Practice-Based Coaching (website): From The Early Childhood Learning & Knowledge Center, this suite of resources supports the use of this cyclical professional development strategy. Resources include fact sheets, resources for coaches, and resources for systemic implementation.

Pyramid Model Equity Coaching Guide (website): The guide provides the classroom coach with a reflection tool to examine the implementation of Pyramid Model practices through the lens of culturally responsive practices and identification of implicit bias. It is designed to be used by coaches after the coach has established a strong collaborative coaching partnership, an initial TPOT assessment has been completed, the coach and teacher have begun working together, and the coach has conducted several observations in the classroom.

Pyramid Model Practice-Based Coaching (website): From the National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations (NCPMI), this suite of resources offers coaching tools, training modules, and videos and webinars to promote practitioners’ use of the Pyramid Model Practices via a practice-based coaching system.

Department of Children and Families’ YoungStar Practice-Based Coaching: Practice-Based Coaching (PBC) is an individualized form of professional development available to programs participating in YoungStar. During the PBC process, a coach works with a provider to identify specific teaching practices they would like to improve. A coach will assist the provider in creating an action plan to achieve their goals while providing support, observing progress, and sharing feedback. If you are interested in learning more about PBC, ask your program’s Technical Consultant. YoungStar PBC: One Skill at a Time (brochure)

Wisconsin DPI Coaching (website): The WI DPI provides a definition of coaching, offers resources for the systematic implementation of a coaching system, and opportunities to grow skills as a coach. 

Competency Practice Profile (website): Wisconsin Instructional Coaching Collaborative. The Coaching Collaborative aims to engage instructional coaches throughout Wisconsin in deepening their coaching practice and content knowledge – specifically literacy and mathematics content knowledge.

Coaching Competency Practice Profile Version 2.2 (pdf): This document details core competencies that support a coach in contributing to systems transformation. The practice profile consists of measurable, observable, and behaviorally-based indicators for each essential function and promotes consistency across practitioners.

Updated 11/07/2022