Educators Ignited: Proving What's Possible in Education Kelley Pomis

How do you coach someone who is resistant to coaching? Listen to this episode and find out the encompassing elements and 6 strategies to use to help work through resistance!

Loretta Sanchez loved being a teacher, but when she lost her husband, many questions rose to what her purpose as an educator was. She journeyed through the education system as a teacher, specialist, consultant, and found her way back into the classroom. Hear Loretta's inspiring story AND learn how you too can overcome loss and prevail as an educator.

The power of observing teachers and taking running records lies in its ability to maintain objectivity while empowering teachers to be active participants in their own growth. It's a collaborative process that benefits everyone involved, most importantly, the students. Listen to this week's episode to learn how to apply running record observations to your coaching AND how to ensure teachers can use the data to better self-assess and take the reigns on their development.

Check out a quick example of a running record.

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According to the Opportunity Myth (2018), "High Expectations is the highest indicator of potential growth when it.  In fact when students have teachers who hold HE, you can see an average of 4.6 months more of growth per year.  

Unfortunately, low expectations for student success were rampant. While 82 percent of teachers were supportive of statelevel standards in theory, just 44 percent of teachers believed their own students could meet such high demands. When that translates into choices about content and instruction—and into the messages those choices send to students—it makes a meaningful impact on students’ school experiences and outcomes.

The system doesn’t send teachers the message that their mindset matters nearly as much as the material they teach or the practices they employ in their classrooms. Yet teacher expectations had a stronger effect on student achievement growth than any other factor we studied."

So let's dig into what High Expectations are and what we as educators can hold our students to these expectations!



email me at kelley@teacherrenewed.com

For too long instructional coaching has been stuck in a single loop track, but not any more. This episode will provide you with the power of triple loop coaching and, its model and quick examples of how to use it!



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Kari Pitstick is a 7th grade English Language Arts teacher and athletic coach in Illinois. She is ALSO the Director of Digital Content for the Teach Better Team. She graduated from Illinois State University in 2015 with a bachelor’s in Middle Level Education, and American College of Education in 2018 with a master’s in Curriculum & Instruction.

Kari has known she wanted to teach at the middle level since she was in middle school herself. One of her main missions is to provide a safe and friendly environment for students to explore their passions as learners and as people.

Kari is an avid reader, spending most of her free time reading and writing, and she hopes to share that passion with all those around her - students and adults, alike!

Check out her website here!



Here are the other places you can find Kari and other links mentioned in the episode!
Twitter & Instagram @misspitstick

email: kari@teachbetter.com

Teach Better Academy

Kari's Blog: 7 Strategies to Promote Reading