Coaching Spot
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Coaching Challenge... Are you up for it?
Highlight the amazing things going on in your classroom by sending in recordings or examples of your practices as it relates to an indicator on the coaching rubric.
November’s focus will be Academic Feedback.
If you have an example or recording of providing academic feedback, please email them to Lindsay.
Examples might be highlighted in the newsletter as well as shared with other regions, highlighting the effective work being done here at Hoosier!
Consider why Academic Feedback matters!
Research shows that feedback:
· Helps motivates positive student performance
· Facilitates self-reflection in learners
· Delivers information to students about their learning
· Encourages dialogue between teachers and students
· Encourages self-esteem
· Closes the gap between current and desired performance
· Provides information to teachers to shape future lessons.
November’s focus will be Academic Feedback.
If you have an example or recording of providing academic feedback, please email them to Lindsay.
Examples might be highlighted in the newsletter as well as shared with other regions, highlighting the effective work being done here at Hoosier!
Consider why Academic Feedback matters!
Research shows that feedback:
· Helps motivates positive student performance
· Facilitates self-reflection in learners
· Delivers information to students about their learning
· Encourages dialogue between teachers and students
· Encourages self-esteem
· Closes the gap between current and desired performance
· Provides information to teachers to shape future lessons.
The Power of Feedback
Adrianne Iszler, 4th Grade
Adrianne used real world application skills when teaching intersecting lines to her 4th grade students. Not only allowing them to see an example of where intersecting lines are seen in real life, but allowing them to find some examples on their own as well.
Kelsey Sherman, 3rd Grade
Kelsey writes her objective with her students in mind! Including the 'we will know that we have it when...' piece to the objective puzzle allows us to create more measurable objectives. Perfect format to use! Today we will... so we can... will will know that we have it when...
Alissa Davis, Kindergarten
Alissa uses her time wisely during her session, showing students a video demonstrating phonic skills being modeled by her at the beginning of the session, making the most of those first few minutes together. Highly effective start time, Alissa!
Tips
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The Power of Physical Triggers
Looking for ways to strengthen writing skills? What about more ways to use that webcam during guided practice time? If so, check some of these ideas out...
Start by identifying the function of the writing skill and then ask yourself what works like that in the real world.
- Train cars to teach beginning, middle, end.
- McDonald's French fry containers to demonstrate sentence-length variety.
- Grocery list paper to generate pre-writes.
- Click here to see more!
Checking for Understanding
Updated check for understanding. Instead of asking your students, 'is it clear, muddy, or buggy?' try focusing in on more specifics. This will allow you to obtain further information on what your students know as well as get your students to take charge of their learning, think about what it is that they do know already.
Interactive Agenda
Students take charge of their learning and what has been completed by revisiting the agenda and checking off what has been completed during their time together. Great way to revisit the objective and discuss what has been mastered/ what needs to still be covered.
TLAC Technique of the Week: 4 M's
Teach Like a Champion Technique 7 - 4Ms