tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31980290501138818082009-07-05T09:15:01.870-05:00Stephen G. Barkleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07001887356645489504noreply@blogger.comBlogger99125http://www.plsweb.com/barkely_ponders.jpgSteveBarkleyPondersOutLoudhttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198029050113881808.post-13647495581835240452009-07-05T09:15:00.000-05:002009-07-05T09:15:01.875-05:00I received a request from a new instructional coach and am writing this post as a response: I was wondering if I could ask you one more question for my paper and presentation. I was hoping you could...<br/> <br/> Visit Steve's blog site for more information! 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Barkleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07001887356645489504noreply@blogger.com0http://blogs.plsweb.com/2009/07/coaching-and-leadership.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198029050113881808.post-92130310592801933992009-06-28T12:08:00.029-05:002009-06-28T13:12:48.394-05:00I have recently worked with new instructional coaches in the Salem Keizer School District in OR and with the principals in Sumner County Schools in TN. Salem Keizer will be beginning its third year...<br/> <br/> Visit Steve's blog site for more information! 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Barkleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07001887356645489504noreply@blogger.com0http://blogs.plsweb.com/2009/06/getting-engagement-job-of.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198029050113881808.post-89951941709155129862009-06-21T04:59:00.000-05:002009-06-21T06:13:46.950-05:00The real test for the movement to professional learning communities as a school improvement effort is, ”Can we show payoff in student achievement?” In my work with the New Jersey Professional...<br/> <br/> Visit Steve's blog site for more information! 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Barkleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07001887356645489504noreply@blogger.com4http://blogs.plsweb.com/2009/06/professional-learning-communities-and.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198029050113881808.post-66272932835267342802009-06-14T06:53:00.000-05:002009-06-14T06:53:00.123-05:00In my last posting I noted that I am reading David Perkin’s, Making Learning Whole. In Chapter 5, Working on the Hard Parts, he examines the role of feedback in learning. He describes the problem...<br/> <br/> Visit Steve's blog site for more information! 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Barkleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07001887356645489504noreply@blogger.com1http://blogs.plsweb.com/2009/06/what-does-satisfactory-mean-what-does.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198029050113881808.post-939766179652307142009-06-07T05:57:00.001-05:002009-06-07T14:43:57.431-05:00I recently had the opportunity to spend a major portion of a day observing in teachers’ classrooms with their principal and then discussing the observations with her. Late in the day the principal...<br/> <br/> Visit Steve's blog site for more information! 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My focus is examining how principals and teachers who have followers assigned to them can perform as the kind of...<br/> <br/> Visit Steve's blog site for more information! We welcome you to participate in discussions by leaving your comments.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveBarkleyPondersOutLoud?a=gHXXb1sqzwQ:z7nR0ZWtPfE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveBarkleyPondersOutLoud?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveBarkleyPondersOutLoud?a=gHXXb1sqzwQ:z7nR0ZWtPfE:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveBarkleyPondersOutLoud?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SteveBarkleyPondersOutLoud/~4/gHXXb1sqzwQ" height="1" width="1"/>Stephen G. Barkleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07001887356645489504noreply@blogger.com0http://blogs.plsweb.com/2009/05/professional-learning-communities-and.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198029050113881808.post-59240362521836411182009-05-24T08:20:00.003-05:002009-05-24T08:20:01.289-05:00'If “soft skills” are in your definition of student achievement, are you finding ways to provide those experiences? Many students find those experiences in their extra curricular activities. I am...<br/> <br/> Visit Steve's blog site for more information! 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Barkleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07001887356645489504noreply@blogger.com0http://blogs.plsweb.com/2009/05/real-experiences-for-real-results.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198029050113881808.post-37959152563044916752009-05-17T11:32:00.016-05:002009-05-19T05:56:55.483-05:00That’s the continuous improvement starter question that produces discoveries and concerns that create possibilities for growth. It’s an element of coaching, professional learning communities,...