Preparing for First Coaching Session

Getting Ready- Preparing for my first Coaching Session

2-14-20
Today I met with Mrs. Johnson and discussed the format of how we would conduct the coaching sessions in a three-part series I used the "Are You Interested" forms and "Coaching Planning Form". We determined that she would focus on using existing software provided by the school called ELLevations which focuses on our ESOL populations. Initially, when we met on this day she planned to use the strategy, "In the details" and apply it to her lesson on the Exponential Functions Project. We determined that she would record the lesson on Monday 2-17-20 and I would review the lesson for our first coaching session. Because of issues with the cameras and an irregular day we had to change the scheduled lesson. I made the decision to take a personal day so I could go in and conduct an observation without the worries of filming due to the county guidelines. 

 2-24-20
Today I met with Mrs. Johnson to determine a better time for me to come and visit in person and observe her lesson. We went through ELLevations strategies and determined that the strategy, "Triangle, Circle, Square" would work well with her diverse student population. I will come in and watch her teach her first class and then take notes the second time she teaches. She will tie this strategy into her lesson on comparing the three types of functions (linear, quadratic, and exponential). The strategy will help reach her ESOL population as we mentioned in the previous meeting. I planned to take a whole personal day on this day so I could work on coaching a teacher at the primary level and high school level to help with my coaching endorsement. Also, I planned to go to observe and coach Mrs. Trotter after completing my observation with Mrs. Johnson. Mrs. Trotter will also be utilizing the ELLevations platform in her lesson as well as using the strategy. "Finding Your Match." She plans to have the students use selected text to help them find the main idea. 

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