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Coaching Cycle – What Does It Look Like?
Organizing coaching into cycles helps coaches create a structure for their time in a way that drills down to impact student learning. Coaching cycles have the following characteristics:
Small Group Coaching Cycles:
- Involve a small group of teachers who are focused on a shared set of goals for student learning
- Consist of ongoing conversations on a specific area of focus for approximately 3-6 weeks
- Focus on a goal for student learning that comes from either formal or informal student data
- Are led by a coach and involve a variety of professional development activities
One-On-One Coaching Cycles:
- Involve in-depth work with a teacher or pair of teachers, lasting approximately 6-9 weeks
- Include a weekly planning session (30-50 minutes) and 1-3 times per week in the classroom for co- teaching, modeling, or observation
- Focus on a goal for student learning that comes from either formal or informal student data
