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M O N I C A J O R D A N
T E A C H E R A N D L E A D E R D E V E L O P M E N T M A N A G E R

DO NOW
5 MINUTES

REFLECT

LEARNING TARGETS
• Identify the goal of an effective post conference
• Identify key characteristics of an effective post conference
• Determine next steps to improve feedback in your school

GOALS OF AN EFFECTIVE POST CONFERENCE
• How do you know you have identified the right growth area?
• How do you identify the right action step?

NARROW DOWN: COACHING TECHNIQUE
TEAM QTE 3
• Provides all teachers with tailored feedback that leads to meaningful improvement in effectiveness and student growth
Coaching Standard
1:Analyze and Prioritize
• Clarify how effective coaches sift through classroom data in the moment and use this data to make sound choices about how to prioritize discrete skills for development

NARROW DOWN
• Analyze the data while you’re in the room, or immediately afterward
• Narrow you focus to one or two discrete skills
• Pick skills that, if improved, would have the greatest effect on teacher and student performance
Guiding Questions
• Start with the Domain
• Focus on Competencies
• Identify the Aligned Indicator
• Check Your Thinking
• Pick a Bite-Sized Skill to Develop
Pitfalls to Avoid
• A domain (e.g. Cultivate Learning
Environment)
• An Indicator (e.g. Build a Respectful,
Learning-Focused Classroom
Community)
• The competency with the lowest score is not necessarily the best area to focus on with the teacher

STRUCTURE OF A POST CONFERENCE
• Establish the Purpose
(1-2 minutes)
• Area of Reinforcement
(5-7 minutes)
• Area of Refinement
(5-7 minutes)
• Recommendations
(10 minutes)

STRUCTURE OF A POST CONFERENCE
Building and
Fostering Trust
Asking vs. Telling
The Art of
Questioning
Respond with SPACE
• Silence, Paraphrasing ,
Accepting , Clarifying and
Extending

ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF EFFECTIVE
FEEDBACK WITHIN A POST CONFERENCE
• Article Jigsaw, Step I:
• At your table, number off 1-3, repeating those numbers if there are more than 3 at your table.
• Independently read the article that corresponds to your number (see below), highlighting key learnings as you read.
• Article 1: Giving Effective Feedback
• Article 2: 7 Keys to Effective Feedback
• Article 3: The Art of Feedback
• Article Jigsaw, Step 2:
• At your table, summarize your article for your tablemates by noting the following:
• A brief summary of the main point of the article (1 minute)
• 2 characteristics of effective feedback noted in your article (2 minutes)
• A key quote from the article that you found meaningful (1 minute)
• Continue until each of the 3 articles has been reviewed and each person has had a chance to report out.

POST CONFERENCE RUBRIC
• Read the TEM Post Conference Rubric independently.
• Underline or highlight descriptors in the rubric that were evidenced in your article and/or discussion at your table.
• Compare/contrast to the ideas that you captured on your ‘Do Now’ index card.

ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF EFFECTIVE POST
CONFERENCE
• (7 min) Individually watch and script the post conference that follows.
• (10 min) As a table group,
• Discuss what you observed in relation to the post-conference rubric;
• Score the post-conference;
• Identify the following:
• Area of reinforcement for the observer leading the post conference;
• Area of refinement for the observer leading the post conference;
• Recommendation to improve the post conference.

ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF EFFECTIVE POST
CONFERENCE
• Based on our discussion of the elements of an effective postconference and the activity that we just completed, are there any revisions to the post conference rubric that you recommend?
• Use the chart paper provided to capture your table’s recommended revisions.

EXEMPLAR POST CONFERENCE
• Individually watch and script the post conference that follows.
• As a table group,
• Discuss what you observed in relation to the post-conference rubric.
• Score the post-conference
• Identify the following:
• Area of reinforcement for the observer leading the post conference
• Area of refinement for the observer leading the post conference
• Recommendation to improve the post conference

NEXT STEPS
• Discuss in your small group what implications today’s learning has for the way you and your staff conduct post conferences.
• Plan for your admin team to engage in a similar activity to co-observe a post conference and give feedback to each other on ways to improve.