Stone & Heen. How to grow in your own coaching skills and develop leaders. Here’s a situation.
A direct report of yours just gave a presentation to senior management. The presentation went okay but frankly could have gone a lot better. The direct report knew her material but didn’t demonstrate self-confidence in her body language, didn’t dress appropriately, and didn’t think fast on her feet in addressing some of the questions. You noticed your boss start to lose confidence in your direct report in the meeting. You secretly wonder if she’s losing confidence in your judgment to have the direct report present in the first place. Well, if you’re like most managers, you do nothing. Sometimes even if we give feedback, we deliver it in such a “sugar-coated way” that the coachee misses it altogether. Why is Feedback Important? Five C’s of Great Coaching Conversations 1) Clarity – Before you have the conversation get clear and specific on what you want to communicate.
What working well? Specificity is really important when giving feedback. “What did you do well? Coaching Conversations: Transforming Your School One Conversation at a Time: Linda M. Gross Cheliotes, Marceta F. Reilly: 9781412981835: Amazon.com: Books. Resources to Support the Teaching of Reading & Writing: Literacy Solutions. Teacher Resources. 21 Literacy Resources For The Digital Teacher. By Kimberly Tyson, Ph.D., learningunlimitedllc.com Update: This post was originally published in February, 2013 Vocabulary instruction is just about the most important instructional activity for teachers to get right.
For lots of reasons. Vocabulary influences fluency, comprehension, and student achievement. How’s that for starters? In addition, a broad vocabulary is important for effective speaking, listening, reading and writing.Vocabulary is a foundational component of an effective K-12 comprehensive literacy framework. I’ve posted previously about the importance of effective vocabulary instruction and developed a popular Infographic featuring the “Top 10 Characteristics of Effective Vocabulary Instruction.”
In today’s 21st century classrooms, digital tools should coexist alongside more traditional tools. The following digital tools show promise to support word learning, review, and play with language. 21 Literacy Resources For The Digital Teacher Reference Tools 1. 2. Teacher Development. Saskatchewan Professional Development Unit. Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation. Professional Development. ReadWriteThink couldn't publish all of this great content without literacy experts to write and review for us.
If you've got lessons plans, videos, activities, or other ideas you'd like to contribute, we'd love to hear from you. More Teacher Resources by Grade Home › Professional Development Grades K – 12 | Meeting & Event 2017 NCTE Annual Convention Teaching Our Students Today, Tomorrow, Forever: Recapturing Our Voices, Our Agency, Our Mission Grades K – 8 | Strategy Guide Tracking and Supporting Student Learning with Kidwatching In this strategy guide, you’ll learn how to use kidwatching to track and support student learning. Grades 6 – 12 | Online Professional Development Using Formative Reading Assessment to Enhance Content Area Learning Go to Strategy Guides Grades 3 – 12 | Strategy Guide Using Glogster to Support Multimodal Literacy Glogster, a Web 2.0 tool, supports development of students’ multimodal literacy skills.
Grades 6 – 12 | Strategy Guide Speak to Me: Teaching with Voki.