21. The Core of the Coach: Understanding the Coach's Role in PA Core Implementation
(Blogs/Mentor Blog)

By IU PIIC Mentors Donna Waleski and Bethann McCain In understanding the coach’s role in the implementation of the PA core, the coach must first understand, “why the PA Core?” The PA Core State Standards ...

22. Coaching as a Vehicle to Promote Literacy Across the Content Areas
(Blogs/Mentor Blog)

By IU PIIC Mentors Loriann Ruddy and  Missy Petrilak Four years ago, Richard Vaca, author of the book, Content Area Reading: Literacy and Learning Across the Curriculum, articulated the need to ...

23. How Does Reflection Encourage Personal Growth?
(Blogs/Mentor Blog)

By Tom Sebastion, PIIC Regional Mentor Coordinator and Carol Adams, IU 22 PIIC Mentor Much has been written about reflection and a variety of definitions and interpretations of its meaning abound.  ...

24. How Coaches Help Teachers Integrate Digital Learning to Increase Student Engagement and Improve Student Learning
(Blogs/Mentor Blog)

By Virginia Glatzer, PIIC Regional Mentor Coordinator and Stevie Kline, IU 1 PIIC Mentor When a teacher comes to you with a new digital tool, how do you keep the conversation around changing instructional ...

25. Investigating Multiple Sources of Data
(Blogs/Mentor Blog)

By IU PIIC Mentors Cindy Shaffer and Michael Derman Element 2 of the PIIC 4 Quadrant Framework is collecting and using data (read more about the 4 Quadrant Framework here). PIIC emphasizes collecting, ...

26. How Can PLCs Improve Instruction and Transform School Practices?
(Blogs/Mentor Blog)

By IU PIIC Mentors Lori Ceremuga and Missy Petrilak Everyone can agree that good professional development can be defined as a process, not a one-time event. So it’s not surprising that one of the most ...

27. Helping Coaches use Formative and Summative Assessment Data to Guide the "Next Steps"
(Blogs/Mentor Blog)

By IU 28 PIIC Mentor Jeremy Gabborin “We like to admire our data. We collect it, pile it up, take a step back, and we admire it. We say ‘Look at all that data…’ ” That was the response I received ...

28. How Can Coaches Build Collaborative Environments in their Schools?
(Blogs/Mentor Blog)

By PIIC Regional Mentor Coordinator Kathy Gori and the RMC-Mentor Team Collaboration is the backbone of instructional coaching.  In order for coaches to create collaborative learning environments, ...

29. How Do Part-Time Coaches Support Teachers in the BDA Cycle of Consultation?
(Blogs/Mentor Blog)

By IU PIIC Mentors Christina Steinbacher-Reed and Amy Walker Part-time coaches often find it difficult to work with teachers in a meaningful BDA coaching cycle due to a lack of time.  However, despite ...

30. Using Reflection Within the BDA Model
(Blogs/Mentor Blog)

By PIIC Regional Mentor Coordinator Gen Battisto and IU 15 PIIC Mentor Nancy Neusbaum “Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action.” ...

31. How can Coaches Help Teachers Successfully Implement the Common Core Across the Curriculum?
(Blogs/Mentor Blog)

By IU PIIC Mentors Loriann Ruddy and Terri Lewis The transition to the Common Core will be a challenging one for students and teachers alike.  As the new standards will demand that students become ...

32. How can mentors and coaches work together to implement study groups?
(Blogs/Mentor Blog)

By Nancy Neusbaum, IU 15 PIIC Mentor Study groups can be a “new model of professional development that improves on the old in-service presentation model” (Teacher Study Groups: Building Community through ...

33. If You Want Work Well Done
(Blogs/Mentor Blog)

By Amy Walker, IU 4 PIIC Mentor Elbert Hubbard, American philosopher and writer, once said, "If you want work well done, select a busy man- the other kind has no time."  Instructional coaches are probably ...

34. Online Tools
(Resources/Online)

... Instructional Coaching Resource Guide New to instructional coaching? Want to learn more about instructional coaching and mentoring? The time has come…PIIC's newest resource, The Instructional Coaching ...

35. Web Resources on Instructional Coaching
(Resources/On Coaches)

... coaching and mentoring framework. Our focus is to prepare and support instructional coaches who provide ongoing and consistent job-embedded professional learning and development for teachers by building ...

36. Mentor Blog
(Category)

Every month we PIIC the brains of one of our mentors and ask them to write about topics related to instructional coaching and mentoring.  See what they have to say... Click here to see a complete ...