Specialist Coach

Description

This PowerPoint outline can be used as professional development for teacher specialists who are
responsible to “coach” content teachers. It is not content specific, so it can be used by your
school specialists for all courses on the campus or in the district. It contains crucial questions
and important tips, but it is designed for your content directors to include ideas, principles,
suggestions, and practices that are relative to your school or district. It will definitely reduce
your prep time while at the same time permitting you to “make it yours.”

The outline includes the following areas:

• Essential Beliefs
• Goals
• Defining the Audience
• Setting Expectations
• Important Principles
• Overcoming Barriers
• Observing and Reflecting
• Dealing with Difficult Teachers
• DATA, DATA, DATA