Collegial Coaching
Collegial Coaching is a process by which teachers serve as peer coaches to one another to improve the quality of teaching and learning in their colleague's classrooms. In schools that adopt a collegial coaching model, participating teachers receive training on how to have meaningful dialogue, how to use reflection in conversation and how to coach one another. The feedback that teachers give one another through classroom observations, goal setting and discussion ultimately serves to improve student achievement. It requires teachers to take ownership over their goals and empowers teachers to transform their teaching by pushing one another to grow and improve. Like other peer coaching models, the goal is to support teachers in becoming more reflective about their teaching skills and strategies and to motivate teachers to improve their instructional delivery. School leaders need to be supportive of this work and create an atmosphere where teachers share ideas, brainstorm solutions to common teaching challenges, and learn from one another.
Collegial Coaching at High Tech High: Two Experiences
This website documents the experiences of three educators as they implemented collegial coaching at their respective school sites.
Collegial Coaching at HTMMA and HTHNC:
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Collegial Coaching at HTH
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