For Instructional Coaching

Academy of International Studies (AIS) at Woodburn, OR

Proficiency Implementation Narrative by Jenn McDermott


Instructional Coaching in the Language Arts Department Aug. 2009 – June 2010

The following is a narrative of the instructional coaching provided by Jenn McDermott from the Center for Educational Leadership to a Language Arts teacher (Debbie.) Other staff involved included an instructional facilitator (Susan) and the other Language Arts Department teachers at Academy of International Studies during the 2009-10 school year. This narrative describes the progress made by the teachers and includes the teaching tools used and developed during the year. The coaching was focused on supporting the school’s goal to implement proficiency-based education.

Tools developed include:
1.    AIS Language Arts I Learning Targets – Q1-4
2.    AIS Teacher Outcomes for Developing Proficiency Based Writing Instruction
3.    Conferring Benchmarks
4.    A Beginning Protocol for Looking at Student Work
5.    A Developing Framework for What to Examine in Student Writing
6.    Types of Conferring – Formative and Summative
7.    The Conferring Cycle
8.    Conferring Roles
9.    Language Arts Proficiency Learning Targets: Quarter Two – Writing Targets
10.  Language Arts Proficiency Learning Targets: Quarter Three – Writing Targets
11.  Language Arts 12th Grade Outcomes
12.  Proficiencies to Targets/Benchmarks – Scaffolding to Units of Study to Mini-Lessons -- A Teaching Plan for Scaffolding the Skills: LA 1 – Work in Progress
13.  Year Overview of Units
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