Coaching Teachers in Bilingual and Dual-Language Classrooms. Alexandra Guilamo
Coaching Teachers in
Bilingual and Dual-Language Classrooms
A RESPONSIVE CYCLE FOR
Observation and Feedback
Alexandra Guilamo
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Acknowledgments
A very special thank you to my family for your amazing support and selflessness. I am forever indebted to your willingness to share my love and passion with children and schools in districts across the United States. And to my extended family and friends in those schools who have been such amazing partners in advocacy and learning—you have allowed this work to be realized. Thank you for believing in, encouraging, questioning, and advocating for the very best for your students.
Solution Tree Press would like to thank the following reviewers:
Jennifer Arias
ELL and English Instructor
Adlai Stevenson High School
Lincolnshire, Illinois
Theresa Duran-Fuentes
Bilingual Resource Teacher
Desert View Elementary School
Los Lunas, New Mexico
José Medina
Chief Educational Advocate
Dr. José Medina: Educational Solutions
Washington, DC
Judith Ravina
Director of Dual-language and ENL Programs
Mamaroneck Union Free School District
Mamaroneck, New York
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Table of Contents
Reproducible pages are in italics
Consequences of Failing to Act
Part 1: Essential Skills for Implementing the Observation and Feedback Cycle
1 Fair Observations in Bilingual and Dual-Language Classrooms
The Challenges of Current Teacher Evaluation Frameworks
The Role of Advocacy in Coaching
What to Expect From the Observation and Feedback Cycle
2 The Eight Goals of the Observation and Feedback Cycle
Goal 1: Ensure Each Encounter Helps Teachers Improve
Goal 2: Connect Colleagues’ Successes
Goal 3: Provide an Outside Perspective
Goal 4: Use Multiple Observations to Obtain Concrete Data on Student Progress
Goal 5: Achieve Equity