This instructional coaching observation and discussion template helps create a structured approach to capture detailed notes and facilitate productive coaching conversations with teachers.  It includes space to capture observations, along with space to capture notes from the post-observation reflection conversation.

The UDL Look-fors Guide provides descriptions of implementation in the classroom.  This guide may serve as a key document in setting goals for instructional coaches and teaches.  Leadership teams may also use the descriptors on this document to determine areas of focus for instructional rounds.Note:  this document is meant to be used for early adopters of the UDL framework and is by no means an exhaustive list strategies.

As new teachers Saray Felix and Alex Torres embark on their first year of teaching, they get help from instructional coaches. Through feedback from their coaches, Saray and Alex are able to reflect on their teaching practice. Both Saray and Alex are enthusiastic about starting teaching, but confront challenges around classroom management, isolation, and exhaustion. Saray and Alex incorporate feedback from their coaches to focus on challenging and supporting students. As the year progresses, Saray and Alex learn to focus on both what needs to be improved and what is working.

Instructional coaches and teachers can use this documentation approach to set goals, archive feedback and conversations, communicate asynchronously and monitor data.

This collection of UDL resources is meant to accompany the "Introduction to UDL Coaching" workshop in this series along with coaching conversations that follow.

Agenda and presentation for a 2-day workshop to unpack the EL Education curriculum resource for grades K-5.