Microsoft Peer Coaching Program
Peer coaching is a proven professional development model that drives school improvement AND supports existing initiatives. It is an effective method to help teachers effectively integrate technology with standards-based instruction. It is based on best-practice research for effective professional development in supporting a change in instruction.
This hands-on and online, research-based professional development training focuses on coaching skills, lesson improvement and technology integration, it provides a framework for building teachers to collaborate and coach other teachers. Participants will engage in activities where they will cooperatively rework a lesson so that it is more engaging and integrates technology. Key activities include: identifying what makes an effective learning activity, applying the lesson improvement process, and integrating effective technology resources in a collaborative work environment.
Context:
The Peer Coaching Program is designed to help schools implement a professional development model that can enhance standards-based instruction by assisting teachers to offer students engaging, technology rich, learning activities. The Peer Coaching Program is designed to train teacher leaders to serve as peer coaches for colleagues. As coaches, these teachers will assist their peers in identifying ways to enhance standards-based instruction and to offer their students engaging, technology-rich, learning activities. In doing so, peer coaches will help their colleagues to develop the necessary technology skills and instructional strategies needed to integrate technology into teaching and learning.
Innovation summary:
Coaches assist teachers to develop the skills and strategies needed for classroom use of technology by:
This hands-on and online, research-based professional development training focuses on coaching skills, lesson improvement and technology integration, it provides a framework for building teachers to collaborate and coach other teachers. Participants will engage in activities where they will cooperatively rework a lesson so that it is more engaging and integrates technology. Key activities include: identifying what makes an effective learning activity, applying the lesson improvement process, and integrating effective technology resources in a collaborative work environment.
Context:
The Peer Coaching Program is designed to help schools implement a professional development model that can enhance standards-based instruction by assisting teachers to offer students engaging, technology rich, learning activities. The Peer Coaching Program is designed to train teacher leaders to serve as peer coaches for colleagues. As coaches, these teachers will assist their peers in identifying ways to enhance standards-based instruction and to offer their students engaging, technology-rich, learning activities. In doing so, peer coaches will help their colleagues to develop the necessary technology skills and instructional strategies needed to integrate technology into teaching and learning.
Innovation summary:
Coaches assist teachers to develop the skills and strategies needed for classroom use of technology by:
- Planning technology-rich activities or projects with individual teachers.
- Identifying resources or strategies necessary for successful learning activities.
- Modeling or team-teaching lessons that integrate technology and engaging learning strategies.
- Reflecting or debriefing on learning activities.