Books and Resources
General Coaching Resources
Hicks, Cathy D., Neal A. Glasgow and Sarah
J. McNary. 2005. What Successful Mentors Do. Thousand Oaks,
CA: Corwin Press.
Rutherford, Paula. 2003. Leading the Learning: A Field Guide for Supervisors, Coaches, and Mentors. Alexandria, VA: Just ASK Publications.
Books for School Study Groups
O'Connell, Susan and John SanGiovanni. 2011. Mastering the Basic Math Facts in Addition and Subtraction: Strategies, Activities, and Interventions to Move Students Beyond Memorization. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann. (Includes a study guide to support the study group facilitator and a CD filled with teacher resources in English and Spanish).
O'Connell, Susan and John SanGiovanni. 2011. Mastering the Basic Math Facts in Multiplication and Division: Strategies, Activities, and Interventions to Move Students Beyond Memorization. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann. (Includes a study guide to support the study group facilitator and a CD filled with teacher resources in English and Spanish).
O’Connell, Susan. 2005. Now I Get It: Strategies for Building Confident and Competent Mathematicians K-6. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann. (Includes discussion questions for each chapter to support study group facilitators.)
O’Connell, Susan. 2007. Introduction to Problem Solving Grades 3-5. 2007. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann. (Includes discussion questions for each chapter to support study group facilitators and/or stimulate teacher self-reflection.)
O’Connell, Susan. 2007. Introduction to Communication Grades 3-5. 2007. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann. (Includes discussion questions for each chapter to support study group facilitators and/or stimulate teacher self-reflection.)
Marzano, R. J., D. Pickering, and J. Pollock. 2001. Classroom Instruction that Works: Research-Based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
Conducting Workshops
Sharing Your Good Ideas: A Workshop Facilitator's
Handbook. 1993. Peggy Sharp. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Facilitating Faculty Work Groups/Reviewing Student Work
Allen, D. & T. Blythe. 2004. The Facilitator’s Book of Questions. New York: Teachers College
Press.
Math Instructional Techniques
Burns, Marilyn. 1992. About Teaching Mathematics
- A K-8 Approach. Sausalito, CA: Math Solutions Publications.
Carpenter, Thomas P. and Thomas A. Romberg. 2004. Powerful Practices in Mathematics and Science. Madison, WI: The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin.
Corwin, Rebecca B. 1996. Talking Mathematics – Supporting Children’s Voices. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Murray. Miki. 2004. Teaching Mathematics Vocabulary in Context. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
O’Connell, Susan. 2005. Now I Get It: Strategies for Building Confident and Competent Mathematicians K-6. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Van de Walle, John A. 2004. Elementary and Middle School Mathematics –Teaching Developmentally. Boston, MA: Pearson.
Observing and Conferencing
Pelletier, C. M. (2000). A handbook of techniques
and strategies for coaching student teachers. Boston, MA,
Allyn and Bacon, 2000.
Podsen, India J. and Denmark, Vicki M. (2000). Coaching and mentoring first-year and student teachers. Larchmont, NY: Eye on Education.
West, L. and F. Staub. 2003. Content Focused Coaching. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Supporting New Teachers
Kronowitz, Ellen L. 2004. Your First Year
of Teaching and Beyond. New York: Pearson Education, Inc.
Moffatt, Courtney W. and Thomas L. Moffatt. 2003. Handbook for the Beginning Teacher: An Educator’s Companion. New York: Pearson Education, Inc.
O’Connell, Susan R. 2001. Tips for New Teachers. Grand Rapids, MI: Frank Schaffer Publications.
Video Training Products
The Bureau of Education and Resarch (BER)
produces teacher training videos that show clips of real classroom
teaching to stimulate teacher reflection and provide relevant
and practical teaching techniques. The products include a
detailed facilitators guide to support coaches with discussion
questions, suggested session topics, and workshop activity
ideas. For more info, visit the Bureau of Education and Research’s
website at http://www.ber.org/training.html
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