Peer Coaching at Walton 2008-2009
Collaborative Peer Coaching training will be offered at Walton at the end of the summer before pre-planning. The 2008-2009 training will be our first experience with in-house facilitators who will follow Steve Barkley's training model. Participants will earn 2 PLUs for three half-days of training along with participation in a coaching relationship during the school year. Facilitators for this course will be Kelly Bryan, Liz Manguno, and Suzanne Schott.
For details see the course description and requirementsDownload peer_coaching_training_20082009.doc
Collaborative Peer Coaching is a “partnership of development and support between willing colleagues; an ongoing partnership that facilitates personal and professional growth” (Tampa Bay Educational Leadership Collaborative). Most area 3 teachers work collaboratively in grade level, horizontal and/or vertical teams. Our best intentions for continual collaboration are often thwarted by the lack of time! Our 2007-2008 course offering will attempt to reach the 
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collaborating with other teachers from across the area, and the rest of the day will be spent collaborating at the local school. To see a draft version of the plan for Elementary teachers, click on the following link. 
Peggy Fleming provided an overview for fifth grade teachers on the new fifth grade writing assessment during the September Early Release Day. The new format, procedures, and scoring were reviewed. Teachers also had the oppotuntity to practice scoring the three genres of writing using the new rubric. 