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IMESD/OTREN Regional Coaches Huddle - 1/18/23

WednesdayWeeklyIMESD/OTREN Regional Coaches Huddle - 1/18/23

Coaches Corner

Happy Wednesday coaches!


We hope you had a wonderful 3-day weekend and are feeling refreshed and ready to tackle the rest of January. The sunshine break was a nice little (and much needed) teaser as we finish month one of winter. Remember to take some time to reflect on what has worked well in your coaching instruction and what areas you may want to focus on for improvement. Also, don't hesitate to reach out to your coaching peers for support. We are here for one another.


Again, we are hopeful that you can join us for some of the upcoming huddles. We are looking forward to some engaging sessions with our feature guest presenters from Core Collaborative and the Instructional Coaching Group.


Regards,


Ayla, Beth, & Jennifer

This Week's Featured Resources This Week's Featured Resources

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Podcast: How to Eliminate Coaching Resistance in 5 Steps


https://brightmorningteam.com/2023/01/episode-147-part-1-how-to-eliminate-resistance-in-5-steps/


In this podcast episode, Elena shares her five-step process to eliminate resistance in your coaching conversations with teachers (and other conversations as well). This is the first in a three-part series that you won't want to miss.

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Learning Walk Observation Form

'Tis the season for teacher learning walks. We've attached a form that you are welcome to use. Just make a copy and you can adjust as needed. We have other options as well.


https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-SpKo2uc3gKSOquQ7QFc7uh_0BwRjIpIw7UG_IJ_usI/edit?usp=sharing

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Talking Points

Talking Points is a non-profit organization solely focused on meaningful family engagement for families of under-resourced, multilingual communities. The talkingpoints app provides two-way communication with all families in more than 145 home languages. TalkingPoints is free for teachers to use with up to 200 students and five contacts (family members) for each student. Teachers can send polls, photos/pictures, videos (with translated captions), and links. Parents are able to engage either through text messages on their phones or through the app.

https://talkingpts.org/

Coach Huddles

February 8- Coaching Huddle (Hybrid)

Guest Presenter- Katie Smith; Core Collaborative

Topic Focus: Coaching teachers on the Formative Assessment Process

9:30am- 11:30am (Juniper room in Pendleton or via zoom)


March 8- Coaching Huddle (In-Person)

Topic: TBD

9:30am- 11:30am (Juniper room in Pendleton)


April 28- Coaching Huddle (Hybrid)

Guest Presenter- Michelle Harris; Instructional Coaching Group

2:00pm-3:30pm (Juniper room in Pendleton or via zoom)


May 17- Coaching Huddle (Hybrid)

Topic: Developing effective impact/PLC teams and organizing impact team meetings

Guest Presenter- Katie Smith; Core Collaborative

9:30am- 11:30am (Juniper room in Pendleton or via zoom)

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IMESD Instructional Coaches

The instructional coaches (Beth, Ayla, and Jennifer) are part of the Instructional Services Department at the InterMountain Education Service District. Our three focus areas this year are:


  • Professional Development
  • Educator Huddles (Content-Specific, GROW- Beginning Teachers, EdTech, Regional Coaches)
  • One-on-one or small group coaching cycles


We work closely with the Oregon Trail Regional Educator Network (REN) and have projects in each of these focus areas.

Email: instructionalcoaches@imesd.k12.or.us
Website: https://sites.google.com/imesdapps.org/instructional-coaching/home
Location: Eastern Oregon
Phone: 541.966.3100

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