{"id":5801,"date":"2019-07-29T18:35:14","date_gmt":"2019-07-29T18:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cotsen.wpengine.com\/?page_id=5801"},"modified":"2019-08-22T22:27:25","modified_gmt":"2019-08-22T22:27:25","slug":"developing-coaching-capacity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cotsen.org\/developing-coaching-capacity\/","title":{"rendered":"Developing Coaching Capacity"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<h3 style=\"color: #000;\">Developing Coaching Capacity<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<h4><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5892\" src=\"http:\/\/cotsen.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/737A6062-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cotsen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/737A6062-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cotsen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/737A6062-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cotsen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/737A6062-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4>How do we do it?<\/h4>\n<p>Cotsen develops effective teacher coaches through careful <strong>selection<\/strong>, investment in their <strong>development<\/strong>, and support of their <strong>practice\u00a0<\/strong>over two years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Selection:<\/strong> At each program school, we use classroom observation and interviews to select one teacher to serve as a full-time mentor to a cohort of Fellows working to improve their practice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Development: Cotsen Mentors develop their coaching capacity through<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"list1\">\n<li>Professional learning in coaching techniques<\/li>\n<li>Professional development in the specific content areas their Fellows are working in<\/li>\n<li>Observing and debriefing excellent teaching<\/li>\n<li>Being part of a cohort of other Mentors across the region<\/li>\n<li>Coaching and support from Cotsen staff<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Practice: Mentors support their Fellows by<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"list1\">\n<li>Participating with Fellows in content-specific professional development and coaching them on how to apply and refine it<\/li>\n<li>Working through weekly coaching cycles of planning, observing, and debriefing instruction<\/li>\n<li>Researching and recommending professional learning resources<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<h4>What are the results?<\/h4>\n<p>The investment Cotsen makes in developing mentors builds their <strong>coaching capacity<\/strong>, with immediate benefits to the Fellows they work with, and shapes their <strong>career trajectory<\/strong> in education.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Coaching capacity:<\/strong> In a survey of alumni mentors, overwhelming majorities (85%+) said the training they received from Cotsen had a \u201cMajor\u201d or \u201cTransformational\u201d impact on their performance in all nine coaching skills they were asked about:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list1\">\n<li>Providing non-evaluative feedback on teaching<\/li>\n<li>Facilitating teacher reflection without directing it<\/li>\n<li>Recommending appropriate PD or resources for professional goals<\/li>\n<li>Facilitating teacher inquiry groups<\/li>\n<li>Gathering data through a classroom observation<\/li>\n<li>Analyzing student work to determine instructional implications<\/li>\n<li>Supporting effective instructional planning<\/li>\n<li>Understanding adult learners<\/li>\n<li>Setting measurable goals for instructional improvement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Career trajectory:<\/strong> Of 52 past Cotsen mentors surveyed, 24 continued to work as coaches, Teachers on Special Assignment, or professional development leaders, 9 had become administrators, and 19 returned to the classroom.<\/p>\n<h4><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5885\" src=\"http:\/\/cotsen.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Piechart.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cotsen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Piechart.png 750w, https:\/\/cotsen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Piechart-300x180.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4>Learn more:<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Developing Coaching Capacity How do we do it? Cotsen develops effective teacher coaches through careful selection, investment in their development, and support of their practice\u00a0over two years. 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