Building School Leaders with Peer Coaching

Shelee King George

Between Us

Do the math to finish this prompt:

Between us, we have ________ years working in public education and ___ years experience as a library media specialist.

Classroom ImpactType ofTraining

KnowledgeMastery

SkillAcquisition

ClassroomApplication

Theory 85% 15% 5-10%

PLUS

Practice 85% 80% 10-15%

PLUS

PeerCoachingStudy TeamsClass Visits

90% 90% 80-90%

us.partnersinlearningnetwork.com

Peer Coaching at a Glance

Peer Coaching Focus

Coach Skills

Tech Integration

Lesson Improvement

Trust

Trustworthy

What makes a colleague trustworthy?

Trusting

Stand if you are trusting?

Coach Attributes

• Is able to build trust with peers. • Builds on what a teacher needs. • Is a team player. • Communicates well and listens to teachers. • Provides a safe, risk-taking environment and is

non-threatening, non-judgmental, and accepting.

• Is flexible.

Why Library Media Specialists

• Catalyst for change• Key collaborator• Broward County Schools• Washington State

A Challenge to You

LMS vs LMS coach

-Manage collections

-Collaborate with specific teachers or teacher teams to access and use relevant digital and print resources

-Align library coaching with school improvement plan

-Respond to teacher requests for relevant resources

-Align library projects and isntruction around theme for the year.

-Share online data bases with students

If You Build it….

• Promote collaborative opportunities• Become a coach• Join the Partners in Learning Network• Consider building a Peer Coaching Program

Thank youShelee King George

skgeorge@peer-ed.comFacebook.com/ThePeerCoachingPeople

peer_coaching@Twitter

Other resources can be found at http://peercoaching2011series.wikispaces.com/UW+Library+Media+Specialists

ISTE: Coaching Nets and White Paper

http://www.iste.org/learn/coaching-white-paper.aspx

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