<br/> <br/> Visit Steve's blog site for more information! 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Barkleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07001887356645489504noreply@blogger.com0http://blogs.plsweb.com/2009/05/how-are-we-doing.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198029050113881808.post-17552076884046126502009-05-10T12:36:00.026-05:002009-05-10T13:42:27.852-05:00The Many Faces of Coaching...that was the tile of a recent presentation that I did at the Tennessee Reading Summit: Every Student a Reader. My presentation to reading coaches and administrators...<br/> <br/> Visit Steve's blog site for more information! 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Barkleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07001887356645489504noreply@blogger.com2http://blogs.plsweb.com/2009/05/many-faces-of-coaching.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198029050113881808.post-74858086864733543522009-05-03T05:37:00.000-05:002009-05-03T05:37:00.143-05:00“Soft skills” such as sociability, punctuality, conscientiousness and an ability to get along well with others, along with participation in extracurricular activities, are better predictors of...<br/> <br/> Visit Steve's blog site for more information! 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Barkleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07001887356645489504noreply@blogger.com2http://blogs.plsweb.com/2009/05/developing-social-skills-for-life.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198029050113881808.post-71289721961333471222009-04-26T04:12:00.008-05:002009-04-27T06:28:38.282-05:00During the last few weeks I have been part of several conversations with High Schools engaged in redesigning themselves, some through small learning communities, to better meet the needs of their...<br/> <br/> Visit Steve's blog site for more information! 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Barkleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07001887356645489504noreply@blogger.com0http://blogs.plsweb.com/2009/04/planning-for-high-school-improvement.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198029050113881808.post-58718740050108428972009-04-19T05:51:00.015-05:002009-04-19T12:06:36.463-05:00A recent posting of Science Daily, Physical Activity May Strengthen Children’s Ability to Pay Attention, reported the following: A professor of kinesiology and community health and the director of...<br/> <br/> Visit Steve's blog site for more information! 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Barkleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07001887356645489504noreply@blogger.com1http://blogs.plsweb.com/2009/04/learning-style-differences.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198029050113881808.post-81103815880937409102009-04-12T05:50:00.003-05:002009-04-12T05:50:00.627-05:00This past week I had the opportunity to work with educators around the concept of student effort as the key to student achievement at the Near East South Asia Council of Overseas Schools conference...<br/> <br/> Visit Steve's blog site for more information! 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In these settings I often observe a pre-conference that the coach has with a teacher, observe the teacher’s...<br/> <br/> Visit Steve's blog site for more information! We welcome you to participate in discussions by leaving your comments.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveBarkleyPondersOutLoud?a=8YAnur4ijH0:oklfL5GQI1k:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveBarkleyPondersOutLoud?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveBarkleyPondersOutLoud?a=8YAnur4ijH0:oklfL5GQI1k:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveBarkleyPondersOutLoud?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SteveBarkleyPondersOutLoud/~4/8YAnur4ijH0" height="1" width="1"/>Stephen G. Barkleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07001887356645489504noreply@blogger.com0http://blogs.plsweb.com/2009/04/coaching-complexity-of-teaching-and.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198029050113881808.post-86630559845707933342009-03-29T05:59:00.000-05:002009-03-28T15:37:04.767-05:00I receive monthly the free online newsletter from Marv Marshall, the author of Discipline Without Stress. I often promote Marv’s work encouraging teachers to look at classroom structures focused on...<br/> <br/> Visit Steve's blog site for more information! 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That was the question I posed to a team of instructional coaches I worked with recently. The coaches had sent me a list of...<br/> <br/> Visit Steve's blog site for more information! We welcome you to participate in discussions by leaving your comments.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveBarkleyPondersOutLoud?a=ubTj3u6PL88:8lEl9qS-e-A:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveBarkleyPondersOutLoud?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveBarkleyPondersOutLoud?a=ubTj3u6PL88:8lEl9qS-e-A:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveBarkleyPondersOutLoud?