Coaching Home

Welcome to the Double Check Coaching section. This section is intended for instructional coaches, administrators, and other school professionals who regularly consult with teachers about culturally responsive practices, student engagement, and classroom management. Becoming proficient in the Double Check coaching model requires that you develop knowledge and skills in (1) implementing the Double Check structure and procedures and (2) conducting collaborative coaching meetings using motivational interviewing skills. Motivational interviewing is a way of communicating with others that helps elicit talk about making a change. It is a helpful skill to employ when consulting with teachers.

Ideally, effective coaches are also knowledgeable about culturally responsive teaching practices, ways to increase student engagement, and effective classroom management practices. However, for coaches less fluent in this knowledge base, the website is designed so that you and the teachers you work with can readily identify simple and effective classroom strategies to implement to enhance their classroom.

Coaching Home

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Getting Started

1

Review each step of the coaching process by reading the content, reviewing videos, and reflecting on your comfort with each step.

2

Invite the teacher(s) who you will begin coaching by going to the My Teachers page.

3

Begin the coaching process (e.g., Step 1: Set up a Getting to Know You Interview with your teacher). All the tools needed are embedded within each step of the coaching process.

Double Check Coaching Process

This section provides an overview of the procedures and tools needed for coaches to conduct an effective Classroom Check-Up. A flowchart is provided to illustrate the overall process and the key steps:

Clicking within each step takes you to resources, videos, forms, and detailed descriptions for how to complete the step.

Double Check Teacher Resources

The Double Check CCU provides tools for teachers to improve areas that need attention and to implement strategies suggested during the coaching process.