The planning conversation is when the teacher and principal/instructional coach/teaching peer collaborate and focus on the student-learning priorities established through the learner needs, core curriculum, and school improvement goals. In this planning conversation, Kim Deering, the teacher, and Karen Smith, the Kindergarten Coach, collaboratively focus on priorities of the lesson plan that the coach will be observing/supporting (see Kim’s Classroom) and the unique goals that Kim has for supporting the cognitive learning needs of her students. Kim highlights how the whole group instruction will be extended in five different Math Zones and Math Centers. Kim and Karen also discuss ways in which individual and whole group learning progress will be monitored.
