Coaches from the PhD Science Texas team expertly guide educators to apply what they learn in Professional Development sessions to their classrooms and schools. Through modeling, observation, and recommendations for customizing the curriculum, Great Minds® coaches help teachers improve implementation and help leaders develop effective ways to support, understand, and evaluate classroom practices.
Selected leaders participate in classroom observations with a PhD Science Texas coach to identify trends of implementation including celebrating successes and identifying areas of growth. Participating in this session improves instructional leaders’ ability to support effective classroom practice.
With the guidance of a PhD Science Texas coach, educators plan, prepare, deliver, and debrief a lesson to improve student outcomes and establish best practices for instruction.
In this offering, a PhD Science Texas coach will work to build a customized topic-based session that is framed around district needs. Topics include (but are not limited to):
In this offering, a PhD Science Texas coach will work alongside a school-level PLC leader (if applicable) to lead a PLC that is customized to meet the needs of the teachers and students. This will allow instructional coaches and teachers to walk away with the confidence, knowledge, and skills needed to fully support all students.
Topics include (but are not limited to):
To set educators up for success with PhD Science Texas, our team of teacher–writers created the three-year plan below, which integrates both PD and personalized coaching so all teachers can feel confident with the curriculum. Because we know that when teachers feel prepared and well-versed in the curriculum, students thrive.
Foundational Professional Development Session
Foundational Professional Development Session
Foundational Professional Development Session
Sustaining Professional Development Session
*These sessions can be flexibly interchanged from our full list of Sustaining PD offerings based on district needs and conversations with your Implementation Lead.
Sustaining Professional Development Session
Sustaining Professional Development Session
*These sessions can be flexibly interchanged from our full list of Sustaining PD offerings based on district needs and conversations with your Implementation Lead.