Collaborative Classroom and Javelin Learning Launch Collaborative Coach

Collaborative Coach is a powerful, scalable, and cost-effective solution to provide 1:1 coaching to an increasing number of teachers without diluting quality and impact.
Collaborative Coach pairs each teacher with an instructional coach who provides personalized, curriculum-specific coaching through a video-based, asynchronous platform.
Registration for the Fall 2021 Collaborative Coach cohort is open to teachers of SIPPS (Systematic Instruction in Phonological Awareness, Phonics, and Sight Words).

ALAMEDA, California — August 3, 2021 — Center for the Collaborative Classroom has partnered with Javelin Learning to create Collaborative Coach, a personalized, video-based, asynchronous coaching platform that pairs a teacher with an instructional coach who provides curriculum-specific coaching.

Collaborative Coach gives districts a powerful yet cost-effective way to provide coaching to an increasing number of teachers without diluting quality and impact.

Registration for the inaugural Fall 2021 Collaborative Coach cohort is now open. At this time, Collaborative Coach is available to educators who are teaching SIPPS (Systematic Instruction in Phonological Awareness, Phonics, and Sight Words).

A Partnership Between Collaborative Classroom and Javelin Learning

The Collaborative Coach platform is built by Javelin Learning Solutions, who bring a history of experience and innovation to business, education, healthcare, and the public sector.

Javelin Learning builds on its tradition of merging contemporary technology solutions with research-based practices from psychology and the science of learning.

“Since our inception, Collaborative Classroom has been committed to teacher professional learning. We’re always seeking innovative ways to support educators in their ongoing learning and development,” said Dr. Kelly Stuart, Collaborative Classroom’s President and COO. “Javelin Learning is an ideal partner in this work.”

“Since our inception, Collaborative Classroom has been committed to teacher professional learning. We’re always seeking innovative ways to support educators in their ongoing learning and development,” said Dr. Kelly Stuart, Collaborative Classroom’s President and COO. “Javelin Learning is an ideal partner in this work.”

Javelin Learning President and CEO Fred Fishback said, “Javelin is excited to partner with Collaborative Classroom on this innovative coaching platform. Collaborative Coach integrates and synergizes technology, the science of learning, and the power of personalized, human relationships to leverage professional development to help teachers with the challenges and the opportunities in their classrooms.”

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A Scalable Solution for Bringing Effective Coaching to More Teachers

Research has shown that coaching is an important tool to support teachers. Findings from a recent meta-analysis on teacher coaching found that instructional coaching improves both instructional practice and student achievement—more so than other professional development and school-based interventions.

However, the same researchers also found that the “effectiveness of the coaching program declines as the number of teachers involved increases.” The challenges of bringing on, training, and supporting coaches can be very expensive and difficult to manage. Schools and districts need a scalable way to get coaching to more teachers and grow its impact while maintaining the coaching’s effectiveness.

Collaborative Coach’s personalized, asynchronous platform makes instructional coaching possible for more teachers than traditional coaching, while also providing a model for learning that is flexible, adaptable, and affordable.

Collaborative Coach’s personalized, asynchronous platform makes instructional coaching possible for more teachers than traditional coaching, while also providing a model for learning that is flexible, adaptable, and affordable. It allows educators to engage in the ongoing learning that they need to evolve their teaching practice and create the learning experiences that students need to thrive.

Educators and Coaches on Collaborative Coach

“My experience with Collaborative Coach pushed me to be even more conscious of my instructional practices as I supported my struggling readers. … The feedback and guidance was motivating for me. The more feedback I received, the more I dug into the [SIPPS] program materials, the more I was able to generate questions and identify things that I wanted to learn more about. The very specific feedback from the coach offered me things that I could chew on and helped me think about my instruction and the student experience.” –Tamara Williams, Reading Interventionist

“The Collaborative Coach process was amazing. I think the value of recording yourself and framing growth and reflection around personal observations is the best development in which a professional can engage. I can hear my own voice and my coach’s voice from my reflection video each day I work with my groups. I am accountable to myself and therefore my readers in a deeper manner than before. My coach’s swift response made it feel like she was right beside me.” –Kendra Fagg, Reading Specialist

“As a Collaborative Coach, I noticed teachers being more reflective about their practice. I thought they went deeper into the curriculum than in other coaching experiences. It was truly powerful to watch teachers build their knowledge in an uninterrupted way. Intentionally viewing the teacher-created video provides me the opportunity to coach the teacher in a personalized way that can guide, support, or encourage aspects of their instruction to best meet their learning needs.” —Gina Fugnitto, Collaborative Coach

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About Center for the Collaborative Classroom

Collaborative Classroom’s mission as a nonprofit is to help students grow as readers, writers, and thinkers while they develop the social and emotional skills necessary to thrive.

Founded in 1980, Center for the Collaborative Classroom conducted seminal research on social development. Collaborative Classroom has evolved into a partner for schools and districts that is dedicated to transforming the school experience, developing students, and empowering teachers. The organization’s work impacts 7 million students and 285,000 teachers in classrooms every day. Learn more at collaborativeclassroom.org.

About Javelin Learning Solutions

Javelin Learning Solutions brings a rich history of experience and innovation to business, education, healthcare and the public sector. Today, Javelin continues to build on its tradition of merging contemporary technology solutions with the best science from psychology and learning. Our Accelerate Learning Platform brings interactive simulations to the mobile environment as we build important work competencies such as communication, interpersonal and leadership skills, teamwork, empathy, and more. Learn more at javelinlearningsolutions.com.

MEDIA CONTACT:

Peter Brunn
Vice President for Organizational Learning
pbrunn@collaborativeclassroom.org
510.914.0893