Coaching Literacy: Karen Smith

C3 Connecting, Coaches, Cognition · Nov 4, 2021 · 39m

Karen Smith is an Elementary Language Arts Coordinator in St. Vrain Valley School District and is Cognitive Coach trained.

Episode Notes:

-Model of coaching to onboard for literacy depends on the individual she is coaching and the context.

-Pull from Jim Knight’s Impact Cycle - Identify, Learn, and Improve

-Minimum Skills Competencies - What do our Students need to know, understand and be able to do.

-Elevation, refinement and improvement of instruction.

-Observation protocols

-Cognitive Coaching - conversations around goals and practice being the mediator of thinking

-Diane Sweeney’s Student…