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Transforming Classrooms Through Collaborative Coaching

At The Kirkland Group, we understand teachers’ critical role in shaping student achievement. Our job-embedded coaching model, inspired by Jim Knight and John Hattie’s research, is designed to support educators in achieving measurable growth in their practice.
We provide on-site, personalized coaching that meets teachers where they are, focusing on practical strategies for immediate classroom impact.

Evidence-Based Strategies

Grounded in research, our coaching includes proven techniques such as feedback, classroom discussions, scaffolding, cooperative learning, problem-solving, and small-group instruction. These strategies are selected based on their effect sizes, ensuring they significantly impact student outcomes.

Gradual Release of Responsibility (GRR)

Our consultants guide teachers through GRR, empowering them to gradually transfer responsibility for learning from teacher-led instruction to student-led activities.

Hands-On Support

  • ● Modeling Lessons
  • ● Co-Teaching
  • ● Professional Development

Social Studies Job-Embedded Teacher Coaching

Social Studies coaching from The Kirkland Group is designed to empower teachers to deliver engaging and standards-aligned instruction that prepares students for college and career readiness. Our social studies coaching emphasizes.

Social Studies Job-Embedded Teacher Coaching

Social Studies coaching from The Kirkland Group is designed to empower teachers to deliver engaging and standards-aligned instruction that prepares students for college and career readiness. Our social studies coaching emphasizes:

Gradual Release of Responsibility (GRR):

Coaches guide teachers in implementing GRR, ensuring students move from teacher-led instruction to independent inquiry and analysis.

Critical Thinking Development

Teachers are supported in fostering critical thinking and problem-solving skills through primary and secondary source analysis, document-based questions (DBQs), and debates.

Content Relevance

Coaches help teachers connect historical concepts to modern-day issues, enhancing student engagement and understanding of civic responsibilities.

7. Instructional Strategies

Modeling Lessons

Coaches demonstrate effective teaching techniques aligned with social studies standards.

Co-Teaching

Teachers collaborate with coaches to refine strategies for active learning and student participation

Professional Development

Coaches provide ongoing training on scaffolding complex concepts, promoting inquiry-based learning, and using high-quality instructional materials.

Science Job-Embedded Teacher Coaching

Our science coaching is tailored to help educators implement dynamic and inquiry-based learning environments that foster student curiosity and critical thinking.

Gradual Release of Responsibility (GRR)

Teachers learn how to scaffold instruction so students gradually take ownership of their learning through investigation and experimentation.

Student Engagement through Inquiry:

Coaches guide teachers in designing lessons that encourage students to ask questions, collect data, and analyze findings, aligning with standards and fostering scientific literacy.

Standards-Based Alignment

Coaches support the integration of high-quality instructional materials (HQIM) and ensure lessons meet College and Career Readiness Standards.

Student Engagement through Inquiry:

● Modeling Lessons: Coaches demonstrate experiments, hands-on activities, and interactive lessons that enhance conceptual understanding.

● Co-Teaching: Teachers collaborate with coaches to implement strategies that boost engagement and participation.

● Professional Development: Focus on elevating higher-order thinking, promoting evidence-based conclusions, and integrating cross-curricular connections.

Math Job-Embedded Teacher Coaching

Math coaching from The Kirkland Group equips teachers to deliver rigorous and engaging instruction that builds students’ conceptual understanding and procedural fluency.

1. Gradual Release of Responsibility (GRR):

Coaches assist teachers in transitioning from explicit instruction to student-centered activities, fostering mathematical independence.

2: Focus on Mathematical Practices:

Teachers learn to integrate the Standards for Mathematical Practice (SMPs) into their instruction, such as problem-solving, reasoning, and modeling with mathematics.

3: Data-Driven Instruction:

6. Coaches provide tools for analyzing assessment data to identify learning gaps and adjust instruction to meet students’ needs.

4: Instructional Strategies

  • ● Modeling Lessons: Coaches demonstrate effective strategies for teaching key concepts, using manipulatives, and scaffolding learning.
  • ● Co-Teaching: Teachers partner with coaches to refine their use of resources such as Eureka Math, EnVision Mathematics, and other HQIM.
  • ● Professional Development: Sessions focus on addressing misconceptions, implementing high-yield math tasks, and creating engaging math stations.

ELA Job-Embedded Teacher Coaching

ELA coaching is designed to help teachers build literacy skills through research-based practices and effective classroom strategies.

1. Gradual Release of Responsibility (GRR):

Coaches support teachers in structuring lessons that transition from direct instruction to student-led reading, writing, and discussion activities.

2. Close Reading Strategies

Teachers are guided in implementing strategies for helping students analyze complex texts, identify key ideas, and make evidence-based inferences.

3. Writing to Sources

Coaches assist teachers in developing lessons that focus on argumentative, informative, and narrative writing, ensuring students can write effectively across genres.

4: Instructional Strategies

  • ● Modeling Lessons:Coaches demonstrate best practices for teaching vocabulary, comprehension, and writing skills.
  • ● Co-Teaching: Teachers collaborate with coaches to incorporate scaffolding techniques and support struggling readers.
  • ● Professional Development: Emphasis on incorporating vocabulary instruction, sentence and paragraph frames, and differentiation to meet diverse learner needs.

Key Features of Job-Embedded Teacher Coaching Across All Subjects

Collaborative Support

Teachers work alongside coaches to identify challenges, set goals, and implement effective instructional strategies.

Real-Time Feedback

Coaches provide immediate feedback during lessons, ensuring teachers can refine their practice based on actionable insights.

Sustained Professional Growth

Job-embedded coaching ensures long-term impact by offering continuous, in-classroom support tailored to teachers’ unique needs.

Standards-Aligned Instruction

All coaching services are designed to help teachers meet College and Career Readiness Standards, using evidence-based strategies proven to improve student outcomes

Partner with The Kirkland Group for transformative job-embedded coaching that drives teacher effectiveness and student success. Learn more at www.kirklandgroup.org!
Accelerating Student Learning Through High-Dosage Tutoring
At The Kirkland Group, we offer targeted high-dosage tutoring services designed to close learning gaps and accelerate student achievement in English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies. Rooted in research and best practices, our tutoring model ensures students receive frequent, consistent, and personalized academic support that aligns with state standards and classroom instruction.

We specialize in providing support for teachers of English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies, as well as in ACT and Praxis test preparation.
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