...has updated its Math Coaching Website
Visit our newly updated Instructional Coaching in Mathematics website where you'll find plenty of virtual, but very real, support:
- A Math Coach Email List (similar to a Listserv)
- A Math Coach WebBoard, a threaded discussion board with an online chat feature
- The Report (and Executive Summary) of last year's NSF-sponsored conference, Instructional Coaching in Mathematics: Researchers and Practitioners Learning from Each Other
- The Evaluator's Report on the conference, sharing what your coaching colleagues were thinking and talking about
- PLUS! A 25-page Coaching Bibliography, courtesy of Maggie McGatha at the University of Louisville
Click on Instructional Coaching in Mathematics to see what's new. Or, use the Quick Links in the sidebar to go directly to the Email List and WebBoard subscription sites.
...is recruiting for an Online Course for K-8 Math Coaches
This NSF-sponsored project is designed to support K-8 math coaches in small and rural districts where there are limited opportunities for face-to-face professional development. Application forms will be available later this fall, with the pilot version of the course running in early 2009.
Check out the course description and syllabus. If they pique your interest fill out the inquiry form and/or contact Loretta Heuer at 617.618.2559 or LHeuer@edc.org.
...is offering the Professional Development for Math Coaching Institute
This five-day Institute will explore themes that resonate across district settings and coaching contexts:
- Preparing to Coach: Observing, Analyzing, Studying, and Planning
- Coaching in Real Time: Discerning and Responding
- Coaching Strategically: Goal-Centered Modeling in the Classroom
- Preparing for Thoughtful Dialogue
- Orchestrating Meetings: Purposeful Planning and Facilitation
- Cultivating Relationships with Administrators and other Leadership Colleagues
- Taking the Lead as a Teacher of Teachers
- Examining the Role of Authority in Coaching
At the core of the institute are cases written by coaches that describe coaching sencarios in authentic detail. The Institute's curriculum is based on Cultivating a Math Coaching Practice (Corwin Press, publication date: April 2009.)
Click here for Institute Details and Registration Form or contact Director, Amy Morse: AMorse@edc.org or Coordinator, Kay Caruso: 617-618-2543.