*H-821
Literacy Coaching
(Formerly titled Introduction to Literacy Coaching: Understanding and Implementing Coaching across Contexts)
Jacy Ippolito
In this course, participants will learn what it means to be a literacy coach -- onsite, ongoing professional developers and teacher-leaders -- by reviewing current research on coaching and by interacting with coaches and teachers in local public schools. The course is appropriate for master's and doctoral students wanting to learn more about the theory and practices current coaching models rely on to support and strengthen teachers' literacy instruction. Research and theory addressed in the course will focus on the intersection of the following fields: adult development, professional development, the relationship between teacher quality and student achievement, teacher change, and school improvement. Using a workshop format, course participants will address the following overarching course questions: What does literacy coaching look like across grade levels and coaching models? How does research support or conflict with current coaching practices as enacted in schools? Which coaching practices do teachers, coaches, and researchers agree are effective? How can coaching support school improvement efforts? The course goes above and beyond H-810H: Introduction to Literacy Coaching, by focusing on coaching practices and providing participants with the opportunity to observe a coach in a local public school. The final assignment and weekly activities have been specifically designed to allow those interested in literacy education, professional development, and school improvement to pursue their academic interests as related to current literacy coaching research and practice. Enrollment is limited; permission of the instructor is required.
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