In this edition of What I’ve Learned So Far, Kim St. Martin, Project Director of the Michigan SPDG, shares:
We are ending the Interviews and Innovation series and kicking off the Coaching and Communication series. Over the last months we’ve heard “What I’ve Learned so Far” from California, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, North Carolina, and South Dakota Project Directors and Coordinators.
Coaching and Communication continues! On Thursday, April 6th from 3-4:30 ET, we heard from your colleagues and external experts. Here are some highlights:
Coaching: Diana Mosha from Partnership for Los Angeles has supported regional, district, and building level coaching. She will share:
In many school systems, instructional coaching is the primary professional development model for improving the quality of teachers’ instructional practice and, in turn, students’ classroom experiences. To ensure that coaching works as intended, at scale, and across settings, education leaders are generally interested in learning about: (i) Who is an effective coach? (ii) What do effective coaches do that is most impactful for supporting teachers?
During our June Directors’ Webinar, Melanie examines the importance of establishing effective High-Performance Implementation Teams in promoting effective root cause analysis and team action plans related implementation of evidence-based practices in Early Childhood and Targeted School Improvement. She describes how Dynamic Impact allowed for systems change that resulted in improved implementation across the district. Specific attention is given to how Dynamic Impact Coaching advanced the understanding of implementation teams and their use of the continuous improvement process t
Graduate students from the University of Denver (DU) partnered with OSEP to perform a qualitative analysis of several SPDG Evidence-based Professional Development Worksheets. State educational agencies are ideal candidates for leading the design and implementation of quality coaching systems to support the efforts of school districts. During this webinar, we will highlight the key components of robust coaching programs aimed at improving educator effectiveness and student outcomes.
The topic is still fidelity! We heard very good things about your fidelity conversations during the SPDG Program Area Meeting. We also received requests for more time. So this Thursday’s Directors’ Webinar will give us more time with our fidelity speakers, as well as a chance to share our major learnings from the OSEP Conference.
