Schools Need a Success Coach for Every Learner
Article from Getting Smart outlining how to build Success Coaching in schools and why it is needed to support learners on all fronts.
Article from Getting Smart outlining how to build Success Coaching in schools and why it is needed to support learners on all fronts.
Bb Ntsakey, Director, Academics at Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School describes their Success Coaching program, which provides each student with a staff member who checks in daily to inquire about the student’s physical, mental, and emotional health.
A planning document to be used prior to and after attending a professional development session. This document prompts the user to articulate a learning intention, identify what success will look like during the learning, what they plan to implement from the session, and what they will stop and start during in order to reach their professional learning goals.
A note catcher to be used to capture thoughts during and after professional development sessions. The document prompts the user to document key learnings, reflections on current practice, and next steps for implementation of strategies learned.
This playbook outlines critical steps to engage students in success coaching and provides tools and resources to implement this process during the back-to-school period. Additionally, the playbook includes a case study that provides an overview of the needs that sparked the creation of success coaching at Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School.
A design template for a teacher-led professional development session with an emphasis on modeling strategies teachers can implement in their classrooms, including recommendations for direct instruction, interactive activities, and a closing that enables reflection, connection, and/or extension.
This website from D11 includes leveled guidebooks for elementary, middle, and high schools that outline planning tools and considerations for remotely leading students through the creation of inquiry projects.
This screenshot shows the final results from a geometry exit ticket administered on Kahoot.
This slide deck shows examples of ways that different online tools can be used for secondary students to show their work and demonstrate their knowledge of math skills.
A student uses the Seesaw app to record a video to show mastery of a concept. The app has built-in virtual manipulatives that the student uses in their explanation. The student and teacher view the same screen so the teacher is able to ask the student questions and provide prompts.