Gretchen Taylor
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Gretchen Taylor has worked as a middle school teacher for the Dublin (Ohio) City Schools, and a teacher-scholar in the National Writing Project. She currently works as a literacy coach in the district.
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Word Study PD: Building on Strengths
Gretchen Taylor finds teachers are particularly insecure about their ability to lead word study with children. So she begins a professional development session by helping them see how capable they are.
Who Are “They”? Word Choice and Student Learning
Gretchen Taylor finds that these kids and everyone are key words to focus on in coaching, because they can signify sweeping assumptions in lieu of a close look at individual behaviors.
Coaching Purposeful Classroom Design
Gretchen Taylor helps middle school teachers rethink their instruction by considering areas of the classroom as “zones” for learning, and redesigning them accordingly.
Building Self-Evaluation Skills: What’s Your Signature Move?
Signature moves are developed over years, not days. Gretchen Taylor explains how they can define literacy leaders in positive and negative ways.
The Stories We Tell Ourselves
Gretchen Taylor reflects upon a poor relationship she develops with an instructor, and how the narratives we construct can inhibit our professional interactions with colleagues.
After the Demonstration: Modeling Healthy, Sustainable Reflection
Gretchen Taylor considers the role of reflection in learning after demonstration lessons, with specific examples from her work with a teacher.
Erasing the Lines in the Sand
Gretchen Taylor finds that many of us are more opinionated than ever, but literacy coaches will never find a home in classrooms without suspending judgment.
Making Coaching Meaningful: Establishing Goals and Roles
Gretchen Taylor finds that her coaching cycles are much more rewarding for everyone when goals and roles are defined at the start of the process.
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