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Coaching Minute: Quick Connections
Clare Landrigan and Tammy Mulligan share the value of informal chance meetings with teachers they are coaching in this three-minute video.
Coaching Minute: Kinesthetic Transitions
Heather Rader has fun transition suggestions for use during demonstration lessons in this quick video tip. A transcript is available below the player. When doing a demo...
Coaching Demonstration: Conferring with a Struggling Third-Grade Reader
Clare Landrigan works with third grader Reese as his teacher observes in this coaching demonstration conference.
Words Chart Minilesson
Ruth Ayres introduces a word chart to help students monitor their spelling strategies in this second-grade minilesson.
Exploring Inferring with Second Graders: Part 1
Linda Karamatic uses read alouds to begin the process of building an inferring chart with her second-grade students.
Whole Class Research Planning in 4th Grade
Andrea Smith's students brainstorm how to proceed with their owl habitat research project.
Tracking Characters: A Conferring Tip
Aimee Buckner teaches a fourth grader a strategy for using a sticky note to keep track of characters when there are multiple narrators in a novel.
Rereading for Writing: Conferring with Jack
Katie DiCesare confers with Jack, using rereading to help him rethink the title of his book and possibilities for revision.
Monitoring for Meaning Small Group
Clare Landrigan guides a small group of first-grade English language learners in a demonstration lesson. This 13-minute video includes an assessment meeting with the teacher before the small group, the...
Coaching Minute: Editing
Heather Rader has some quick tips for editing emails and other important writing in this brief video. A transcript is available below the player. I always try...
Coaching Minute: Who I Know You to Be
Heather Rader shares a great phrase to use when building relationships with colleagues in this quick video tip. A transcript is available below the player. Once a month I work...
Inside and Outside Views: Conferring with Rebecca
Ruth Ayres confers with first grader Rebecca about perspective and illustrations in her writing.
Coaching Minute: Little Things
In this brief video tip, Ruth Ayres reminds us it's the little things that matter most when it comes to coaching.
Modeling Annotation in 8th Grade
Katie Baydo-Reed models how to annotate text for her eighth graders.
Coaching Minute: Use Soft Words and Hard Arguments
Heather Rader explains the importance of using gentle words when giving honest but difficult feedback in this quick video tip. A transcript is available below the player. In a small-group...
Coaching Minute: Nametags and So Much More
Here's a quick video tip from Heather Rader on making the most of nametags in professional development settings. A transcript is included below the player. When...
Second-Grade Minilesson on Capital Letters
Ruth Ayres gives a brief minilesson on the use of capital letters to a class of second graders.
Coaching Minute: Flexible Plans
The key to successful coaching in classrooms? Ruth Ayres believes it is flexibility and keeping some space in your schedule for the unexpected, as she explains in this Coaching Minute...
Finding Topics in Writer’s Notebooks Minilesson
Sean Moore shares the importance of using a writer's notebook to discover topics in this minilesson with his second-grade students from early in the year.
Reporting and Crafting: Conferring with Ezra
Ruth Ayres confers with Ezra about crafting an ending using My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother by Patricia Polacco as a mentor text.
Writing a Strong Ending: 4th Grade Writing Conference
Tony Keefer confers with Tommy about writing a strong ending for his piece.
