Coaching Plan
Coaching Plan
Introduction:
Team A selected Mrs. Annamarie Mathews for their coaching plan. Mrs.
Mathews is a veteran kindergarten teacher at Kelsey Elementary school in the Kelsey
Unified School District. She considers “each year a new adventure” as she prepares for her incoming students. The goal of her coaching plan is ensure she continues to be one of the top teachers in the district and a resource that can be called upon to share her expertise in the field.
Identification and Attributes of Annamarie Mathews
Reputation and professional integrity
Annamarie Mathews has a passion for teaching children, which has given her the reputation of an “excellent teacher”. Mrs. Mathews classroom is the “hubbub” for children to learn in a …show more content…
Formative strategies for monitoring student outcomes should be reviewed every 30 days. Mrs. Mathews is considered “Advanced” with her teaching skills.
Creating Awareness
Develop a beneficial relationship with Mrs Mathews
Developing an action plan for such a tenured and highly respected teacher is a difficult thing to do. Care must be taken to ensure that Mrs. Mathews does not get the impression that she has done something wrong and is being punished in some way for it. Prior to developing any action plan it is important to speak with Mrs Mathews to “till the soil” as described by Zachary (2000). Having Mrs Mathews express what her expectation are from the mentor will be critical in developing an understanding between the mentor and Mrs. Mathews. Although Mrs. Mathews has been teaching for many years, she has expressed there are some areas she cold use some assistance in. The assigned mentor should take these areas into consideration when developing their action plan. Initially establishing this rapport with such a highly respected teacher will benefit the mentor as much as it will benefit Mrs. Mathews. Talking to Mrs. …show more content…
It also allows for Mrs. Mathews to express her concerns and where she draws the line for mentor involvement. It is best that at the end of this negotiation both the mentor and
Mrs. Mathew have clearly defined roles for the mentor. This period will also allow the mentor to have a clear understanding of where Mrs. Mathews wants to be at the end of the mentoring period.
Preferred Style
Have Mrs. Mathews go through and determine which is her preferred style.
Based on observations and reports the mentor can make an assessment on Mrs. Mathews natural style. This can be a good starting point in developing an action plan because the mentor can use this to develop an action plan that goes in line with Mrs. Mathews preferred learning style. This will help prevent resistance from Mrs. Mathews in reference to the action plan and mentoring. Based on the information provided the following is a list of Mrs. Mathews’ preferred style.
a. Extroversion or Introversion. Mrs. Mathews appears to prefer the extroverted style. She has lots of activities in her class with lots of interaction between the students.
b. Sensing or Intuition. Mrs. Mathews appears to prefer the intuitive style.
Introduction:
Team A selected Mrs. Annamarie Mathews for their coaching plan. Mrs.
Mathews is a veteran kindergarten teacher at Kelsey Elementary school in the Kelsey
Unified School District. She considers “each year a new adventure” as she prepares for her incoming students. The goal of her coaching plan is ensure she continues to be one of the top teachers in the district and a resource that can be called upon to share her expertise in the field.
Identification and Attributes of Annamarie Mathews
Reputation and professional integrity
Annamarie Mathews has a passion for teaching children, which has given her the reputation of an “excellent teacher”. Mrs. Mathews classroom is the “hubbub” for children to learn in a …show more content…
Formative strategies for monitoring student outcomes should be reviewed every 30 days. Mrs. Mathews is considered “Advanced” with her teaching skills.
Creating Awareness
Develop a beneficial relationship with Mrs Mathews
Developing an action plan for such a tenured and highly respected teacher is a difficult thing to do. Care must be taken to ensure that Mrs. Mathews does not get the impression that she has done something wrong and is being punished in some way for it. Prior to developing any action plan it is important to speak with Mrs Mathews to “till the soil” as described by Zachary (2000). Having Mrs Mathews express what her expectation are from the mentor will be critical in developing an understanding between the mentor and Mrs. Mathews. Although Mrs. Mathews has been teaching for many years, she has expressed there are some areas she cold use some assistance in. The assigned mentor should take these areas into consideration when developing their action plan. Initially establishing this rapport with such a highly respected teacher will benefit the mentor as much as it will benefit Mrs. Mathews. Talking to Mrs. …show more content…
It also allows for Mrs. Mathews to express her concerns and where she draws the line for mentor involvement. It is best that at the end of this negotiation both the mentor and
Mrs. Mathew have clearly defined roles for the mentor. This period will also allow the mentor to have a clear understanding of where Mrs. Mathews wants to be at the end of the mentoring period.
Preferred Style
Have Mrs. Mathews go through and determine which is her preferred style.
Based on observations and reports the mentor can make an assessment on Mrs. Mathews natural style. This can be a good starting point in developing an action plan because the mentor can use this to develop an action plan that goes in line with Mrs. Mathews preferred learning style. This will help prevent resistance from Mrs. Mathews in reference to the action plan and mentoring. Based on the information provided the following is a list of Mrs. Mathews’ preferred style.
a. Extroversion or Introversion. Mrs. Mathews appears to prefer the extroverted style. She has lots of activities in her class with lots of interaction between the students.
b. Sensing or Intuition. Mrs. Mathews appears to prefer the intuitive style.