Steve Barkley Ponders Out Loud

Where Are They? How Did They Get There? Where Do They Want to Go?

These three questions can guide your coaching pre and post conferences. They help you understand what the teacher is thinking, what experiences have influenced the teacher’s current thinking, and where the teacher would like to be in the future. Possible questions for a post conference and a sample pre-conference with a teacher are included. 

View the Questions for Learning here.

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Podcast for Parents: Coaching Math Learning

I began the podcasts for parents at the start of the quarantine when I wanted to support parents as they worked with their children learning at home. I described the role for parents as a learning coach rather than teacher.  Our guest for this podcast, Dr. Hilary Kreisberg has written two books around parents being partners with schools in generating students’ success in math. She offers action parents as coaches and advocates can take.

Find Hilary on Twitter: @Dr_Kreisberg
Visit the Center for Mathematics Achievement website. 
Find Hilary's Book, "Partnering with Parents in Elementary Math" here.
Find Hilary's book, "Adding Parents to the Equations: Understanding Your Child’s Elementary Math" here.

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Food for Thought: Gratitude-Based Curiosity Conversations

What might your students discover by entering into conversations over holiday meals that are gratitude-based and curious? Hear Adam Fishman describe his experiences exploring sustainability with teachers, students, and communities. Discover why gratitude is a door opener to curiosity and connection.  Gain resources to explore the possibilities with your students.

Visit the Onora website here.
Contact Adam: adam@onoraglobal.com 

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Strengthening Teacher Professional Learning: PLC’s and Coaching

A paper from the Research Partnership for Professional Learning identifies the “what and how” from studies exploring teacher learning impacting student learning. The findings around teacher collaboration and coaching point to practices that are important for the implementation of new curriculum and the work of instructional coaches. Administrators should be exploring their roles in supporting effective PLCs and maximizing instructional coaches’ impact on teacher learning for student learning. What encourages accountability for continued teacher learning?

Find the paper, "Building Better PL: How to Strengthen Teacher Learning" here. 

Find Steve's blog on building developmental relationships here.

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Supporting Learning From Experiences: Briefing and Debriefing

Parents and caregivers can increase the learning that young children and adolescents gain from their “life” experiences by using briefing and debriefing reflection conversations. These reflections can generate conscious implementation of strategies that build skills and confidence. While modeling and teaching these reflection practices, you are supporting your youngsters reflection practices that will guide heir continued future learning.

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Collaboration to Support Multilingual Learners

Dr. Andrea Honigsfeld and Dr. Maria Dove, the co-editors of "Portraits of Collaboration: Educators Working Together to Support Multilingual Learners," explore questions around teacher collaboration for planning, teaching, and assessing learner success. Instructional coaches and school leaders can apply their knowledge and experience to support EAL teaching teams and coaching in all areas.

Contact Dr. Andrea Honigsfeld:  ahonigsfeld@gmail.com
Contact Dr. Maria Dove: mdove@molloy.edu

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Podcast for Teachers: Why Sports Are Good for Kids & What We Can Learn From Sports

Writer and cross country coach, Linda Flanagan, shares research and common sense findings about the many benefits kids can gain involvement in sports. As the author of "Take Back the Game: How Money and Mania Are Ruining Kids Sports and Why it Matters," she also shares cautions we should be paying attention to. Consider some conversations teachers may have with students about their sports experiences.

Find Linda's book here.

Find Linda on Twitter: @LindaFlanagan2

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Leading at All Levels Requires Focusing on the Environment

Just like classroom environment impacts student learning, school environment impacts staff learning and teaching. How does coaching assist teachers in understanding and influencing the environment and conditions that will support learning? What roles do instructional coaches, teacher leaders and administrators play in cultivating the needed school environment? Examine the differences in managing and leading.

Read about the 13 Components of a Positive Classroom Environment here.

Watch Simon Sinek's full video here. 

Watch Sir Ken Robinson's full video here.  

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Podcast for Parents: What’s Important to Know About Kids in Sports

Sports have many benefits for kids that can be lost if parents lose sight of the purpose. The author of "Take Back the Game: How Money and Mania Are Ruining Kids Sports and Why it Matters," Linda Flanagan, explores questions caretakers should be asking as we support our kids in sports. How do we listen to the kids as well as to our own motivations?

Find Linda's book, "Take Back the Game" here.

Find Linda on Twitter: @LindaFlanagan2

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PLCs That Empower Teachers

Most instructional coaches have a role in the work and learning of PLCs at their schools. Many coaches ponder the best role to play. How do the coach’s actions in PLCs influence the engagement and empowerment of the teachers? How does the time spent in PLC’s impact the coach’s overall impact on student learning? Should the coach’s role differ among PLCs?

Ready Steve's blog, "School Leaders: Getting Teacher Input or Empowering Teachers" here.

Listen to the entire Podcast with Kelly Hastings here.

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