Coaching

Coaching provides continuing professional development and support for teachers who participated in the CMST Summer Institute.

Goals of the CMST Coaching

Provide follow-up for the Summer Institute
Provide support for CMST Challenge team projects
Help CMST Teachers with content, pedagogy, materials and strategies
Provide a mechanism for interaction between CMST Teachers in their home districts
Provide interaction between CMST Teachers and the CMST Faculty
Provide interaction between CMST Teachers and Coaches from neighboring partnering districts
Promote awareness of NCTM, NSTA and NCATE standards
Promote curriculum alignment with state standards
Provide technical support to CMST teachers on hardware/software issues

CMST Coaching activity plan. PI to meet school representatives (monthly)
College faculty meet (biweekly)
College faculty to meet CMST Coaches and Teachers (quarterly)
Reciprocal classrooms visits (once a year)
CMST Coaches to meet CMST Teachers regularly
CMST Coaches to meet other CMST District Coaches (monthly)
CMST Teachers to meet partner teachers as needed
CMST Teachers to meet Challenge students as needed
CMST Teachers to log on to the ListServ regularly
Annual reports from CMST Teachers, Coaches and college faculty

Benefits for CMST Coaches

Get a stipend ($500 per CMST Teacher coached) during the academic year
Receive additional training in math, science and technology
Receive calculator training
Receive educational software and technical assistant
Receive coaching from college faculty on CMST tools
Opportunities to interact with CMST Coaches and Teachers from other districts
Opportunity to win travel support for national conferences

Coaching Responsibilities

Attend CMST Summer Institute
Keep a log of all coaching activities
Meet with CMST Teachers regularly
Meet with the Mentor Coordinator (twice a year)
Meet with other CMST Coaches and Teachers from districts and the college (quarterly)
Provide understanding of project expectations
Technical support to CMST Teachers on hardware/software issues
Support CMST Teachers on curriculum, content, pedagogy and strategies
Visit CMST teacher's classroom and log 3 observations throughout 1 school year
Schedule a visit for the CMST Teacher to see a classroom demonstration
Help the CMST Teacher provide a portfolio (as part of annual report) of modeling and technology use in the classroom by students
Assist and educate CMST Teachers about professional expectations by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
Perform tasks assigned by the Mentor Coordinator
Report on "the activity of the month" on the listserv