The Crown Center For Teaching

Instructional Coaching Program

The Crown Center for Teaching invites faculty and instructors of all ranks, including visiting instructors, to sign up for the Instructional Coaching Program. Instructional coaching can include the use of the Inclusive Pedagogies Observation Protocol (IPOP foundations and advanced), a shortened version of the IPOP, but is also flexible depending upon your goals and needs related to delivering equitable and anti-racist pedagogies.  

The coachee’s teaching challenges and successes revealed through this program are not shared with department/program chairs, mentors, or colleagues. Privacy and confidentiality are taken very seriously because we want this program to be a space where educators can be vulnerable, can experiment with new teaching approaches, and feel supported as they learn and grow as teachers.

Questions? Contact the Faculty Fellow for Instructional Coaching, Tina Valtierra (kvaltierra@coloradocollege.edu). 

 

Instructional Coaches

Participants in the coaching program must commit to two coaching cycles in either the fall or spring semester, proactive scheduling, and communication with their Instructional Coach. Participants are also required to attend a coaching program orientation during Block 1.   

  • Coaching cycles include a pre-observation conversation, a two-stage classroom observation using the Inclusive Pedagogies Observation Protocol (IPOP foundations and discourse), and a post-observation debrief. 
  • Instructional Coaches are paid $2,500 each academic year to support the professional growth of one coachee.   

Lead Instructional Coaches

This program is organized and facilitated by Lead Instructional Coaches. Leads must have three years of teaching experience at CC and have participated in at least three teaching-focused professional development opportunities in the prior academic year. Lead Instructional Coaches support instructional coaches and facilitate teaching-focused training and workshops.

Lead Instructional Coaches are paid $4000 per academic year for their expertise and leadership.

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