Instructional Coaching Program
This teacher development program is designed to support CC educators’ anti-oppressive pedagogical development. The program leverages CC faculty knowledge and skills by hiring interested CC faculty who then serve as coaches to fellow faculty seeking instructional coaching support. Instructional coaches serve as pedagogical thought partners who are responsible for observing and supporting the development of one “coachee” colleague throughout an academic year through four coaching cycles.
Questions? Contact Tina Valtierra (kvaltierra@coloradocollege.edu) and/or Santiago Guerra (sguerra@coloradocollege.edu).
Instructional Coaches
Coaching cycles include a pre-observation conversation, a 2-stage classroom observation using the Inclusive Pedagogies Observation Protocol (IPOP foundations and discourse), and a post-observation debrief.
Instructional coaches are paid $2500 each academic year to support the professional growth of one coachee.
The coachee’s teaching challenges and successes revealed through this program are not shared with department/program chairs, mentors, or colleagues. Privacy and confidentiality are taken very seriously because we want this program to be a space where educators can be vulnerable, can experiment with new teaching approaches, and feel supported as they learn and grow as teachers.
Lead Instructional Coaches
This program is organized and facilitated by two Lead Instructional Coaches. Leads must have three years of teaching experience at CC and have participated in at least three teaching-focused professional development opportunities in the prior academic year. Lead Instructional Coaches support instructional coaches and facilitate teaching-focused training and workshops.
Lead Instructional Coaches are paid $4000 per academic year for their expertise and leadership.