Student Centered Coaching Resources

This year, we will be exploring Student Centered Coaching and using Diane Sweeney's book as a resource.  Here is a great video that one coach used to introduced the coaching cycle to her teachers.

If you would like to purchase the book, here is the link from Amazon.com.

Student Centered Coaching on Amazon.com

You can check out these resources and many more on Diane Sweeney's website:  www.dianesweeney.com

eLearning Classes are now available!

Are you a new teacher that needs to learn about the College and Career Ready Standards?  Are you a seasoned teacher that could use a refresher?  Are you an administrator or a coach that needs to fine tune your knowledge of the ELA standards?  If so, these courses are for you!

Choose from the following courses:

CCRSELA01: ELA College and Career Ready Standards Overview for K-5
Proficiency Level:  Mastery
Grade(s): K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

CCRSELA02:  ELA College and Career Ready Standards Overview for 6-12
Proficiency Level:  Awareness
Grade(s):  6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

CCRSLIT01:  College and Career Ready Standards for the Content Area Overview
Proficiency Level:  Mastery
Subject(s):  Industrial Education, Interdisciplinary, Multicultural Education, Science, Social Studies, Technology, Computer Education, Career Tech

ELA College and Career Ready Standards Overview for K-5 and 6-12
Description:
These courses are designed to aid K-5 and 6-12 educators in becoming familiar with the Alabama College and Career Ready Standards for English Language Arts, key shifts in ELA, and vertical alignment/learning progressions.  Participants will be able to plan and implement lessons that integrate the ELA College and Career Ready Standards into their classroom practice.

College and Career Ready Standards for the Content Areas Overview
Description: 
This course is designed to aid 6-12 educators in becoming familiar with the Alabama College and Career Ready Literacy Standards for History/Social Studies; Science and Technical Subjects.  Participants will be able to plan and implement lessons that integrate the College and Career Ready Literacy Standards into their classroom practice.

Discussion Participation
Participants will be evaluated on the frequency and quality of their discussion board participation as well as on the effort on the project submissions. Participants are required to complete the postings outlined each week. This could include posting a response to a specific prompt and responding to the posts of others or it could include the posting of a specific product created that week and responding to the products created by others. Postings that respond to other participants will be evaluated on relevance, degree to which they extend the discussion, and tone.

Course Products
Each participant will create an End of Course Project which will include a shared lesson plan designed to integrate the ELA College and Career Ready standards in classroom practice.

For more information contact eLearning  http://elearning.atim.cc

Fall Semester 2014
October 1-November 18 for 6 week courses
Spring Semester 2015
February 4-March 24 for 6 week courses
Summer Semester 2015
June 3-July 21 for 6 week courses