EDUC 544 Professional Development and Coaching
One of the major roles of teacher leaders is training and mentoring teachers. From facilitating a workshop to observing a new teacher, teacher leaders share in the instructional improvement of a school learning community. Students will discover and discuss the connection between professional learning and school improvement, how to create a training session, and methods for observing and supporting instructional change. This course satisfies the state training requirements to serve as a first year mentor teacher and as a student teacher supervisor.