Instructional Coach

Want to promote orthographic mapping? These word mapping activities templates provide students with a scaffold as they engage in phoneme to grapheme mapping of words. Get creative with hands on manipulatives for students to practice segmenting words. Your elementary students will love using these templates during your literacy lessons or language arts centers, or even for spelling homework activities!

This pin is of legos being used as building blocks for creating words. The pin demonstrates how words are composed of letters and combine to create words. I can use it to differentiate instruction by using the legos as manipulatives instead of pencil and paper. Students would find it fun because they get to play with the lego pieces and build words at the same time. ELA.K.F.1.3- Use knowledge of grade-appropriate phonics and word-analysis skills to decode words accurately.

Are you an instructional coach or a a professional plate-spinner? Sometimes it can be hard to tell the difference. In one, you'...

As an instructional coach, it's important to provide quality feedback to teachers. But how can you communicate your feedback without putting people on the defensive? When you're communicating feedback to teachers, whether it's part of a coaching cycle or just a classroom visit, it's important to consider these six tips. Provide constructive feedback to support your teachers and students! #instructionalcoach #instructionalcoaching #feedbackforteachers

Invite teachers to fill out these coaching request forms whenever they need your help. This product has everything you need to set up a folder outside your door with simple coaching request forms to start your coaching on the right foot! #instructionalcoach #mathcoach #literacycoach #elementarymathcoach

Wondering how you can prepare for a job or interview in instructional coaching? This video is Part 3 in a series about how to become an instructional coach. These are a few suggested reading authors and topics as you begin to learn more about instructional coaching and adult learning. become instructional coach, instructional coaching, coach, instructional coach, education, coaching, educoach, learning, tech coach

Helping teachers reflect on their practice can be challenging. As a coach, you're walking a fine line. Your relationship with the teache...

In episode 196 of Instructional Coaching with Ms. B, we're talking about why it's important for instructional coaches to situate themselves in the school system with intentionality. I share three things to do during the first week of school to set yourself up for success, including having a clarity conversation, creating a coaching menu, and meeting teachers with a positive interaction. Click to listen now and get my FREE Instructional Coaching Jump Start Course!

Have you ever taken the time to think about your personality as an instructional coach? How do you present yourself to your teachers? ...

It’s the beginning of the year and the perfect timing for some fun professional learning and team-building activities. Why not combine the two together with

Conducting an instructional coaching cycle can be scary and stressful, but these five steps will help you get started with coaching in classrooms! Learn about how instructional coaches can support teachers through choosing and inviting a teacher to work with you, planning together, coteaching, debriefing, and more, all bundled into one friendly coaching cycle. These strategies and ideas will provide you with an easy approach to coaching! #instructionalcoaching #coachingcycle

The Situation I remember one of the first trainings I gave. I was supporting teachers through training them in a new school initiat...

If you're starting out as a new coach - or even just a coach who is new to their school - you want to establish credibiltiy quickly. But how do you do it? Building relationships with teachers takes more than knowing it all. Read these three steps for establishing yourself as a credible expert while building a positive working relationship with your teachers! #instructionalcoach #coachingrelationships

How can instructional coaches make a bigger impact on classrooms? In episode 212 of Instructional Coaching with Ms. B, we’re discussing differentiating coaching strategies to meet teacher needs. You’ll hear how to leverage low-level strategies into higher-level ones. We look at common coaching situations in schools and what coaches can do for each to make the biggest impact. Listen now to learn more about differentiating strategies and sign up to get your FREE Coaching Menu!

Wondering what instructional coaches do all day? Whether you're a teacher thinking about becoming a coach, or a coach who's trying to build your schedule, it's important to know these six tasks that coaches spend time on...that aren't even coaching! Modeling, coteaching, and supporting teachers in the classroom should be the #1 priority, but so many coaches have to spend their time on data, school events, and so many other things. Read the post to learn all six! #instructionalcoaching