Distance Coaching Resources
Supporting District-Created Asynchronous Learning
Use the resources below if teachers are supporting children with district/school provided at-home learning plans.
Supporting Teacher-Led Asynchronous or Synchronous Learning
Use the resources below if teachers are planning lessons and/or delivering lessons prepared for children via recorded videos or live instruction.
Providing Teacher
Professional Development
Use these resources if the coach is supporting a teacher to examine an Area of Literacy Instruction to enhance their teaching and content knowledge.
Supporting District-Created Asynchronous Learning
Use the resources below if teachers are supporting children with district/school provided at-home learning plans.
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Coaching for Distance Learning: An Overview
Explains the range of coaching supports and activities for helping teachers implement their version of distance learning, whether that be asynchronous, synchronous, or a blend of both. Use to help talk with Principals and Teachers about a coaching action plan.
Initial Principal Check-in Template
Template with information/question stems to discuss in the first visit with principals, including social-emotional health; district, school, and teacher plans and expectations; and ways to support teachers. Use with principals to connect, gather information, and plan next steps for school support.
Initial Teacher Check-in Template
Template with information/question stems to discuss in the first coaching visit, including social-emotional health, checking in on teacher expectations, and ways to support teacher. Use with teachers to connect, gather, and share information and plan next steps for support.
Coaching for Distance Learning Template:
General Support
Use for coaching that checks in/supports teacher with district/school-provided learning plans.
Quality Online Resources for Distance Learning
A list of helpful and freely available resources for planning learning activities for children.
The Teacher’s Role in Supporting Asynchronous
Literacy Learning
Outlines ways in which teachers can check in on learning that is going on at home in the categories of social-emotional, reading, writing, foundational skills, and content area learning. Use this to help teachers plan how they can assess and differentiate learning support for children.
Individual Child Check-in Template
Effective Practices in Coaching for Distance Learning
Details effective practices in Coaching for Distance Learning. Includes familiar descriptors from the CELP along with new descriptors that are specific to quality coaching in a distance learning environment. Use this to get an overview of effective distance coaching descriptors and to set goals for your coaching.
Three Tips for a Successful Transition to Distance Learning
Supporting Teacher-Led Asynchronous or Synchronous Learning
Use the resources below if teachers are planning lessons and/or delivering lessons prepared for children via recorded videos or live instruction.
File Download
Resource to Use & Scenario
Description & Purpose
Coaching for Distance Learning: An Overview
Explains the range of coaching supports and activities for helping teachers implement their version of distance learning, whether that be asynchronous, synchronous, or a blend of both. Use to help talk with Principals and Teachers about a coaching action plan.
Initial Principal Check-in Template
Template with information/question stems to discuss in the first visit with principals, including social-emotional health; district, school, and teacher plans and expectations; and ways to support teachers. Use with principals to connect, gather information, and plan next steps for school support.
Initial Teacher Check-in Template
Template with information/question stems to discuss in the first coaching visit, including social-emotional health, checking in on teacher expectations, and ways to support teacher. Use with teachers to connect, gather, and share information and plan next steps for support.
Coaching Template for Distance Learning:
Instructional Planning Support
Use for coaching focused on planning and reflecting on lessons.
Effective Practices in Planning for Distance
Literacy Learning
Details effective practices in planning for distance learning. Includes familiar descriptors from the DELTA along with descriptors that are new and specific to the distance learning environment. Use this to provide an overview to teachers of effective distance planning descriptors.
Quality Online Resources for Distance Learning
A list of helpful and freely available resources for planning learning activities for children.
Effective Practices in Coaching for Distance Learning
Three Tips for a Successful Transition to Distance Learning
Providing Teacher Professional Development
Use these resources if the coach is supporting a teacher to examine an Area of Literacy Instruction to enhance their teaching and content knowledge.
File Download
Resource to Use & Scenario
Description & Purpose
ALI Learning Pathway
For teachers who either are only engaging in coaching for their own PD or have more time and interest in coaching, use this pathway to extend discussions about the content of the children’s learning/lesson plans by going down this “learning pathway.” Use this resource to plan coaching sessions to deepen teachers’ knowledge of an Area of Literacy Instruction connected to children’s learning (Phonological Awareness, Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary, or Comprehension).
Coaching Template for Distance Learning:
ALI Learning Pathway
Use for coaching focused on an ALI learning pathway.
Effective Practices in Coaching for Distance Learning
Details effective practices in Coaching for Distance Learning. Includes familiar descriptors from the CELP along with new descriptors that are specific to quality coaching in a distance learning environment. Use this to get an overview of effective distance coaching descriptors and to set goals for your coaching.
Three Tips for a Successful Transition to
Distance Learning
Focused on a teacher’s social- emotional health, this resource gives information about how to keep children at the center, manage expectations, and support and stay connected to colleagues and families. Use this to provide teachers will helpful tips for engaging in distance learning support.