Minnesota Department of Education http://education.state.mn.us/MDE/fam/ecse/

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Wisconsin Birth to 3 Programhttps://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/birthto3/index.htm

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Wisconsin Birth to 3 Program Structure

• Department of Health Services– Division of Medicaid

• Bureau of Children’s Long Term Support Services Birth to 3 Program

» Supervisor/ Part C coordinator» Four state lead positions» Data analyst

• Contract with 72 counties that operationalize program at the local level– Local administrators and coordinators– Counties are divided into five regions

• Contract with CESA 5 for professional development and technical assistance

– Supervisor– Five regional enhancement support (RESource) facilitators

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Department of Health ServicesWisconsin Birth to 3 ProgramTheory of Action

If The Wisconsin Birth to 3 Program implements statewide improvement strategies to increase fidelity of Primary Coach Approach to Teaming in Natural Environments evidence-based practices with a focus on social and emotional development and …

IfCounty Birth to 3 Programs implement local system change to increase team awareness and knowledge of social and emotional development and early intervention team practices of coaching and teaming within natural learning environments, and…

If Early Intervention Professionals implement coaching and teaming practices with knowledge of social and emotional development to increase effective engagement with families and caregivers, then…

Families and caregivers will increase their competence and confidence to understand and support their infant or toddler’s social and emotional development, and ...

Infants and toddlers will demonstrate

improved social and emotional functioning to enhance their learning and

participation in activities within the community.

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Minnesota Centers of Excellence for Young Children with Disabilitieswww.mncoe.org

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Implementation Drivers

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Minnesota’s Coaching Journey….

Practice Based Coaching brought to Minnesota through ECTA RP2 Technical Assistance grant.

“Old Way:” Master Cadre trainers provided external coaching to programs.

“New Way:” Trainers and External Coaches have separate roles and functions. Training and Coaching is provided in a consistent manner across the state. Coaching supports have increased.

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Delivery of Training: Practice-based Coaching

• 5 Trainers throughout MN• Annually attend “Train-the-

Trainer” day• Trainers receive ongoing

support to prepare for and during trainings

• Webinars are held by Innovation Content Leads, live and recorded options

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How do we know if we are on the right track?

Local Programs use:• Coaching Logs• Action Plans• Benchmarks of Quality• Training survey data

State Implementation Team uses:• Coaching Logs• Benchmarks of Quality• Survey data from PBC trainings & webinars• Survey Feedback from PBC trainers• Feedback from external coaches

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Observed fidelity used to determine frequency of practice-based coaching (PBC)

BeginningTraining complete. Working

towards 80% of each key practice area on the CEM

Checklist

Two or more PBC cycles per month; either individual or

group

ExpandingWorking towards 80% of each key practice area on the CEM Checklist for the second time

and in a new setting

At least one PBC cycle per month; either individual or

group coaching

MaintainingMaintaining fidelity at 80% of each key practice area of the

CEM checklist

Coach as needed. If fidelity dips, Coach &

practitioner decide to either use individual burst coaching

or group coaching

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Learning Lab: Exploring Coaching for Practice Change

Introductory Material• Coaching on Practices -- Patricia Snyder• Unpacking Practice-Based Coaching --Mary Louise Hemmeter

1. Implementing Coaching for Practice Change: Innovations for the delivery of coaching• Live/Expert Coaching – Denise Binder• Home Visiting -- Juliann Woods• Distance Coaching with Kathleen Meeker

2. Coaching for Practice Change: Statewide implementation, systems considerations and examples• Wisconsin Part C – Birth to the Program -- Terri Enters, Dana Romary• Minnesota Early Childhood Special Education --Hope Beissel, Sally Hansen

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Exploring Coaching for Practice Change

Events • Four Learning Lab Sessions, May - August 2017• Two parts for each session

• Part 1 - Information and Knowledge Development• Part 2 - Part 2: Follow-up discussion of issues and strategies

• Participant interaction

Web Archives• Resources• Archived video segments

http://ectacenter.org/~calls/2017/learninglab.asp

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Upcoming Sessions – July and August

To register and for more information:http://ectacenter.org/~calls/2017/learninglab.asp

3. Coaching for Practice Change: Considerations for local and regional programs July 24: Part 1: Information and Knowledge DevelopmentJuly 31: Part 2: Follow-up discussion of issues and strategies

4. Data Decision-Making and the Implementation of Practice-Based CoachingAugust 14: Part 1: Information and Knowledge DevelopmentAugust 28: Part 2: Follow-up discussion of issues and strategies

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Open Space – Shared Experiences1. Participants identify questions or themes

• What is currently in place to support coaching in your state?• How might you support coaching through distance innovations?• Other?

2. Self-select conversation group• What are your questions?• What successes have you experienced?• What are the challenges you face?

3. Report-back • What have you discovered?• What are your reactions?

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For more information…

• Lise Fox lisefox@usf.edu

• Mary Peters mary.peters@unc.edu

• Terri Enters Terri.Enters@dhs.wisconsin.gov

• Lisa Backer BackerLisa.backer@state.mn.us

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Cooperative Agreement

The contents of this document were developed under cooperative agreement number #H326P120002 from the Office of Special Education Programs, U.S. Department of Education. Opinions expressed herein do not necessarily represent the policy of the US Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. Project Officer: Julia Martin Eile.