Prepare for lesson improvement
share fair process
norms of collaboration
lesson improvement process rubric
What do coaches need to know and be able to do to address teachers’ needs?
You will work with a partner during Sessions 4 and 5 to improve an existing lesson. The goal of this activity is to prepare you to work on collaborative lesson improvement with colleagues in your schools by using coaching skills and knowledge of effective lesson design.
Norms of Collaboration
Working with others on lesson improvement activities in Sessions 4 and 5 is a good time to practice another coaching skill: using norms of collaboration. Norms of collaboration complement and enhance communication skills and will help you carry out your roles as a coach.
Participate in a Lesson Improvement Share Fair
Learn about the Lesson Improvement Process and Rubric
As you improve the lesson you just chose we will be:
The rubric provided is designed to help us assess our use of the skills and coaching resources that will be useful to improve learning. We will use this rubric as we work through the process of improving our lesson.
What questions do you have about the lesson improvement process?
Next Activity: Lesson Improvement Process
norms of collaboration
lesson improvement process rubric
What do coaches need to know and be able to do to address teachers’ needs?
You will work with a partner during Sessions 4 and 5 to improve an existing lesson. The goal of this activity is to prepare you to work on collaborative lesson improvement with colleagues in your schools by using coaching skills and knowledge of effective lesson design.
Norms of Collaboration
Working with others on lesson improvement activities in Sessions 4 and 5 is a good time to practice another coaching skill: using norms of collaboration. Norms of collaboration complement and enhance communication skills and will help you carry out your roles as a coach.
- Open the Norms of Collaboration Inventory handout.
- Review the seven norms in the shaded rows and their characteristics.
- Which are familiar to you?
- Check your understanding of the less-familiar norms with a colleague.
- Think about how you will use norms to make collaborate on lesson improvement more effective.
- For each norm, identify one characteristic you think will be important as you co-plan learning activities in this session and with colleagues at your school.
Participate in a Lesson Improvement Share Fair
- Review the Share Fair Process.
- Identify a lesson you would like to improve.
- Participate in the Share Fair.
Learn about the Lesson Improvement Process and Rubric
As you improve the lesson you just chose we will be:
- Developing the student task
- Identifying standards or learning outcomes
- Creating the learning activity for students and developing directions for other teachers who might adapt this lesson
- Designing the assessments
- Integrating technology to enhance learning
- Identifying resources
The rubric provided is designed to help us assess our use of the skills and coaching resources that will be useful to improve learning. We will use this rubric as we work through the process of improving our lesson.
What questions do you have about the lesson improvement process?
Next Activity: Lesson Improvement Process