What Teachers Say
After 23 years in teaching... finally there’s a program that allows us to master how to teach by providing hands-on, repeated practice. It has really changed the way I teach... COACHING WHAT WORKS is my favorite professional development ever!
– Nan A., 4thEvery teacher should know this.
– Most participantsThis coaching experience has been very, very valuable. I hope that the rest of our staff and other staffs in our district utilize it to the fullest.
– Carolyn B., Coach / TeacherELLs and struggling readers need an earlier start [than the curriculum offers] so I teach vocabulary every day... I plan ahead of time; I do not teach words off the top of my head.
– Kim L., Coach /TeacherStudents achieve mostly A’s and B’s now and I am enjoying teaching again.
– Irene H., Middle schoolI am a totally different teacher now.
– Kirsten M., Middle schoolAwesome collection of pearls of wisdom-I'll be putting many of them to use starting next Monday.
- Maureen J., Adult ESL InstructorCWW 8-step vocabulary instruction is absolutely the most important thing we can be doing for our students to help them in language arts.
– Carolyn B., Coach / TeacherCOACHING WHAT WORKS should be required professional development for every teacher in the district.
– Most participantsWorking with my peers is so rewarding.
– EveryoneI use CWW eight steps written out on paper ahead of time so that I do not have to come up with it while I am teaching... I then save those vocabulary “scripts” to use year after year.
– Kim L., Coach /TeacherFANTASTIC tools!
- Sandy E., 2nd[Our grade level] had the highest scores in our school. Our scores really soared from using direct, explicit vocabulary instruction within the math and language arts curriculum.
– Carolyn B., Coach / TeacherKids’ passing scores jumped from 50% to 90%.
– April C., KWorks just as well with struggling students.
– Irene H., Middle schoolCWW [Teacher Checklist] structure for instruction really helps—having the steps to go through and monitor each other, watch each other and then be able to talk afterwards, helps inform and plan instruction.
– Kim L., Coach /TeacherI think it’s an absolutely gigantic waste if people are not using CWW to the fullest.
– Carolyn B., Coach / TeacherCWW has transformed my teaching and my career.
– Tina K., Middle schoolI just think it’s great. It makes my job more fun and students are more excited as we move through the lesson. Also it pretty much eliminates off-task behavior because they are all thinking and participating.
– Jeanne S., TeacherI thought my kids were engaged until I did CWW.
– Bev J., 2nd...Biggest challenge and biggest change in my teaching.
– Lisa K., 2ndCWW format actively engages teachers in active student engagement.
– Kirsten M., Middle schoolAs a coach, we see that breaking old habits is extremely hard to do. TEACHER CHECKLISTS provide step-by-step help to plan, monitor, and debrief.
– Kim L.., Coach / 2ndTEACHER CHECKLISTS are simply and succinctly worded ~~ easy to use, easy to remember, guaranteeing success in the classroom.
– Sylvia C., Teacher/ ColumnistJust the smiles on their faces and the way they look when they know they are being really smart and using words that other first graders don’t know is the most rewarding of all. And that’s the truth!
– Kim L., Coach /TeacherThe first time I saw CWW, I had no words to express the delight that I felt in seeing everything I had taught myself defined, described, qualified and quantified...
– Joanne F., Chef InstructorWe can focus on a few strategies with time to practice and to become natural.
– Sydney T-S., Middle schoolTEACHER CHECKLISTS are practical and inspiring reminders.
– Carol B., 2ndIt’s like having your own coach in the classroom with you.
– Joanne F., Chef InstructorStudents are happier, they have more friends, less arguments and less fighting.
– Many teachersBetter than BTSA. (Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment)
– Sean A., 1st...Lends itself to thinking, doing, sharing, having a little fun...not just sitting there with hands in lap.
– Irene H., Middle schoolOne of my passions is teaching social studies...CWW fits in beautifully with in-depth study to increase understanding. And of course, I am putting CWW strategies into science as well.
– Kimberley L., TeacherI use CWW active engagement strategies throughout the day in all content areas. The kids build their confidence because they get to speak their ideas and they are all heard. Every child is heard.
– Jeanne S., TeacherI wish I’d had this coaching from the beginning: I realize now about all the kids I did not teach well.
– Kimberley H., Middle schoolCWW helps you daily. It takes a couple of seconds to glance at and you can get back on track. When you are on track, your students are on track.
– Joanne F., Chef InstructorCOACHING WHAT WORKS has transformed my teaching-- and I didn’t think I needed it.
– Gail P., 4-5 GATEThis system teaches quickly and all in one place what took me years to figure out on my own. CWW is the real deal.
– Joanne F., InstructorCWW engagement strategies are very important because the students are all paying attention...White boards, working with a partner, erasing their answers...
– Tracey N-S., TeacherIt’s so powerful and they are so excited when it’s their turn in the end to produce whatever I have assigned them to do.
– Jeanne S., TeacherWhy wasn’t this available to me when I first started teaching?
– Joanne F., Chef InstructorThis is coaching at its best and the most direct, valuable assistance from the county office of education I've ever received.
– Linda B., 4thThis SOOO works!
– Sue B., 4th. . .Given me renewed interest in my job and these students.
– Marie C., 2ndI felt a little bit proud because I’d figured out many of these things on my own. Only problem was it took me ten years.
– Joanne F., Chef InstructorSchooling you receive to be a teacher, the year credential program, the 3-years of special ed training, and the master’s program doesn’t really give you on-the-job experience... Once you are part of CWW, you really start to learn how to be a teacher and to hone in on your craft.
– Lisa D., TeacherStudents are enthusiastically engaged, not stressed and burnt out, feeling like failures.
– Kirsten M., Middle schoolTeachers can relate to real teachers in real settings with full classes of students. They can see what trained teachers who have "buy-in" can accomplish.
– Katia J., 3rdIf teachers could use this from Day One, whether it’s their first year or their 20th year of teaching... CWW is help in the moment, when you need it.
– Joanne F., Chef InstructorI have to say that I really dreaded having my peers come in and watch me teach... But what I found is it’s really valuable because they are my peers- not there judging me; they get to show me what I am doing well as well as what I am not doing well.
– Tracey N-S., TeacherIt works. Teachers must see active student engagement in action because it is not being used in most schools. Teachers have to see how effective vocabulary instruction can be when students actually know what words mean.
– Nissa L., 5th
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