Our overarching goal is to support teachers and schools in improving teaching and learning in the STEM disciplines. Our approach to instructional coaching focuses on developing relationships with teachers and sustained partnerships with schools and districts to provide support that engages teachers in reflective coaching cycles. We customize our instructional coaching plan to align with our partners’ goals, recognizing the power of cohesive, continued support.
Our Approach
Our Work
We prefer year-long or longer partnerships which provides teachers with sustained support from UChicago instructional coaches. We partner with schools and districts to customize an instructional coaching plan that will align with the needs and goals of your teachers. Our instructional coaching often complements our other professional development offerings, helping to ensure that professional learning transfers across teachers and classrooms.
Some Sample Projects:
Some Sample Tools
We have developed a wide range of generic and curriculum-specific tools and resources that save teachers time, promote collaboration, and support implementation.
A tool that helps focus the planning, observation, and debriefing conversations during the Collaborative Coaching process. By focusing on instructional goals, expectations for students’ learning, and classroom evidence, teams of educators share their expertise and insights throughout the process.
A tool that provides intentional questions to highlight mathematical goals, collect evidence of student learning, and reflect upon the collected data.