“Teacher Leadership thru Collegial Reflection”
Capacity Building Institute
Purpose:
- To build the capacity of teachers to serve as collegial coaches within their school community
- To improve individual practice through the process of reflection and continuous improvement
- To increase collaboration and collegiality at a school site by providing opportunities for teachers to interact and problem solve classroom concerns
Content:
- Developing a conceptual model of collegial coaching
- The role of the collegial coach in supporting reflection and professional growth at the school site
- The basics of the reflective process
- Developing and maintaining trust among professionals
- Questioning strategies to stimulate reflecting thinking and analysis
- Non-verbal communication in the reflection process
- The process of cognitive coaching vs. clinical supervision as a vehicle for improving teaching
- Taxonomies to assess growth in reflectivity
Four Day Workshop – Five hours per day – 8:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Day One
Overview of the reflective process and the art of observation
The pre-observation conference, strategies for asking questions and collecting data
Day Two
Observing and collecting data
Simulations – Video presentations
Developing a shared vision for effective practice to guide coaching
Day Three
The post conference.
Developing reflective questions to stimulate thinking
How to pose suggestions for improvement
Learning toread your colleagues
Simulation activities and practice sessions
Day Four
Putting it all together
Simulation activities and refinement of questioning skills and the coaching process
Planning for classroom visitations and practice back at the site