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Coaching Minute: The Walkaway
Amanda Adrian shares the importance of the "walkaway" -- narrowing the focus of professional development planning to one critical question in this quick video tip.
Expanding Study Group Communities
Jennifer Allen explains how a simple bulletin board in the literacy room can expand the learning from individual study groups to the whole school teaching community.
On Being Observed
Jeni shares reflections on teacher observations and what needs to be in place for them to work well.
Lesson Observation Debrief
Leslie Lloyd debriefs with teachers and her principal in this quick video after a minilesson observation.
Interview on Lesson Plans
Leslie Lloyd explains her plans for a demonstration lesson.
Reactions to the Book Paper Things
Teachers discuss Jennifer Richard Jacobson's book Paper Things in a study group.
Leading a Demonstration Lesson: When It Doesn’t Go Well
Jennifer Allen talks in a leadership team meeting about the experience of being observed when a demonstration lesson isn't going well.
Meeting Snapshot: Checking In
Jason DiCarlo launches the monthly lesson study with the first-grade team by checking in on learning since the last meeting—what was applied from the previous study (especially when it comes...
Collaborative Teaching: Debrief
Literacy coach Kathy Provost and second-grade teacher Jen Volpicelli debrief after teaching a lesson on opinion writing to Owen and Laura. This is the third video in a three-part series.
Writer’s Notebook Minilesson
Sean Moore shows his second graders how he develops topics in his writer's notebook in this demonstration lesson.
Collaborative Teaching: Opinion Writing
Literacy coach Kathy Provost and second-grade teacher Jen Volpicelli teach a lesson on opinion writing to Owen and Laura. This is the second video in a three-part series.
Planning for Collaborative Teaching
Literacy coach Kathy Provost plans for small-group instruction with second-grade teacher Jen Volpicelli. This first video in a series is excellent for thinking through how coaches can make their planning...
Meeting Snapshot: Norms
At the start of this meeting before a demonstration lesson, Jason DiCarlo reminds the first-grade teaching team of the norms they have agreed to use throughout their time together: 1....
Study Group Gifts
Jennifer Allen explains why she always budgets for small study-group gifts, and shares how they build connections between the groups and teaching practice.
Organizing Writing: Demonstration Small Group
Kathy Provost meets with a small group to help fourth-grade students organize their writing. The demonstration lesson includes a prebrief and debrief with the teacher, Jaime Leger.
Coaching Minute: Videos in the Selfie Age
In this quick video, Kathy Provost and Heather Fisher share an alarming experience: young teachers pulling out phones and other devices to take videos of instruction without permission. They discuss...
Coaching Debrief Early in the Year
Heather Rader observes Sean Moore teach a writing lesson to his second graders early in the year. This video of the debrief session highlights Heather's open-ended questions and listening strategies....
Reflections on the First Six Weeks Coaching
Samantha Munnecke chats with Heather Rader about learning and surprises from her first six weeks as a literacy coach.
What’s Not on the Study Group Agenda
When we think of designing a study group, environment matters. Environment is that other essential piece that doesn’t make its way onto an agenda. We want teachers to come to...
Toolbox Activities in Study Groups
"Toolbox" activities have subtly worked their way into our study group agendas over the last year. These quick activities are an opportunity for the group to try out some of...
Predictable Structures for Study Groups
I use a simple format and structure when planning for study groups. These key elements help me select resources for the meetings. There is often not enough time to do...
