PEER COACHING

WHAT IS IT?

• Professional, supportive dialogue
• Growth: Expand, refine, build new skills
• Share ideas
• Reflect on current practices
• Forward, positive thinking

WHAT IT'S NOT

• Not social dialogue
• Not an evaluation
• Not a competition
• Not a gripe session

Your role:
Thinking partner
Objective supporter

Use YOUR expertise
Teaching experience
Lesson design
Pedagogy

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

• Focused on task
• Active listening
• Paraphrasing
• Clarifying questions
• Probing questions

Norms for effective learning

LEARNING ACTIVITY CHECKLIST

• Standards-based task
• Engaging task
• Problem-based task
• Technology enhances academic achievement

Objective:
Reflect on a previous lesson and develop ideas to keep and areas to improve