WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.090 --> 00:00:02.810 My name is Mike Reese, I'm an instructional coach 2 00:00:02.810 --> 00:00:04.345 line:15% at Baldwin Park Elementary. 3 00:00:04.345 --> 00:00:07.523 line:15% It's a school within the Orange County Public School System. 4 00:00:08.790 --> 00:00:12.173 line:15% My job mainly pertains to working with teachers' 5 00:00:13.020 --> 00:00:15.420 line:15% issues that arise in the classroom. 6 00:00:15.420 --> 00:00:18.380 If a teacher asks for my help, first they would 7 00:00:18.380 --> 00:00:21.263 normally email me or see me in the hallway and say, 8 00:00:21.263 --> 00:00:23.760 line:15% "Hey Mike, you know, can you help me with X, Y, and Z?" 9 00:00:23.760 --> 00:00:26.050 line:15% So I'll look at my calendar and I'll set up 10 00:00:26.050 --> 00:00:30.220 line:15% a conference with them, and see exactly what is going on, 11 00:00:30.220 --> 00:00:33.280 line:15% what are their needs, and how can I help support them? 12 00:00:33.280 --> 00:00:35.490 And then, I will go into their classroom 13 00:00:35.490 --> 00:00:37.480 and observe their teaching for one day, 14 00:00:37.480 --> 00:00:40.818 and observe what they're asking for help in. 15 00:00:40.818 --> 00:00:43.460 And then, the next day I will come and we'll have 16 00:00:43.460 --> 00:00:46.260 a little conference, and then I will have, 17 00:00:46.260 --> 00:00:49.010 you know, a list of different items to help, 18 00:00:49.010 --> 00:00:50.690 for suggestions for teachers. 19 00:00:50.690 --> 00:00:52.810 Say hey, maybe you can try this with this student, 20 00:00:52.810 --> 00:00:55.332 or maybe when you're teaching this lesson in math, 21 00:00:55.332 --> 00:00:57.540 you know, try this instructional strategy 22 00:00:57.540 --> 00:00:59.810 to help engage some certain students. 23 00:00:59.810 --> 00:01:02.720 I also work with teachers on best practices 24 00:01:02.720 --> 00:01:04.270 line:15% within the classroom. 25 00:01:04.270 --> 00:01:09.040 line:15% I also work with teachers on just little tips and hints, 26 00:01:09.040 --> 00:01:10.500 line:15% and also, how to use data in the right way 27 00:01:10.500 --> 00:01:11.930 line:15% to guide their instruction. 28 00:01:11.930 --> 00:01:14.120 line:15% I'm basically their 29 00:01:14.120 --> 00:01:16.390 guide, if they need help or anything, they know 30 00:01:16.390 --> 00:01:19.710 how to call me and how to reach for me. 31 00:01:19.710 --> 00:01:24.010 I'm in classrooms a lot, and I also model teaching 32 00:01:24.010 --> 00:01:25.720 for those teachers, as well. 33 00:01:25.720 --> 00:01:28.680 Well, I wear many different hats within the school. 34 00:01:28.680 --> 00:01:31.230 My school day usually starts about 8:15, 35 00:01:31.230 --> 00:01:33.540 I am out at car duty. 36 00:01:33.540 --> 00:01:36.230 After car duty, which lasts till 8:45, 37 00:01:36.230 --> 00:01:38.550 I'm watching for the safety of the students. 38 00:01:38.550 --> 00:01:41.800 We have a PLC, I usually stay down in the fifth grade PLC, 39 00:01:41.800 --> 00:01:43.717 which is a professional learning community. 40 00:01:43.717 --> 00:01:46.360 line:15% We talk about different, we talk about the upcoming 41 00:01:46.360 --> 00:01:48.450 line:15% events that are coming within the classroom. 42 00:01:48.450 --> 00:01:52.313 line:15% We also talk about the next lessons that are coming up, 43 00:01:53.170 --> 00:01:57.140 line:15% what standards are weak within our students, 44 00:01:57.140 --> 00:02:00.400 and that we can help push our students toward mastery in. 45 00:02:00.400 --> 00:02:04.960 And then from there, I'm either in classrooms observing, 46 00:02:04.960 --> 00:02:08.910 or I am doing, I'm returning emails to other teachers, 47 00:02:08.910 --> 00:02:10.340 setting up conferences, looking up 48 00:02:10.340 --> 00:02:14.530 some instructional strategies for different teachers. 49 00:02:14.530 --> 00:02:17.060 I meet once a month with our teachers, 50 00:02:17.060 --> 00:02:21.170 and we just have, it's a very low-keyed, it's no stress. 51 00:02:21.170 --> 00:02:23.670 line:15% It's just, hey, let's have a nice little forum, 52 00:02:23.670 --> 00:02:26.290 line:15% and let's talk about what's going on in your classrooms, 53 00:02:26.290 --> 00:02:27.520 line:15% and is there anything that, you know, 54 00:02:27.520 --> 00:02:29.823 line:15% any problem arises, how can we fix that? 55 00:02:30.720 --> 00:02:32.140 line:15% But it's good, we get a lot of good feedback. 56 00:02:32.140 --> 00:02:34.610 line:15% And there's also great ideas from other teachers, as well. 57 00:02:34.610 --> 00:02:36.423 So I do that once a month, as well.