Find out how PIIC started and the benefits and resources available to you!

1. Pennsylvania’s Institute for
Instructional Coaching (PIIC)

2. • Annenberg Foundation
• PDE
• PDE fully endorses the PIIC Model for Coaching
• Full funding last 4 years and plans to continue
Partnership

3. • How Did PIIC Get Started?
Let’s Start with History!

4. • Work to build teacher capacity as a means of increasing
student engagement and improving student achievement
• Stay current with PDE initiatives
• Advocate one-on-one and small group support
• Focus on collecting and analyzing data to identify needs and
assess changes in instructional practice
• Use evidence-based literacy practices and research-based
instructional techniques
• Support reflective and non-evaluative practices
Goals of PIIC?

5. LITERACY BECOMES THE INSTRUCTIONAL BASE
• Connection with common core and correlation with the college
and career readiness literacy skills.
• Opportunity for a designated coach to be trained on research-
based literacy strategies and bring back to share -- One-One
and group support
• Help teachers create motivated engaged and curious
learners
• Help teachers connect content in ALL subjects to the real
world
• Secondary Instructional Coaches Professional Network
meetings held at the IU
• IU PIIC Mentor to provide support
What Do You Receive?

6. September 25, 2012 Mohawk High School 9 a.m. – 2:15 p.m.
Administrator/Coach Library
Professional Development
November 20, 2012 Learning Walk 12 p.m.—3:00 p.m.
Riverside BC High
School
January 15, 2013 BVIU 9:00 a.m.—1:30 p.m.
February 14, 2013 BVIU 9:00 a.m.—1:30 p.m.
April 16, 2013 BVIU 9:00 a.m.—1:30 p.m.
May 14, 2013 BVIU 9:00 a.m.—1:30 p.m.
Instructional Coaches Professional
Networking Meetings—IU 27 Register
Now!
www.bviu.org/registration

7. September 25, 2012 Mohawk High School 9 a.m. – 2:15 p.m.
Administrator/Coach Library
Professional Development
Amy Walker will send 9:00 a.m.—1:30 p.m.
the meeting dates to IU 4
coaches.
9:00 a.m.—1:30 p.m.
9:00 a.m.—1:30 p.m.
9:00 a.m.—1:30 p.m.
9:00 a.m.—1:30 p.m.
Instructional Coaches Professional
Networking Meetings—IU 4 Register
Now!
/registration

8. • Collaboration with IU 27, IU 4 and others throughout the
state
• Model evidence-based literacy practices and instructional
strategies
• Face-to-Face and Skype Mentoring/Coaching
• On-site Collaboration Visits
• PIIC IU 27 Coaching Moodle
• PIIC IU 4 Coaching Wiki
Coaching Collaboration

9. • Penn Literacy Network (PLN)
• A research-based literacy framework for teaching and learning
• Facilitator: Joe Ginotti-University of Pennsylvania
• IU 4 and IU 27
• Mohawk High School
• 5 Sessions
• 4.5 graduate credit
• PIIC Statewide Professional Learning Opportunities
• Penn Stater Conference Center, State College
• 3x a year
• Participate in workshops and network with coaches and
administrators across the state
• Expenses covered through PIIC grant (excluding mileage)
Additional Opportunities

10. • General Information about PIIC
• http://piic.pacoaching.org/
• PIIC Resource Guide
• www.instituteforinstructionalcoaching.org
• IU 27 PIIC Coaches Moodle
• Enrollment Key – piic
• IU 4 PIIC Coaches Wiki
Resources

11. Contact:
• Lori Ceremuga, IU 27
Instructional Technology Specialist, PIIC Mentor
lbc@bviu.org
(724) 774-7800 x3009
• Amy Walker, IU 4
PIIC Mentor
amy_walker@miu4.k12.pa.us
(724) 458-6700 ext.1216
Thank You!