From: Theodore J. Gardella (tgardell@remc12.k12.mi.us)
Date: Mon Nov 27 2000 - 09:05:22 EST
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Joyce -
Here in Battle Creek, Michigan, a small urban school district, we have been using the strategy of "at-the-elbow" coaching in mathematics and science classrooms for more than 3 years. Our director of curriculum and professional development is Mary Bouck - she worked on the Connected Mathematics project materials at MSU, and has incorporated coaching
techniques for many years. It certainly does help both teacher and coach grow tremendously.
I was also involved in helping to construct CMP, and I have been here in BC for two years as the coordinator of mathematics and science. I am coaching two very thoughtful seventh grade mathematics teachers. The only "problem" with coaching is that it is extremely staff intensive. One cannot have a full time position and also coach. One of our teachers
was awarded a Christa McAulliffe fellowship this year, and the grant allows her to be released full time for coaching. I would like to hear how other school districts are allocating staff for coaching. My article brief service indicates that coaching is taking hold in Mass., Illinois, Rhode Island, and several other states.
Unfortunately, The NEA helped to kill an important bill - the National Science Education Act, sponsored by Rep. Vernon Ehlers of Michigan - that would have established grant monies for the hiring of master teachers as coaches. I testified for part of the package in front of the House Science Committee. I think that Congress certainly needs to hear the
voices of people who are working seriously in staff development, regardless of election outcomes.
Ted Gardella
K-12 Mathematics and Science Coordinator
Battle Creek, MI 49017
616-965-9471 Voice
616-965-9474 Fax
Joyce Gleason wrote:
> Adam,
> Thanks for forwarding the article. I would not have seen it otherwise.
> It is correct in identifying a trend. I heard from some teachers in a
> Texas district who were newly appointed "helper teachers." Part of their
> training this fall was participation in an Annenberg Channel
> workshop. The Massachusetts Department of Education is sponsoring a few
> mathematics teachers to serve as coaches to teachers from districts with
> low scores in that discipline.
> I can certainly imagine the positive impact on classroom teachers, as
> well as the coaches themselves.
> Joyce Gleason
>
>
> Adam Kernan-Schloss 11/22/00 2:53 PM adam@ksaplus.com
>
> >I thought people would be interested in the following article from today's
> >NY Times about teachers as coaches, which includes discussion from Wheeling,
> >IL€ the home district for The Missing Link's Master Teacher Jan Robinson
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