Focusing on Teacher Learning Opportunities to Identify Potentially Productive Coaching Activities

Running head : COACHING ACTIVITIES 1 Identifying Potentially Productive Coaching Activities

Instructional improvement initiatives in many districts include content-focused coaching as a primary form of job-embedded support for teachers. However, the current coaching literature provides little guidance about the types of activities in which coaches should engage teachers in order to support their development of ambitious instructional practices. Furthermore, when researchers do propose...

on the teacher-generated v.s. leaner-generated noticing-the-gap activities in language classes

abstract the purpose of this study is twofold: on the one hand, it is intended to see what kind of noticing-the –gap activity (teacher generated vs. learner generated) is more efficient in teaching l2 grammar in classroom language learning. on the other hand, it is an attempt to determine which approach of the noticing-the-gap- activity is more effective in the long- term retention of grammar...

Linking Teacher Evaluation to Professional Development: Focusing on Improving Teaching and Learning

Running header: INDIVIDUALIZED COACHING TO IMPROVE TEACHER PRACTICE

This paper analyzes a coaching model focused on classroom management skills and instructional practices across grade levels and subject areas. We describe the design and implementation of MATCH Teacher Coaching among an initial cohort of fifty-nine teachers working in New Orleans charter schools. We evaluate the effect of the program on teachers’ instructional practices using a block randomized...

Individualized Coaching to Improve Teacher Practice Across Grades and Subjects

This article analyzes a coaching model focused on classroom management skills and instructional practices across grade levels and subject areas. We describe the design and implementation of MATCH Teacher Coaching among an initial cohort of 59 teachers working in New Orleans charter schools. We evaluate the effect of the program on teachers’ instructional practices using a block randomized trial...