Objectives:

• To share strategies, information, and materials
• To share successful engagement strategies for use in coaching
• To evaluate the current status of the PIIC program in our schools
• To examine the use of Nearpod as a coaching tool
• To explore the role Personality Types can play in a coach's work

Notes:

• What is new at your schools?
• PLN Day 2
  • o Sharing from those currently taking the course
• Upcoming PLO
• Nearpod www.nearpod.com
  • o Develop presentations and lessons for students or PD
  • o Free or paid version
  • o Ppts can be uploaded to Nearpod
  • o Any device works for it; app for smartphones
  • o Teacher swipes through presentation; students follow along; also interactive
    • § Nearpod homework, quizzes, polls, etc.
    • § Demonstration
• Coaching and personality type
• Write 5 single words that describe you; share with a partner
• Keirsey Temperament Sorter
• http://www.keirsey.com/sorter/register.aspx
  • o Take test and receive score
  • o How do personality types influence your coaching interactions?
  • o We are most comfortable with those who communicate like we do.
• Text-Dependent Analysis
  • o Key shifts to the PA Core Standards
  • o Close reading
    • § Close reading of Juanita’s Bodega
    • § Oreo Cookie
      • Eat cookie
      • 2nd cookie: close eat the cookie
      • Make comparisons to reading vs. close reading of text

• NoRedInk
• Tool for online quizzes and tests—socrative-like