Good afternoon!
I wanted to share with you an interesting article I came across recently that discussed how literacy coaches are used as professional development of teachers. The article, Increasing the Effectiveness of Literacy Coaches, can be found at this link:
http://www.sedl.org/insights/1-3/
Highlights and suggestions from the article include:
- Expand pedagogical and content expertise in the school context.
- Use adult learning theories.
- Promote collaboration and co-learning.
- Focus on data-driven instruction and student learning.
- Create the vision for being a change agent.
Have you used used literacy coaches in your program or do you know of adult education programs who have used literacy coaches as professional development? What were the benefits of using literacy coaches?
Gail Cope, SME, LINCS Program Management Group