Get Better Faster: A 90-Day Plan for Coaching New Teachers

Effective and practical coaching strategies for new educators plus valuable online coaching tools Many teachers are only observed one or two times per year on average—and, even among those who are observed, scarcely any are given feedback as to how they could improve. The bottom line is clear: teachers do not need to be evaluated so much as they need to be developed and coached. In Get Better Faster: A 90-Day Plan for Coaching New Teachers, Paul Bambrick-Santoyo shares instructive tools of how school leaders can effectively guide new teachers to success. Over the course of the book, he breaks down the most critical actions leaders and teachers must take to achieve exemplary results. Designed for coaches as well as beginning teachers, Get Better Faster is an integral coaching tool for any school leader eager to help their teachers succeed. Get Better Faster focuses on what's practical and actionable which makes the book's approach to coaching so effective. By practicing the concrete actions and micro-skills listed in Get Better Faster, teachers will markedly improve their ability to lead a class, producing a steady chain reaction of future teaching success. Though focused heavily on the first 90 days of teacher development, it's possible to implement this work at any time. Junior and experienced teachers alike can benefit from the guidance of Get Better Faster while at the same time closing existing instructional gaps. Featuring valuable and practical online training tools available at http://www.wiley.com/go/getbetterfaster, Get Better Faster provides agendas, presentation slides, a coach's guide, handouts, planning templates, and 35 video clips of real teachers at work to help other educators apply the lessons learned in their own classrooms. Get Better Faster will teach you: The core principles of coaching: Go Granular; Plan, Practice, Follow Up, Repeat; Make Feedback More Frequent Top action steps to launch a teacher’s development in an easy-to-read scope and sequence guide It also walks you through the four phases of skill building: Phase 1 (Pre-Teaching): Dress Rehearsal Phase 2: Instant Immersion Phase 3: Getting into Gear Phase 4: The Power of Discourse Perfect for new educators and those who supervise them, Get Better Faster will also earn a place in the libraries of veteran teachers and school administrators seeking a one-stop coaching resource.

Table of Contents:
DVD Video Contents vii DVD Additional Materials xix Foreword xxi Acknowledgments xxv About the Author xxvii About Uncommon Schools xxix Get Better Faster Scope and Sequence xxxi Introduction 1 Changing the Game 3 Why Focus on New Teachers? 8 Myths and Realities of Coaching New Teachers 11 What is “Better,” and How Fast is “Faster”? 13 How This Book is Structured 14 How to Use This Book 19 Dive In—Meet Your Teachers Where They are 22 Ready to Dive In! 23 Principles of Coaching 25 Principle 1: Go Granular 27 Principle 2: Plan, Practice, Follow Up, Repeat 45 Principle 3: Make Feedback More Frequent 59 Start Here Quick Reference Guide 76 Phase 1 (Pre-Teaching): Dress Rehearsal 77 Phase 1 Coaching Blueprint: Leading PD 80 Phase 1 Management—Develop Essential Routines and Procedures 86 Phase 1 Rigor—Write Lesson Plans 107 Conclusion 127 Phase 2: Instant Immersion 129 Phase 2 Coaching Blueprint: Make Time for Feedback 132 Phase 2 Management—Roll Out and Monitor Routines 145 Phase 2 Rigor—Independent Practice 181 Conclusion 221 Phase 3: Getting into Gear 223 Phase 3 Coaching Blueprint: Looking at Student Work 225 Phase 3 Management—Engage Every Student 236 Phase 3 Rigor—Respond to Student Learning Needs 275 Conclusion 299 Phase 4: The Power of Discourse 301 Phase 4 Coaching Blueprint: Respond to In-the-Moment Data 303 Phase 4 Management—Set Routines for Discourse 308 Phase 4 Rigor—Lead Student Discourse 101 317 Conclusion 345 Stretch It: Ready to Paint 347 Stretch It Coaching Blueprint 349 Stretch It Rigor—Lead Student Discourse 201 354 Conclusion 385 Appendix: Get Better Faster Coach’s Guide 389 Phase 1 (Pre-Teaching) 390 Phase 2: Days 1–30 396 Phase 3: Days 31–60 407 Phase 4: Days 61–90 417 Stretch It: The Next Steps 424 Notes 429 How to Use the DVD 435 Access the Contents Online 436 Index 437

About the Author :
PAUL BAMBRICK-SANTOYO is the Chief Schools Officer for high schools and K-12 content development at Uncommon Schools. Paul has trained school leaders worldwide in instructional leadership in his work as cofounder of the Relay National Principals Academy Fellowship and founder and dean of the Leverage Leadership Institute. His previous books include Driven by Data, Leverage Leadership, and Great Habits, Great Readers.