Create a Personalized PD Plan with This Four-Step Guide

Stephanie Affinito

Stephanie Affinito

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ICs spend their days supporting the growth of educators, but who does the same for them? Stephanie Affinito, Staff Associate in the literacy department at the University at Albany in New York, believes that coaches can guide their own learning through her four-step processes built on self-reflection.

  • March 2021 Instructional Coaching Must-Reads

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    March brought us blooming flowers, spring weather, and a wonderful collection of articles from our weekly coaching roundups. 🌷Take a moment to review March's top articles to learn a fun way to provide easy-to-read PD, how you can use surveys to gain a more in-depth understanding of your learning community's needs, six rules for gathering meaningful data in coaching cycles, and more. Enjoy!

  • Weekly Coaching Roundup, Week 12: March 26, 2021

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    Weekly Coaching Roundup - March 2021 (Seasonal)

    This week we looked at how you can focus coaching cycles by surveying teachers about their needs, a fresh approach for in-the-moment coaching using lab sites, a personal ice breaker to use during your next PLC session, and more. Enjoy! 👍

  • Turn Your Classroom Into a PD Laboratory!

    Jennifer Conley

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    Jennifer Conley, instructional coach in Indiana, offers a fresh approach to PD, inviting us to turn the classroom into a lab where teachers can observe, experiment, and practice new strategies in a low-stakes environment. 👩‍🏫

  • Empower Your Teachers with "What I Need" Surveys

    Lisa Hockenberry & Rachel LeForce

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    Have you ever struggled with knowing where to focus your next coaching cycle? Lisa Hockenberry, digital learning coach, and Rachel LeForce, instructional coach, for Frisco ISD in Texas, highlight why going straight to the source through surveys allows them to gain a more in-depth understanding of their learning community's needs.

  • Weekly Coaching Roundup, Week 9: March 5, 2021

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    Weekly Coaching Roundup - March 2021 (Seasonal)

    We followed a rainbow to its source and found something even better than a pot of gold: a stack of unique articles from your peers! 🌈 Learn a fun way to provide easy-to-read PD on the go, how ICs can coach a teacher from a disempowerment mindset to an empowered one, seven ways to ensure your next professional learning session is an effective one, and more. Enjoy!

  • Weekly Coaching Roundup, Week 8: February 26, 2021

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    Weekly Coaching Roundup - February 2021 (Seasonal)

    In the final coaching roundup of February, we learned how to coach a teacher out of a deficit mindset, two ways you can provide PD in under 60 seconds, the five phases of a mini-coaching cycle, and more!

  • One Minute PD

    Rachel Mane

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    Rachel Mane, secondary math specialist in Texas, highlights two ways she provides quick, targeted PD for her teachers—in under 60 seconds! ⌛

  • Weekly Coaching Roundup, Week 36: September 4, 2020

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    Weekly Coaching Roundup - September 2020 (Half) (Seasonal)

    Welcome to the 2020-21 school year! Start it out strong by learning how one coach re-frames trust-building, the impact of a personalized and blended learning model, why peer-to-peer learning is so powerful for students, and more. Enjoy!

  • July 2020 Instructional Coaching Must-Reads

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    Kick back and relax with the top articles from July's Weekly Coaching Roundups! Learn how you can create an online environment that's both fun and engaging with students, some ways ICs can support new curriculum rollouts, some gotchas for coaches when building relationships with adult learners, why PD boxes are great for on-the-go professional learning, and more. Enjoy!

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