Ann Hoffman & Sharon Thomas

Ann Hoffman &Sharon ThomasSenior ConsultantsInstructional Coaching Group

Our Focus1. Why ?2. What?3. How?

In the NFL It’s all about the playbook“The reason our playbook is sothorough is because I feel it’s the bestway to teach a complex game.”Al SaundersOffensive Coordinator

Instructional CoachesPartner with teachers to Analyze current reality Set goals Identify and explain high-impact teaching strategies to hit the goalsProvide support until goals aremet

7 Success Factors1.2.3.4.5.6.7.The Coaching CycleInstructional PlaybookDataCommunicationUnderstanding Adults and ChangeLeadershipSystem Support

The Impact Cycle

The Impact CycleCurrent picture of realitySet goalDecide on strategyChecklistsModel

Simplicity boils down to twosteps: Identify the essential.Eliminate the rest.—Leo Babauta

The Playbook One-page Table of Contents ofhigh-impact strategies One-page descriptions for eachstrategy Checklists to help coaches describeeach strategy

“Simple can be harderthan complex.You haveto work to get your thinkingclean to make it simple. But itis worth it in the end becauseonce you get there, you canmove mountains.”Steve JobsBusiness WeekMay 25, 1988

Strategies Are A choice, not amandate

How People ChangeWhen you insist, they willresist.

Ifeverything isimportant, thennothing is important.If everything is apriority, then nothingis a priority.

Prioritizing

The playbook’s job is toAlleviate alleviateanxietyanxiety,not exacerbate it.

PrioritizingBetter to know a few strategiesvery well than to know a lot ofstrategies superficially.

How People ChangeThe number of initiatives isirrelevant. It is the degree ofimplementation that createsimpact.

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“People get focusedthrough one page tools.”Bill JensenSimplicity: The New Competitive AdvantageNot overly complex or unwieldy

A one-pagelisting of the categoriesand strategies in yourplaybook

NEHS English Department Instructional PlaybookREADINGClose Reading Task planningPaired TextsNon-Print TextsReaders WorkshopWRITINGSentence FundamentalsSentence ProficiencyParagraph WritingTheme WritingParaphrasing and SummarizingSPEAKING & LISTENINGTouchstones DiscussionSocratic CirclesFishbowl DiscussionBlackboard Discussion BoardLANGUAGESentence FundamentalsSentence ProficiencySIM Generalization ActivitiesPeer ReviewOnline Editing ToolsENGAGEMENTThinking PromptsEffective QuestionsCooperative LearningStoriesAuthentic LearningCLASSROOM MANAGEMENTCHAMPSPBISClassroom Design and EnvironmentPage One: A onepage listing of thecategories andstrategies in yourplaybook

Page One: Aone-page listingof the categoriesand strategies inyour playbook

Page One: Aone-page listingof the categoriesand strategies inyour playbook

Creating the TOCThe Process1. Everyone writes down the name of thepractices that they are sharing with teachers(such practices as teaching expectations,increasing ratios of interaction, using checksfor understanding, employing cooperativelearning). One per sticky.2. Once everyone has written down all of thepractices, they are posted on a wall.

Creating the TOCThe Process3. Use affinity diagram process (p. 193 of Unmistakable Impact) tosort out all the stickies.4. Discuss as a group: What have we missed? Have we adequately addressed allaspects of the classroom (engagement, achievement,environment, etc.)? Can we make this simpler? What can we remove? Are we really sharing all of the practices we’ve discussed?5. Each individual creates their own version of the one-pagedocument.

TOC Checklist

Not what worksbutwhat works BEST

The Playbook One-page Table of Contents of highimpact strategies One-page descriptions for eachstrategy Checklists to help coaches describeeach strategy

“You can’t get good atsomething you don’tknow.”—Doug Fisher

If you can’tdescribe itclearly, it won’thappen.

ClarityInstructional coaches must knowtheir practices deeply andcommunicate that knowledgeclearly.

One Page DescriptionIn One SentenceThe Hattie CheckWhat’s the Point?How is this used by teachers?How is this used by students?

Model

The Playbook One-page Table of Contents of highimpact strategies One-page descriptions for eachstrategy Checklists to help coaches describeeach strategy

Checklists seem simple and lowly,but they help fill in the gaps in ourbrains and between our brains.—Atul Gawande

Checklists remindus of the minimumnecessary stepsand make themexplicit.They. instill a kindof discipline ofhigherperformance.

Clarity

ClarityWe don’t remember what it’slike to not know something.

Checklists

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Creating ChecklistsCreatingthe TOC1. Identify 1 practice from your Playbook forwhich you need a checklist.2. Create a checklist for that practice.3. Share your checklist with a partner.4. Ask What can we do to make this simpler?5. Refine your checklist.StrategyChecklistExplainRefine

PartnershipUsing the playbook with Teachers Other coaches School administrators System/district leadership

Living Document

For the Future What questions do you have about theinstructional playbook?

For more information Sharon Thomas & Ann ps://resources.corwin.com/impactcycle

WRITING Sentence Fundamentals Sentence Proficiency Paragraph Writing Theme Writing Paraphrasing and Summarizing SPEAKING & LISTENING Touchstones Discussion Socratic Circles Fishbowl Discussion Blackboard Discussion Board LANGUAGE Sentence Fundamentals Sentence Proficiency SIM Gen