The Coaching Connection
Monthly memo with strategies, tips and more!
What is The Coaching Connection?
This year, the IDSS team would like to provide additional support through a monthly newsletter. Our goal is to provide information regarding instructional strategies, professional readings, and potential professional learning opportunities. If you have a great resource that you feel others would benefit from - please share it with your IDSS!
Instructional Strategies
Professional Readings
The Big List of Class Discussion Strategies - Jennifer Gonzalez
- In this article Jennifer shares 15 formats for structuring a class discussion.
More Talking in Class Please - Edutopia
- Here you can read about small and whole group conversations.
10 Ways to Start Shifting Your Classroom Practices Little by Little - Mind Shift: Katrina Schwartz
- Quick and easy shifts to impact the learning in your classroom.
Professional Learning Opportunities
Minnesota Middle School State Conference
- December 6th & 7th - in Bloomington
MnSTA Conference on Science Education
- November 9th & 10th - in St. Cloud
TIES (Sourcewell) Conference - Just Imagine
- December 8th - 11th - in Minneapolis
TDE Tidbits
Where are you at with your TDE work and E-Folio?
It's October! So this means that you should....
- By October 31st you should complete and submit your IGP/SLG (task 1) or ready to submit at the 1:1 meeting
- Begin the observational process with your IDSS or administrator
- Consider when you might observe a colleague (years 1 & 2 only)
- Try creating a Common Formative Assessment (CFA) with your team to analyze within your PLC
About Us
Elida Kane - Director of Secondary Teaching & Learning
Lana Rains - Math & Literacy Specialist
Alesia Arlandson - English Language Arts & Electives
Jennifer Burke - World Language, Social Studies, PE & Health
Dan Kulseth - Mathematics, Science & STEM
Carrie Popp - Special Education, Speech, Psychologists, ELL & Early Childhood
Doug Stanton - Nurses, SOS & Special Education Leads, TOSAs & TDE/QComp Coordinator