Many people believe that building the clinical eye means being able to recognize a highly effective classroom environment. But it is SO much more. A coach's primary job is to support their teachers with their teaching. When you are able to walk into a room and quickly assess the quality of the teaching and determine what support you can provide all of the teachers in your building, then you have effectively developed your clinical eye.
There are 7 areas that make up your clinical eye. They are:
•School
Culture
•Classroom
Environment
•Classroom
Management
•Instruction
•Literacy
Centers
•Student
Engagement
•Capacity-Building
Opportunities
Effective coaches are able to identify, address, and support their teachers in each of these areas. Once you are able to walk into one of your teachers classrooms and determine which of these areas you should focus on, it will be much easier for you to determine the type of support you will provide and be very targeted on the instruction. Your goal is to be able to identify which area you must support first. For those of you who are interested in building your own clinical eye, you may purchase the entire presentation with detailed notes here:
Building the Clinical Eye for Literacy Coaches
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