Week 7: May 3/6

Continue to read Differentiated Coaching with a purpose. Cross reference your reading with other coaching books, Glickman's Leadership for Learning, Hargrove's Masterful Coaching, and Lyons and Pinnell's Systems for Change. Use these resources to construct yoru personal coaching style, one that is based on theory and identity.

Would it be helpful to share (on here) about the reflective activity we plan to share in class next week?

Week #6: April 12/April 15th Discussion

Read Chapter 7 in Systems for Change. Use the criteria in this chapter to assess your school environment. How can you use other forms for coaching teachers? Try them out with teachers, and reflect on this experience in your log.

Week #5: Discussion for April 5ht/8th

Read Chapters 1 and 5 in Systems for Change. Focus on the Framework for Professional Development page 14. How can this be used in your school?

Week #4: March 29/April 1st

Read Chapter 4 in Reflective Practice to Improve Schools, Reflective Practice with Partners. Be prepared to share your reflections online March 29th (April 1st).

Week #3 - Discussion and Activity

Chapters 8-10 of Ferrall's book - Select one activity to introduce to teachers and implement the activity.  Write a reflective analysis of how the activitiy met the learning goal.  Rate yourself using the rubric.

• (Relate to section 2 of rubric) Prepare and coach teachers in understanding and implementing a reflective activity (dialogue journal, classroom observation, or teaching portfolio) for deepening understanding in a literacy-related area.  Write a reflective analysis of how the activity met the learning goal.

Week #2 - Reading and Discussion

After reading chapters 5, 6, and 7 from Farrell's Reflecting Practices book, choose one of the reflection techniques that you will use in staff development.  Discuss how you plan to use it with your teachers.

Week #1 Discussion Focus (part 2)

Select one of the Reflection Breaks and be prepared to discuss with your cohort group.  What have you learned about yourself as a reflective teacher?