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17 Cards in this Set
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Eager to try new things
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Enjoy working with colleagues
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Confident-not afraid to talk and ask about what they want to learn
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May be thinking about past initiatives and wondering how literacy coaching is different
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10-20% of staff
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May feel hesitant to stand out from the group in their teaching practices or environment
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Can easily captivate all of the literacy coach's time
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May be overwhelmed by day-to-day concerns that prevent them from volunteering for new initiatives
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May tempt the literacy coach to focus too much on them because they are pleasant to work with
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"Lead with the need": Identify and address immediate needs of these teachers to yield speedy results.
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Might intimidate coaches who lack confidence
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Listen to and learn about past efforts of these teachers; seek to identify ways that literacy coaching should be different. Ask the teachers for help.
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Give them the same amount of attention as other groups.
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Encourage teachers to work in pairs so they are not trying new things on their own.
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Leverage this group's enthusiasm by asking them to help you try out practices new to you.
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Want nothing to do with the literacy coach
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Use teachers in this group as examples some of the time but not too often.
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Feel satisfied with their work as it is, or so dissatisfied that they don't want anyone to know
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Usually have a history of resisting initiatives
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Encourage members of this group to share their knowledge and skill with teachers in other schools.
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10-20% of staff
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Eager to improve but cautious about changes
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Often exert influency over colleagues that discourages colleagues from participating in literacy coaching
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Looking for quick signs of success (e.g., "OK, show me")
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May be quite vocal
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May seek clarifications about roles and expectations
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May be intimidating to the literacy coach
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60-80% of staff
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Do not avoid these teaches.
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Do not give these teachers undue time or mental energy.
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Support these teachers in an honest and authentic manner.
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Listen to and learn about past experiences and current beliefs and practices of these teachers.
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Take your time, but don't give up.
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