Leslie Blake
Instructional Coach for Elementary Mathematics
Welcome to a site that has been designed to provide teachers, parents, and students with math resources.
What is an Instructional Coach?
"an on-site professional developer who partners with educators to identify and assist with implementation of proven teaching methods"
~Jim Knight
~Jim Knight
What is the role of a Math Coach?
*To support classroom teachers
*Facilitate collaboration and professional growth
*Provide professional development
*Help teachers transfer what they learn about new practices to their classrooms
*Provide a safe environment in which teachers can strive to improve their practices without fear of criticism
and evaluation
*Help teachers develop leadership skills with which they can support the work of their collegues
*Facilitate collaboration and professional growth
*Provide professional development
*Help teachers transfer what they learn about new practices to their classrooms
*Provide a safe environment in which teachers can strive to improve their practices without fear of criticism
and evaluation
*Help teachers develop leadership skills with which they can support the work of their collegues
Math Coaching Opportunities
Type of support for classroom teachers:
1. Focused Coaching Conferences
Focus on a particular teaching behavior
Brainstorm how you may work with a coach
Create goals
Meet to reflect and explore
2. Planning
Teacher and math coach plan lessons using researched-based strategies
Helping individuals set and meet learning goal
3. Observing/Modeling Lessons
Observing classroom teacher
Observing math coach model
Observing a peer teach
Co-teaching a lesson with the math coach
4. Resource Gathering and Sharing
Collecting professional mathematics materials
Help with management of materials and/ or classroom environment
Summarizing research or data
5. Staff Development
Supporting a professional learning community
Facilitating small-group collaboration and study
1. Focused Coaching Conferences
Focus on a particular teaching behavior
Brainstorm how you may work with a coach
Create goals
Meet to reflect and explore
2. Planning
Teacher and math coach plan lessons using researched-based strategies
Helping individuals set and meet learning goal
3. Observing/Modeling Lessons
Observing classroom teacher
Observing math coach model
Observing a peer teach
Co-teaching a lesson with the math coach
4. Resource Gathering and Sharing
Collecting professional mathematics materials
Help with management of materials and/ or classroom environment
Summarizing research or data
5. Staff Development
Supporting a professional learning community
Facilitating small-group collaboration and study