here we go!

Today I held my first official pre-coaching cycle meeting with one of our classroom teachers.  I purposely neglected to mention anything about the goals our administrator set for her, and instead chose to just chat and ask about her experiences with coaching in the past.  Ironically, she identified the same areas that admin wanted me to focus on and shared her professional and literacy goals for this year as well.  This was great and I think it really helped to establish a good relationship for the year.

​I've decided to tell each teacher I coach that our conversations are confidential and to share the forms with the teacher before sending them to the administrators. The teacher and I set a date for me to observe, and I actually know what I’m looking for and have a form for that specific thing too.  I feel so efficient!   ​