Get Better Faster: A 90–Day Plan for Coaching New Teachers

Make sure your students follow your instructions. That sounds like a straightforward instruction, but in fact, it s fairly abstract. What does a teacher actually have to do to make sure students are following? Even the leader delivering this direction may not know, and the first–year teacher almost certainly doesn t. The vast majority of teachers are only observed one or two times per year on average and even among those who are observed, scarcely any are given feedback as to how they could improve. The bottom line is clear: teachers do not need to be evaluated so much as they need to be developed and coached. In Get Better Faster: A 90–Day Plan for Coaching New Teachers, Paul Bambrick–Santoyo shares instructive tools of how school leaders can effectively guide new teachers to success. Over the course of the book, we break down the most critical actions leaders and teachers must enact to achieve exemplary results. Designed for coaches as well as beginning teachers, Get Better Faster is an integral coaching tool for any school leader eager to help their teachers succeed. It s the book s focus on the actionable the practice–able that drives effective coaching. By practicing the concrete actions and micro–skills listed here, teachers will markedly improve their ability to lead a class, producing a steady chain reaction of future teaching success. Though focused heavily on the first 90 days of teacher development, it s possible to implement this work at any time. New and old teachers alike can benefit from the guidance of Get Better Faster and close their existing instructional gaps. Packed with practical training tools, including agendas, presentation slides, a coach s guide, handouts, planning templates, and 35 video clips of real teachers at work, Get Better Faster will teach you: The core principles of coaching: Go Granular, Make Feedback More Frequent,  Top action steps to launch a teacher s development in an easy–to–read scope and sequence guide The four phases of skill building: Phase 1 (Pre–Teaching): Dress Rehearsal Phase 2: Instant Immersion Phase 3: Getting into Gear Phase 4: The Power of Discourse INDICE: DVD Video Contents vii .DVD Additional Materials xix .Foreword xxi .Acknowledgments xxv .About the Author xxvii .About Uncommon Schools xxix .Get Better Faster Scope and Sequence xxxi .Introduction 1 .Changing the Game 3 .Why Focus on New Teachers? 8 .Myths and Realities of Coaching New Teachers 11 .What Is Better, and How Fast Is Faster ? 13 .How This Book Is Structured 14 .How to Use This Book 19 .Dive In Meet Your Teachers Where They Are 22 .Ready to Dive In! 23 .Principles of Coaching 25 .Principle 1: Go Granular 27 .Principle 2: Plan, Practice, Follow Up, Repeat 45 .Principle 3: Make Feedback More Frequent 59 .Start Here Quick Reference Guide 76 .Phase 1 (Pre–Teaching): Dress Rehearsal 77 .Phase 1 Coaching Blueprint: Leading PD 80 .Phase 1 Management Develop Essential Routines and Procedures 86 .Phase 1 Rigor Write Lesson Plans 107 .Conclusion 127 .Phase 2: Instant Immersion 129 .Phase 2 Coaching Blueprint: Make Time for Feedback 132 .Phase 2 Management Roll Out and Monitor Routines 145 .Phase 2 Rigor Independent Practice 181 .Conclusion 221 .Phase 3: Getting into Gear 223 .Phase 3 Coaching Blueprint: Looking at Student Work 225 .Phase 3 Management Engage Every Student 236 .Phase 3 Rigor Respond to Student Learning Needs 275 .Conclusion 299 .Phase 4: The Power of Discourse 301 .Phase 4 Coaching Blueprint: Respond to In–the–Moment Data 303 .Phase 4 Management Set Routines for Discourse 308 .Phase 4 Rigor Lead Student Discourse 101 317 .Conclusion 345 .Stretch It: Ready to Paint 347 .Stretch It Coaching Blueprint 349 .Stretch It Rigor Lead Student Discourse 201 354 .Conclusion 385 .Appendix: Get Better Faster Coach s Guide 389 .Phase 1 (Pre–Teaching) 390 .Phase 2: Days 1 30 396 .Phase 3: Days 31 60 407 .Phase 4: Days 61 90 417 .Stretch It: The Next Steps 424 .Notes 429 .How to Use the DVD 435 .Access the Contents Online 436 .Index 437

• ISBN: 978-1-119-27871-9
• Editorial: Jossey Bass
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 496
• Fecha Publicación: 18/08/2016
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés