Coaching Models Overview

This resource is a high-level overview of a sample coaching model and process. This model could be used with formal instructional coaches or a teacher leader coaching structure. Whether formal coaching or teacher leader coaching is used, this model requires content expertise and a strong understanding of the materials from the person supporting the teacher.

Phase II Decision-Making Map

This resource outlines all the significant decisions that need to be made throughout Phase II and possible models for how those decisions can be made. Because of the complexity of many of these decisions and discussions (including who should weigh in on what and the amount of time it takes to plan everything out), implementation leaders often schedule a series of meetings to plan implementation with different focus areas (often around each step in Phase II).

Agenda for Phase II Launch Meeting

This resource is a sample meeting agenda for the launch of the Implementation Support Team. During the meeting, the team defines team norms, roles and responsibilities, decision-making, and creates the team charter.

Coaching Support

This resource includes ideas and resources for leveraging materials as part of coaching practice.

Scheduling Considerations

This resource provides examples, with embedded guidance, on how to think about scheduling classes and lessons so that teachers have the time they need to meet the goals of the curriculum. There are different implications for different materials. These suggestions outline guidance and considerations across materials, but decisions should be made with the specific curriculum in mind.

Implementation Observation Guidance

This resource is a list of the key interactions that early implementers benefitted from observing in order to understand how things were going. Some early implementers created shared documents to pool observations and impressions.

Materials Training Options

This resource identifies options for curriculum implementation training as well as the pros and cons for each option.

Curriculum Walkthrough Tools

This document is a compilation of curriculum-specific walkthrough tools for commonly used high-quality materials.