Angela and I met with Brittany, a science teacher, to provide coaching on how to implement the Concept Mastery Routine in her classroom. We started by explaining the importance of using the CMR for concepts her students found challenging to understand. We provided Brittany with her own Concept Mastery Routine manual and walked her through the Cue-Do-Review Sequence. We also used the attached Concept Mastery PowerPoint to explain each section of the diagram. After showing Brittany some examples of completed diagrams in the manual, Brittany completed a diagram prokaryotic cells that she planned to use during our observation.
A success we encountered was that Brittany was confident and quickly understood how to complete and use the Concept Mastery Routine diagram using a concept she was teaching in her science class. Brittany was eager and easy to work with. A challenge we encountered was finding the time for the three of us to meet for our coaching session. Angela and I do not have a shared planning period with Brittany; therefore, we had to schedule substitute teachers to cover us for half a day so that we had enough time to successfully coach Brittany. On the day of the observation, Angela and I observed Brittany during our planning period.
Link for Concept Mastery PowerPoint
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B1QkIeJfdYTyZFdqYWJRWW5LZ2M
A success we encountered was that Brittany was confident and quickly understood how to complete and use the Concept Mastery Routine diagram using a concept she was teaching in her science class. Brittany was eager and easy to work with. A challenge we encountered was finding the time for the three of us to meet for our coaching session. Angela and I do not have a shared planning period with Brittany; therefore, we had to schedule substitute teachers to cover us for half a day so that we had enough time to successfully coach Brittany. On the day of the observation, Angela and I observed Brittany during our planning period.
Link for Concept Mastery PowerPoint
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B1QkIeJfdYTyZFdqYWJRWW5LZ2M