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Videos of LENA Grow Essentials coaching sessions

Watch the videos below to see how coaches structure strengths-based conversations around LENA Day experiences. How does the coach:

  • Actively listen?
  • Identify and explore teacher strengths?
  • Develop actionable goals?
  • Create space for self-discovery?

Video examples

Week 1: Full coaching session

Week 3: Review LENA Log + Goal Setting 

Week 5: Celebration Report  |  Teacher Reflection 

Reports + Data: Using Reports for Equitability  |  Using Data to Support Reflection


LENA Grow Essentials: Week 1

The video below shows each section of the Week 1 coaching session. Note how the coach follows each question provided in the Coach Guide while supporting teachers make connections to their classroom practice.

» 0:00  Review Teacher Learning Objectives
» 0:28  Introduce the LENA Grow program
» 4:42  Discuss and review LENA Day 1
» 8:52  Introduce the LENA Grow Room Report

 


LENA Grow Essentials: Week 3

Watch the coach review weekly LENA Log, reports, and suggest a new goal based on data.

» 0:50 Update weekly goal
» 1:22 Acknowledge teacher adaptability 
» 2:08 Connect data to classroom experience
» 3:05 Support teacher reflection
» 4:15 Suggest new goal based on data

 


LENA Grow Essentials: Week 5


Celebration Report

Watch the coach use elements of the Celebration Report to acknowledge teacher effort, impact, and provide feedback on program success using classroom data.

» 0:50  Recognize teacher effort and impact
» 1:30  Provide specific feedback with examples
» 2:00  Connect data to research and teaching practice
» 2:56  Restate teacher impact using data

 

Teacher Reflection
Watch the coach review ask specific questions to extend teacher thinking and reflection about their classroom language experiences.

 


Reports + Data


Using data to promote equitability

Watch how the coach explains how to use Interactions Chart to help achieve language equitability in the classroom.

 

Using data to support reflection
Watch how the coach uses open-ended questions to support teacher reflection and goal setting. 

 



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