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Literacy Coaching Online
Summer 2008 Offerings:
CI 572 , 4-Week online course, offered June 23- July 18, 4 Credit Hours
Instructor: Dr. Eurydice Bauer [CRN:
34447]
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Coaching for Change: Organ and Super School Rdg Prog (CI 572)
The goal of the course is to examine professional development of teachers within classroom settings that will support the teaching in teaching literacy. Examination of coaching principles and strategies related to improvements and innovations in literacy instruction are addressed. Course Credit: 4 Semester graduate hours.
The course is structured so that teachers/literacy specialists will have opportunities to engage in:
1. Being reflective practitioners, engaging in a continuous process of questioning, long-term planning, execution, and evaluation of their teaching and student learning.
2. Applying knowledge of interrelationships among classroom, school, socio-cultural and economic contexts to develop and carry out effective professional development related to literacy education in school contexts.
3. Planning for and conducting evaluation of teaching and instruction in literacy contexts.
4. Applying knowledge of the principles of educational change, best practices in literacy education, and effective coaching practices to facilitate reform in teaching and literacy education contexts within school settings
At the conclusion of the course, students will:
- Understand adult learners in professional development settings
- Plan, implement, and facilitate professional development sessions for literacy educators
- Understand the impact of social interaction as a powerful learning tool and use this knowledge to establish effective learning communities in school settings
- Understand the impact of beliefs on teacher decision-making and learning in literacy education
- Understand the role of the coach in improving literacy practices in an educational setting
- Develop abilities to use coaching strategies to bring about change
- Become self reflective as a teacher and a coach of teachers
- Become an agent of change within the school context, using leadership, team building, teacher support, and program advocacy to support children’s literacy learning.
- Understand how to draw upon research, observation, and analysis of student/teacher actions while engaging it authentic literacy experiences to further the learning of professional educators working in school contexts.
- Develop personal skills in organizing for change, time management, record keeping, and managing resources to conduct professional development that is dynamic and effective