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Introducing yourself and your role as an instructional coach is an important way to start building a foundation for coaching work. This resource includes a slide show, coaching menu, invitations for a special “Meet the Coach” event, and a guide to teach you how to do it!
Zip File | 64 pages
This free download is just what you need if you’re starting out as an instructional coach and you’re not sure where to begin!
PDF | 9 pages
These classroom observation forms for instructional coaches are the perfect tool to help you record and reflect on what is happening in classrooms! Use these forms to document classroom management, behavior, student engagement, academic language, questioning, and more when you visit classrooms! The discussion questions help you guide a discussion with the teacher.
ZIP File | 49 pages
Build assessments with your PLCs with these simple tools! Whether you’re working on common formative assessments, end of year assessments, or trying to get teachers to create different types of tests and checks for student learning, this resource will help you!
PDF | 7 pages
Get your PLC teams together to learn about new methods and strategies! This resource gives you the tools you need to help your teachers become a true PLC: one that learns together and applies the learning into their classrooms
PDF | 16 pages
Get your PLC teams together to plan lessons and units! These simple tools help your teachers work together to create the best possible plans that meet their students’ needs.
PDF | 9 pages
Teachers face so many challenges. Leverage your PLCs to problem solve together! Identify a challenge or issue many teachers are facing. Then come together to figure out things that can be done in the classroom, the PLC team, and the school system to make change happen.
PDF | 8 pages
Review data and make an action plan with your PLCs with these simple tools! Whether you’re working on data for the first time or you already have your PLC systems in place, these PLC forms will help you create norms for looking at data together, collect and track your data, and make a plan for next steps!
PDF | 11 pages
Everything instructional coaches and administrators need to establish purposeful, effective PLCs. Get feedback from your teachers, look at student work, dig into data and make plans, create assessments, solve problems, plan together, engage in meaningful conversations, and so much more!
Zip File | 60 pages
These cute notes can be emailed to show appreciation and praise for your teachers! Send them a little sunshine or a little positivity in challenging times. Positive notes, praise for lessons, and distance learning notes are included! Great for Teacher Appreciation and to spread some cheer.
Zip File
Save yourself hours of work with this Instructional Coach’s Professional Development Kit: Keynote and PowerPoint presentations, ice-breakers, surveys, planners, agendas, handouts, activities, and more- and it’s editable! Provide PD in a snap to your teachers.
Zip File | 136 pages
This resource is a large collection of professional development videos and handouts for instructional coaches made in partnership by Chrissy Beltran and Nicole S. Turner. As experts in the field of professional development and instructional coaching, these practitioners identified important topics for instructional coaches and created videos to instruct and guide coaches. Each PD video includes a handout and downloadable resources, forms, and tools that will help you do the things we teach. There are over 41 videos included in this resource! Videos range from 30-60 minutes.
PDF | 185 pages
Conduct purposeful PLCs with your teachers with this Instructional Coaching Professional Development Video! It’s the perfect way to set yourself up for coaching success! You can use this as a new coach, when you’re new to a school or district, or when you need a do-over!
PDF | 12 pages
Build content knowledge in your teacher teams with these Content Building Guides! Each page focuses on a different reading comprehension strategy and includes four different things teachers need to know when planning and teaching, important vocabulary, and common misconceptions. Perfect for instructional coaches to use to support teacher learning during PLC or collaborative planning.
Zip Files | 12 pages
Make planning your next reading PD a breeze with these pre-made sorting activities! These hands on activities are perfect for professional development or PLCs about literacy. Engage your teachers in real discussions about the components of reading, reading strategies, reader’s workshop vocabulary, genre, and more with these card sorting activities! Answer keys are included for each sort.
Zip File | 40 pages
Teachers are under enormous amounts of stress and they are often asked to figure things out without the emotional support they need. This resource includes printable and digital tools and idea guides to help you give teachers the time they need to process challenging emotions and communicate about them.
Zip File | 54 pages
Work with the TEKS vocabulary for fifth grade with these word wall cards that cover all the nouns and verbs from the ELAR TEKS! Each of the 254 cards includes the word (or phrase), a student-friendly definition, and a picture to help kids remember the meaning of the term.
ZIP File | 120 pages
Let your teachers know you notice what they do! These 62 different printable sticky note messages are perfect for instructional coaches and administrators to leave a quick, thoughtful note for their teachers. This resource includes the printing template plus 62 different notes! You’ll get instructional coaching thank you notes, motivational notes, notes for classroom visits, and so much more!
Zip File | 66 pages
Trying to get teachers to talk during PLC and Professional Development? These discussion dice will do the trick! Each dice has six thought-provoking sentence starters for teachers to use to respond to learning, data, observations, reflections, and other teacher discussions! Perfect for instructional coaches or administrators.
PDF | 28 pages
Instructional coaches always need input from teachers! Whether that’s feedback on a professional development session, ideas for goals for coaching cycles, input on the impact of coaching work, reflecting on school systems, or anything else, this resource will help you get the information you need to reflect and make a plan.
Zip File | 28 + 19 Google Forms
This product includes over 35 pages of printable plans and checklists to help instructional coaches be organized, purposeful, and prepared for all of your coaching responsibilities!
PDF | 40 pages
This 85-page ebook instructs new and existing coaches in approaches to coaching room setup, becoming comfortable in your role, visiting and providing feedback to teachers, organizing, and supporting teacher in so many different ways!
PDF | 85 pages
Be an effective virtual instructional coach with this kit! This resource includes the instructions and online tools you need to build relationships with teachers for coaching, define your new coaching role, and conduct coaching cycles to help teachers grow in virtual teaching!
Zip File | 65 pages
Get your teachers talking and break the ice with these fun Would You Rather slides! 51 different slides with bright clipart engage teachers in learning about each other. Use during virtual meetings for distance learning or use in-person for PLCs, professional development, or faculty meetings!
ZIP File | 51 pages
Make planning your next reading PD a breeze with this bundle of pre-made sorting activities! These hands on activities are perfect for balanced literacy professional development. Engage your teachers in real discussions about the writing process, expository and narrative characteristics for different grade levels, editing vs. revision, and more with these card sorting activities! Answer keys are included for each sort.
Zip File | 36 pages