Mentoring?
The article from Education Week, titled "Effective Teachers Found to Improve Peers' Performance," very closely relates to my current position as Instructional Coach. I've been in my new position for a week, and as I understand my role, my responsibilities include facilitating conversations, staff development, and data analysis among the reading teachers to increase student achievement. Having taught for 11 years, I do have some insight into best practice in my subject area, and now I'm working with teachers to raise student test scores.
I've moved from a suburban school back to where I started my teaching career - an urban building with a completely different student population. The teachers here are extremely dedicated first and second-year teachers who are doing "whatever it takes" to help students learn and achieve. They are surprisingly open to suggestions and value conversations about student learning. It's been a wonderful experience for me. I'm excited to continue on this journey and see where it takes me.
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