Coaching for Teachers and Educational Leaders by i-Ready

Empowered Instruction, Impactful Learning

Coaching by i-Ready empowers educators to implement best practices using i-Ready, Magnetic Reading Foundations, Magnetic Reading, Phonics for Reading, or i-Ready Classroom Mathematics through continuous, focused support throughout the school year.

• Collaborative
  Partner with your school team and i-Ready Certified Coach to plan and implement strategies for growth.
• Connected
  Utilize data and program best practices to drive instructional outcomes.
• Continuous
  Engage in iterative coaching cycles, using our research-grounded methods to propel growth.

Collaborate with a Certified Coach

Go beyond our professional learning courses and tailored support offerings and receive targeted, job-embedded support. Educators work on program best practices with a classroom-experienced i-Ready Certified Coach. Certified Coaches receive internal training as well as training from the Instructional
Coaching group on ways to establish clear communication, build trust and healthy relationships, and navigate through complex situations.

Unlock Active Learning Where It Matters Most

Instructional leaders and teachers expand and reinforce their knowledge of best instructional practices by participating in active coaching pathways featuring Instructional Coaching to strengthen teacher instructional practice, or Leader Impact Coaching to hone leadership skills through coaching and technical assistance in support of students' mathematics and reading achievement. Select both Instructional and Leader Impact Coaching for a comprehensive approach to school improvement.

Instructional Coaching: Classroom Focus

Pair learning walks and coaching cycles with intentional professional learning opportunities to strengthen teaching and learning.

Educators build confidence using effective teaching practices, maximize their strengths to deliver measurable results, and create strong connections within their teacher learning cohorts.

Leader Impact: Schoolwide Focus

Provide tailored coaching and technical assistance to equip principals and school leaders with the tools they need to deepen their knowledge of student performance and leverage practices to improve student achievement.

Leaders analyze data, craft plans, and implement promising practices to drive academic gains.

How the Coaching Pathways Work

Across the academic year, instructional leaders and teachers work with an i-Ready Certified Coach as they engage in a series of learning walks and collaborative coaching cycles, focused on strengthening effective teaching and learning.

Instructional Coaching

Choose from three possible pathways designed to provide coaching for up to nine teachers. The Leader Pathway offers additional guidance and support for instructional coaches to build their capacity to facilitate coaching cycles.

Leader Pathway

• Instructional leader(s) join to plan, learn, and grow alongside teachers.
• Up to nine active teacher participants
• Three days of Learning Walks
• 12 coaching days
• In-person and virtual sessions

Teacher Pathway

• Optional instructional leader involvement
• Up to nine active teacher participants
• Two days of Learning Walks
• Eight coaching days
• In-person and virtual sessions

*A condensed lesson study package is also available—details provided upon request.

Step 1: Learning Walks

• Engage leaders in a series of classroom visits to identify schoolwide trends to inform the focus for the collaborative coaching cycle. These learning walks monitor instruction, identify trends, identify growth opportunities, and determine the coaching cycle focus.

Step 2: Leader Preplanning (Virtual, Leader Pathway)

• Instructional leaders plan roles, set schedules, and gather resources based on the learning walk analysis identified to prepare for the first coaching cycle.

Step 3: Teacher Learning Cohorts (Virtual)

• Prior to the start of the coaching cycle, teachers receive short, targeted learning sessions in their professional learning communities. This helps ensure teachers understand the focus area by engaging with program content, re-examining program best practices, and determining how they can practically apply this learning before, during, and after the coaching cycle. They build knowledge and skills related to learning walk trends and opportunities.

Step 4: Coaching Cycle

• An i-Ready Certified Coach engages classroom teachers or a team of teachers in establishing goals, co-planning, co-facilitating, co-reflecting, and identifying next steps in a data-driven approach through in-person and virtual touchpoints.
• During virtual co-planning, the i-Ready Certified Coach, instructional leaders, and teachers build on the learning that occurred during the teacher learning cohort to develop an individual goal directly related to the coaching cycle focus. The i-Ready Certified Coach and each teacher collaboratively plan for an upcoming lesson, selecting strategies to leverage to address the teacher’s goal, and agreeing upon facilitation roles for the lesson.
• The i-Ready Certified Coach co-facilitates the lesson in person alongside the teacher. Following the lesson, the i-Ready Certified Coach and teacher co-reflect to debrief successes, challenges, changes, how this experience impacted their coaching focus, and necessary next steps.

Step 5: Leader Debrief (Leader Pathway)

• The i-Ready Certified Coach debriefs with leaders to establish clear steps in between touchpoints and to schedule the next series of support.

To discuss availability in your area and learn more about this exciting new offering, reach out to your Curriculum Associates Educational Sales Consultant.

Leader Impact Coaching

Leader Impact pathways offer a side-by-side team approach to coaching, bringing a laser-like focus to identify schoolwide strengths and growth opportunities. With the expertise of an i-Ready Certified Coach, leaders analyze i-Ready data along with other student data available to the school, crafting plans that leverage best practices to drive academic gains.