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SteveBarkleyPondersOutLoud/~4/ubTj3u6PL88" height="1" width="1"/>Stephen G. Barkleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07001887356645489504noreply@blogger.com0http://blogs.plsweb.com/2009/03/how-administrators-support.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198029050113881808.post-41255806621021414042009-03-15T07:13:00.005-05:002009-03-15T07:13:00.938-05:00These were the key words during a recent day I spent with the students and staff at Twin Lakes Elementary School in Hillsborough County, Tampa, FL. Each third, fourth ,and fifth grade class assigned...<br/> <br/> Visit Steve's blog site for more information! 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Barkleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07001887356645489504noreply@blogger.com0http://blogs.plsweb.com/2009/03/interest-and-effort.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198029050113881808.post-57914088145930874482009-03-04T06:52:00.022-06:002009-03-08T07:44:11.966-05:00I found a few authors’ writings this week that reinforced the critical work that needs to occur in PLC’s and teacher/coach dialogues. The following statement appears in National Staff Development’s...<br/> <br/> Visit Steve's blog site for more information! 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Barkleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07001887356645489504noreply@blogger.com0http://blogs.plsweb.com/2009/03/professional-learning-communities-and.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198029050113881808.post-50137332470370145482009-03-01T08:37:00.004-06:002009-03-01T23:26:58.719-06:00This week my colleague, Sandy Washmon, sent me a link to a video clip that features an upcoming book from Michael Bungay Stainer, a senior partner at Box of Crayons: Find Your Great Work The video...<br/> <br/> Visit Steve's blog site for more information! 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Barkleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07001887356645489504noreply@blogger.com2http://blogs.plsweb.com/2009/02/coaching-teachers-to-great-work.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198029050113881808.post-90507580289415206862009-02-22T06:59:00.007-06:002009-02-21T20:06:49.445-06:00I recently presented at Southern Region Education Board’s(SREB) High Schools That Work (HSTW), Quality Teaching: Research Based Strategies That Work Conference in Hilton Head, South Carolina. The...<br/> <br/> Visit Steve's blog site for more information! 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Barkleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07001887356645489504noreply@blogger.com0http://blogs.plsweb.com/2009/02/future-pictures-promote-effort.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198029050113881808.post-42887745942987416512009-02-15T07:10:00.001-06:002009-02-17T19:51:26.066-06:00I had the opportunity on a recent winter vacation get-a-way to read Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell. I had read his two previous books The Tipping Point and Blink and enjoyed them both. Two of my...<br/> <br/> Visit Steve's blog site for more information! 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Barkleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07001887356645489504noreply@blogger.com0http://blogs.plsweb.com/2009/02/effort-and-work.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198029050113881808.post-2600047438739304042009-02-08T10:53:00.000-06:002009-02-08T12:59:12.974-06:00In my work with advisories and student effort, I am continuously identifying the need to KNOW students: from students needs for survival, belonging, power, freedom and fun to students’ learning...<br/> <br/> Visit Steve's blog site for more information! 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Barkleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07001887356645489504noreply@blogger.com0http://blogs.plsweb.com/2009/02/knowing-students-knowing-teachers.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198029050113881808.post-7887168775954657492009-02-01T10:50:00.001-06:002009-02-01T10:50:00.890-06:00I just completed presenting at the winter conference of the Utah Association of Secondary School Principals in St. George, Utah. My session was titled "Leading Learning Communities" and focused on...<br/> <br/> Visit Steve's blog site for more information! 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Barkleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07001887356645489504noreply@blogger.com0http://blogs.plsweb.com/2009/01/learning-oriented-leadership.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198029050113881808.post-8872953720508607532009-01-18T06:46:00.019-06:002009-01-18T07:23:06.222-06:00In earlier postings, I have discussed the important partnership of principal and coach to build continuous teacher growth. One critical element of that partnership is identifying teachers’ current...<br/> <br/> Visit Steve's blog site for more information! 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