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Student-Centered Coaching From a Distance

Coaching Moves for Virtual, Hybrid, and In-Person Classrooms

By: Diane R. Sweeney, Leanna S. Harris

The technology-focused guidance in this book can be used in virtual, hybrid, and in person settings to shift the focus from “fixing” teachers to partnering with them and it takes coaching to the heart of what matters most: student learning.

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Grade Level: PreK-12
ISBN: 9781071845370
Published By: Corwin
Year: 2021
Page Count: 192
Publication date: February 24, 2021

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Ideas, inspiration, and the ‘moves’ to keep student learning at the center of instructional coaching--no matter where it occurs

As we return to ‘normal’ the guidance in this book will ensure we continue to focus on deeply knowing our students, having a coherent and focused curriculum, and coaching from a place of formative assessment and evidence. Authors Diane Sweeney and Leanna Harris, whose best-selling books have influenced thousands of K-12 coaches, have written Student-Centered Coaching from a Distance to help coaches and teachers adapt. Each chapter includes coaching ‘moves’ that can be used in virtual, hybrid, and in person settings. These technology-focused moves are accompanied by language stems, note catchers, and other tools that provide structure and coherence to coaching conversations. Each chapter also provides specific moves that promote equity and work to remove many of the barriers that have been brought into clearer focus during the challenges of our times. Readers will find:

• a highly effective coaching approach tailored to the distance learning context
• strategies to help close opportunity gaps
• in-depth instruction for co-teaching from a distance

The enduring practices in this book will help coaches partner with teachers during challenging times and keep student learning at the center--for years to come.

Author(s)

Diane R. Sweeney

Diane Sweeney has been an author and educational consultant since 1999. The author of Moves for Launching a New Year of Student-Centered Coaching (Corwin, 2022), Student-Centered Coaching from a Distance (Corwin, 2021), The Essential Guide for Student-Centered Coaching (Corwin, 2020), Leading Student-Centered Coaching (Corwin, 2018), and Student-Centered Coaching: The Moves (Corwin, 2016), Diane holds a longstanding interest in how adult learning translates to learning in the classroom. Diane holds a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Denver and a Master’s in Bilingual and Multicultural Education from the University of Colorado, Boulder. After teaching and coaching in the Denver Public Schools, Diane served as a program officer at the Public Education & Business Coalition (PEBC) in Denver. Since then, she has become a respected voice in the field of coaching and professional development.

Leanna S. Harris

Leanna Harris is the author of The Essential Guide for Student-Centered Coaching (Corwin, 2020) and Student-Centered Coaching:The Moves (Corwin, 2016). She has worked as a teacher, coach, and consultant across grades K-12 and currently works with Diane Sweeney Consulting to help schools and districts implement student-centered coaching. Her work is based upon the belief that professional development for teachers is most effective when it is grounded in outcomes for student achievement - for every child, every day.

Leanna is a passionate skier and cyclist. She lives in Denver, Colorado with her husband and three kids.

Table of Contents

Dedication

About the Authors

Introduction

Chapter 1: Keep the Focus on Student Learning

Move 1: Continue to Coach in a Way That’s Student-Centered

Move 2: Build Relationships from a Distance

Move 3: Determine What Learning is Essential

Move 4: Find New Ways to Address Gaps

What Can We Carry Forward?

Chapter 2: Mini Coaching Cycles: A Structure to Engage Teachers in This Moment

Move 1: Document the Impact of Mini Coaching Cycles

Move 2: Start by Determining the Outcome

Move 3: Ground the Work in Different Forms of Student Evidence

Move 4: Co-Teach the Lesson Synchronously or Asynchronously

Move 5: Reflect and Co-Plan the Next Lesson

What Can We Carry Forward?

Chapter 3: Using Student Evidence from a Distance

Move 1: Think in New Ways About Student Evidence

Move 2: Know What You are Looking For

Move 3: Look for and Build Upon Students’ Strengths

Move 4: Sort Evidence to Differentiate Instruction Across Platforms

What Can We Carry Forward?

Chapter 4: Co-Plan with Teachers and Teams

Move 1: Leverage and Embrace Technology

Move 2: Start from the Intended Learning

Move 3: Co-Plan Units within an LMS

Move 4: Co-Plan Lessons that Don’t Leave Any Students Behind

What Can We Carry Forward?

Chapter 5: Co-Teach Virtually and In Person

Move 1: Expand our View of Co-Teaching

Move 2: Co-Assess Across Platforms

Move 3: Co-Deliver Across Platforms

Move 4: More Tips for Co-Teaching

What Can We Carry Forward?

Chapter 6: Coaching for Rigor and Engagement

Move 1: Create Conditions for Independent Learning

Move 2: Self-Assessment Is a Must

Move 3: Cultivate Independent Learners Through Rigor and Independence

Move 4: Coach Toward Deep Learning Experiences for Students

What can we Carry Forward?

Chapter 7: Building Partnerships in Challenging Times

Move 1: Partner with the Principal

Move 2: Partner with Teachers

Move 3: Partner with other Coaches

Move 4: Nurture Your School Culture

What Can We Carry Forward?

Resource A: Results-Based Coaching Tool

Resource B: Coaching Logs for Full and Mini Coaching Cycles

Resource C: Co-Planning Tools

Resource D: Protocols and Agreements

Resource E: Tools for Self-Assessment

Resource F: Language for Coaching

Resource G: Checklists for Coaching

References

Index

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Related Resources

Access to companion resources is available with the purchase of this book.
Coaching with an Asset-Based Approach [Lessons and Strategies]
Staying Student-Centered when Coaching from a Distance [Lessons and Strategies]
Think in New Ways About Student Evidence [Lessons and Strategies]