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PEER COACHING

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.

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PEER COACHING

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  1. PEER COACHING By: Melissa Ebling & April Zeigler

  2. 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.

  3. Differentiated Supervision • Schools are moving to this model • Allows for personal and professional growth • You have a choice in your growth! • Seasoned teachers can broaden their horizons • Allows more time for the supervisors to work with younger teachers

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. Peer Coaching Option Proposal • Yearly teacher training in peer coaching available prior to the start of the school year • Must repeat every 5 years • Teachers choose their partners • Partnership lasts two years maximum • Number of peer coaching sessions • Four sessions per year/one per marking period

  8. Peer Coaching Option Continued • Notification given to staff development specialist • Procedure • Pre-conference to set focus and explain lesson • Observation to gather data on previously set focus • Post-conference to give teacher data and feedback

  9. Peer Coaching Option Continued • Log of peer coaching session on file, but no details of the session are mentioned • Peer coaching forum • Offered two times a year/one per semester on an in-service day

  10. 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

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