Tag Archives: Alabama Best Practices Center

What Every Instructional Coach Wishes Their Principal Knew…..

Posted on August 7, 2015 by Edgy Instruction

As wonderful as summer is, most schools will begin within the next couple of weeks for most of us. 😦 We all knew it had to come to an end didn’t we? 😛 Personally, my countdown usually begins around … Continue reading →

Posted in Instructional Coaching, Personal Thoughts | Tagged Alabama Best Practices Center, building relationships, Ed Leadership, educational leadership, instructional coach, instructional partner, Principal, school culture, teaching and learning | Leave a comment

PLT Session 2… The Road to a One Page Target

Posted on October 5, 2014 by Edgy Instruction

Our 2nd PLT meeting was held a couple of weeks ago but I’ve been so busy, I haven’t had time to update until now 😦 Since my Principal and I led the last session, this time the Assistant Principal and … Continue reading →

Posted in Instructional Coaching, Professional Learning Team, Strategies, Teaching | Tagged activity, Alabama Best Practices Center, building relationships, formative assessment, instructional coach, instructional partner, instructional strategies, Language Arts, reflection, school culture, strategic teaching, teaching, teaching and learning, teaching strategy | 1 Comment

Using Evernote as an Instructional Coach

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Edgy Instruction

Life as an Instructional Coach in a high school with approximately 50 classroom teachers is hectic! Sooooooo how do I keep up with classroom visits, meetings, coaching sessions with teachers, and all the zillions of things that happen during a … Continue reading →

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Establishing a Professional Learning Community… The beginning of something wonderful!

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Edgy Instruction

This year, our school has established our first “official” Professional Learning Team (PLT). We set the groundwork last school year so we would be ready to hit the ground running as soon as school began this year. I plan … Continue reading →

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Article Reflection: Best practice for spreading innovation: Let the practitioners do it

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Edgy Instruction

To read the article in full visit: http://www.kappanmagazine.org/content/95/3/39.full As I read this article, I couldn’t help but reflect upon the radical changes that are occurring at my own school over the course of this school year. Granted, I do have … Continue reading →