SAMPLE AGENDA

Adolescent (Middle/Secondary) Literacy Coaching Workshop
Dr. Kathryn Egawa

NCTE Consultant, Kathy Egawa, offers a professional development workshop focused on the new Standards for Adolescent Literacy Coaches and how they impact the work of literacy coaches at the middle/secondary levels.  The following agenda is merely a sample.  Dr. Egawa customizes each workshop to meet the particular needs and interests of the educators she works with at each school/district. 

Introduction to new coaching standards

What we know about adolescent learning needs

The promise of coaching

How the standards were created

The standards

Differences between elementary and middle/secondary coaching

The challenges of coaching disciplinary practice in middle and high schools:  What is a coach's role?

Example of an interdisciplinary unit of study

Identification of supportive literacy practices

Aligning exemplary practice with content and coaching standards

Professional development for literacy coaches: coaching knowledge & content knowledge

Educators' work helpful to middle level coaches

Web-based content and coaching resources

Review/Evaluation