The Skillful Observation & Coaching Laboratory

The Skillful Observation & Coaching Laboratory

DATPosterwspotlights The Skillful Observation and Coaching Laboratory (SOCL) is a school-embedded professional development experience that builds instructional leadership capacity for administrators, instructional coaches, curriculum specialists, and/or anyone who is responsible for the development of teachers and teaching. SOCL participants observe classroom teaching in small groups, practice collecting relevant data, analyze and discuss the observation to clarify patterns of effective instruction, identify teacher talents and strengths, and provide the teacher with growth-evoking feedback and coaching. 

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Welcome to the Skillful Observation and Coaching Laboratory