The Teacher's Perspective

Front: A coach should not assume that a teacher experienced or perceived a lesson or classroom instruction exactly as the coach did.

Back: Before providing feedback as a coach, try to see the lesson from the teacher's perspective by asking them questions specific to things that you noticed. For example, instead of pointing out to a teacher that you saw them only working with a select group of students, ask them, "how did you support every student in your class today? Were you able to work with every group? Why or why not?" This line of questioning goes deep into the issue without trying to guess what the teacher's reasoning might have been.

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