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About Our Models
We use a variety of coaching models to support teachers and students where they are, many of which are successful across distance learning platforms. We offer In-Action Coaching to assist teachers in the moment as well as provide examples for future shifts in practice. We also engage educators in Lesson Study to plan improvements, observe teaching, and reflect on outcomes. We can also work collaboratively with our own Science Center STEM Educators and classroom teachers to marry student engagement with our Traveling Programs and educator professional learning in Collaborative Coaching . Our coaching and consultation is highly customized to the needs of the educators, school, and district. Any of these structures can be aimed at building capacity of coaches or at working directly with teachers.
Coaching Structures
District Coaching Support
Specifically designed to reinforce learning from our immersive Professional Development Workshops and help teachers bring that learning more completely and sustainably to their classroom practice. Customized through planning and preparation meetings with district or school leadership, this coaching support may include assistance developing or implementing new curricula, classroom visits, lesson planning, assessment planning, practice-based skill development, or more.
Cost: $750(half) $1000(full)Discounts available through district partnerships or multi-day coaching work
In-Action Coaching Cycle
Collaborative, in-action support designed to provide the educator with timely feedback for the purpose of positively impacting subsequent instruction. A Professional Learning Specialist supports an educator with classroom observation and feedback, classroom assistance, lesson planning, or curriculum writing as preferred by the educator. The focus of the Specialist is to provide information that the educator can apply to improve future work.
Cost: $1750 per cycleUp to 5 teachers A cycle includes planning, a classroom visit, & debrief meeting
Lesson Study Coaching Cycle
Working in collaboration with our Professional Learning Specialists, educators will work to develop “look-fors” that will then become prime areas of focus during the observation of the traveling program taught by a Connecticut Science Center STEM Educator. Specialists facilitate pre-observation planning, provide support perspective through the observation, and complete the experience by facilitating a post-observation debrief. As needed, the pre-observation will incorporate pedagogical foundations while the post observation debrief will take a deeper dive into lesson level coaching.
Cost: $1750 per cycleUp to 4 teachers A cycle includes planning, a classroom visit, & debrief meeting
Collaborative coaching
Working in collaboration with our Professional Learning Specialists, educators will work to develop “look-fors” that will then become prime areas of focus during an observation of a virtual or traveling program taught by a Science Center STEM Educator. Specialists facilitate pre-observation planning, provide support perspective through the observation, and complete the experience by facilitating a post-observation debrief. As needed, the pre-observation will incorporate pedagogical foundations while the post observation debrief will take a deeper dive into lesson level coaching.
Cost: $650 per teacher or $2500 for up to 5 classesIncludes a planning meeting, co-observation, and debrief with a coach as well as a student program taught but a Science Center Educator
Professional Learning Community Support
Our Professional Learning Specialists will attend your science Professional Learning Communities or common planning time to help educators implement best practices associated with science teaching and learning into their lesson plans. This can be provided virtually or in person if scheduled for multiple offerings, up to one hour each.
Cost: $450 per PLCUp to 6 teachers Up to 60 minutes each, done virtually or in-person
Contact Us
For questions about Professional Learning
MandellAcademy@CTScienceCenter.org(860) 520-2193
Monday-Friday 9AM - 4PM