Math Coaching
Through our Math Coaching Services, we grow math educators skills and knowledge acquisition for effective implementation that ultimately impacts student learning.
About Our Math Coaching Services
In one-on-one or small group settings, CORE coaches work with teachers to build a deeper understanding of adopted instructional materials, resolve implementation issues, and provide coaching on implementing effective instructional techniques.
Math Coaching Tailored to You
CORE’s coaches support teachers with research-based strategies through collaborative coaching, agency and empowerment, and a partnership built on care, confidence, and commitment. Our coaching focuses on dialogical and directive interactions, as shown in the table below, which shows our coaches’ purposes during different sessions.
Dialogical or Directive Coaching
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Dialogical (Blended/ Transformational) |
Directive (Technical) |
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Emphasis |
We collaborate around skills and knowledge acquisition for teacher’s instructional decision-making. |
We provide skills and knowledge from the proven model/program’s instructional strategies. |
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Coach Expertise |
The coach asks powerful questions, listens, & thinks with the teacher. They share expertise in an empowering manner. |
The coach elicits questions and shares expertise by explaining, modeling, and providing constructive feedback. |
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When Should This Be Used? |
We use this when the teacher wants to co-learn and have a voice in creating and directing school-aligned change in the classroom. |
We use this when the teacher wants to close a skill gap between existing instructional strategies & program recommended strategies. |
91.6% of participants reported that coaching conversations focused on where they wanted to get closer to their desired student-centered goals.
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