Intro to Peer Coaching What is peer coaching

Intro to Peer Coaching

What is peer coaching? Team up with a partner and talk about your writing. Each of you takes a turn being the writer and the coach Based off of a script, but try for a conversation Same process used at UWM

COACHES In sports, coaches instruct players and direct team strategy. They do not do the work for the team, but rather they stand on the side observing, looking at what is going well and what needs improvement. (Ryan & Zimmerelli, 2010)

What do peer coaches do? Peer coaches stand on the sidelines, too. The work of the writer needs to be her own. By: asking questions, making comments, and functioning as a reader, you encourage the writer to think through problems and to find their own answers. (Ryan & Zimmerelli 2010)

Revision Coaching is about revision. Big picture Not grammar, spelling You are not taking someone else’s paper and correcting it or rewriting it. You help the writer to rewrite it themselves by becoming that voice inside their head.

Why do peer coaching? Writer Improve your writing Identify what you do well Fix problems you know you have Identify and fix problems you didn’t know you had Improve your ability to communicate

Why do peer coaching? Coach Improve your ability to communicate Identify strengths and weaknesses in other people’s writing Apply what you learned to your own writing Learn about other people

Are you nervous? New things can cause anxiety Keep an open mind

Plan for today: 1. 2. Look at the peer coaching directions (or script) Watch a video of a peer coaching session http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=x 6 Kxar. SX 44 A 3. 4. 5. Identify strengths/weaknesses in your own paragraph Team up with a partner Start peer coaching