Data Analysis: Coaching Survey (Sent 12.27.12)

T1 Survey: Sent 9/21/12

Response received: 10/8/12

How do you feel you have grown as an educator so far this school year?

·      "I have a deeper understanding of the philosophy and classroom structures of balanced literacy.

·      I am much clearer about specific strategies and skills that good readers need/use.

·      I have had many more experiences that need unpacking/reflection (re: classroom management and relationship with students), so I have a more nuanced and complicated understanding of my own role and my options.”

How have I served you as a coach?

·      "You have been very supportive and enthusiastic. You have served as a sounding board, which has been invaluable as a new teacher. You have helped me process challenging moments in the classroom. You have helped me look at my areas of weakness and have helped me plan concretely how to improve those areas.     

How helpful have our coaching sessions (observations, debrief, co-planning, analyzing student work, co-teaching) been for you and your practice?

5    

How could I better support you and your practice?

·      "I'm always looking for help with curriculum--both scope and sequence development, and materials. Moving forward (and starting guided reading), it'd be great to share articles or other reading materials.

·      If there's every any way for you to support us working as a middle school team--common planning for the English teachers--that would be something I'd find very valuable, too.

·      Thank you for all that you do! I feel very privileged and grateful for your support.

Initial Coaching Survey Analysis

Administered over Winter Break (so teachers have time to complete and not feel rushed; questions were that which teachers answered using a number scale, again to eliminate amount of time that had to be used to complete it). Technically, this was the second survey I had administered. First one was during fall break when I wanted to get feedback during T1 on their thoughts on coaching. Only 2/5 people completed the survey. Having learned from that, this new survey, sent only to the 3 teachers who are participating in the action research, was much less time consuming, quantifiable, yet on the downside, allowed little room to hear from teachers.

Questions asked:

Have you received coaching support prior to your work with Sonia Wang? (Drop down: Yes, formall, Yes, informally, no)

How would you rate your coaching experience thus far over the first two trimesters at UCW? (Scale: 0-5/Not helpful at all-Very helpful)        

Which element of coaching support has been most helpful to your profession?         (Informal Obs/Debrief, Co-planing, co-teaching, modeling instruction, debrief reflection sessions, other)

How would you rate the INFORMAL OBSERVATIONS conducted by your coach? (scale)        

How would you rate the CO-PLANNING support received from your coach? (scale)        

How would you rate the CO-TEACHING support received from your coach? (scale)        

How would you rate the MODELING INSTRUCTION provided by your coach? (scale)        

How would you rate the DEBRIEF REFLECTION SESSIONS facilitated by your coach? (scale)                 

Is there anything that your coach can do to improve your coaching experience?  (open response)

Results: Received 1/3/13, 1/4/13, 1/5/13

How would you rate your coaching experience thus far over the first two trimesters at UCW?	How would you rate the INFORMAL OBSERVATIONS conducted by your coach?	How would you rate the CO PLANNING conducted by your coach	How would you rate the CO TEACHING conducted by your coach	How would you rate the MODELING INSTRUCTION conducted by your coach	How would you rate the DEBRIEF REFLECTION SESSIONS conducted by your coach
4	5	4	4	4	5
4	4	5	4	4	5
5	5	5		4	5

(I’m actually surprised by this data, partly because I think it takes a lot for an adult to choose “very helpful” as opposed to just helpful. I feel like more people are inclined to choose a 4 than just go to the 5. So it makes me feel pretty pleased that the number look like this.)

What does it show me?

With regards to the first question, it informs me that my teachers definitely find coaching HELPFUL. I wonder if they also find it valuable or if they see helpful and valuable as synonymous things. It is informative to see from this that no one finds it a waste of time or an added responsibility.

Looking at the scores that the components of coaching were given, I find it very interesting that the “Debrief Reflection Sessions” received a ‘5‘ from every teacher. I would be super interested to know what is the reason that this is something that is felt to be very helpful. I wonder if it has to do with the time to talk through their reflections on instruction, having me as a sounding board, being able to problem solve practical steps to issues they see…

Other aspects that seem to be helpful (in the sense that they received 2 5’s and 1 4) were informal observations and co-planning.

In response to the question: “Is there anything that your coach can do to improve your coaching experience?”

·      Sharing curriculum/unit plans has been very helpful. Thanks!

·      Continue to assist in planning and lesson planning, connection to assessments

·      I would like for more opportunity to do co-teaching.

All three responses indicate a continuation of things that have been put in place or adding in more supports. Nothing indicates a desire to minimize the things we are doing together as coach/teacher.