I received a request for a way to quickly analyze a coaching conversation. “I just need something that gives me a quick sense of a coach’s skills,” wrote a coach from Florida. “I want to evaluate myself and give feedback to colleagues.” Here’s a tool that gives you an overview, snap shot of a coach’s […]
How Can I Coach A Resistant Teacher? Part 3
Many coaches have written asking for advice on how to coach resistant teachers, and they note that many of those teachers are “veterans.” What is it with these older, entrenched teachers that makes them so difficult to work with?
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Where To Start With a New Teacher?
I’ve received a number of emails from coaches asking for advice on where to start when supporting new teachers. Start with this video…
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How Can I Coach A Resistant Teacher? (Part 2)
This week I’m posting a series of responses to the most common question I received: How can I coach a resistant teacher? Let’s start with this: Some people are not coachable.
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“How Can I Coach a Resistant Teacher?” (Part 1)
There’s one request for advice that I receive more than any other from coaches: How can I coach a resistant teacher?
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Coaching in One School or Across Many Schools?
What’s more effective–for a coach to work exclusively at one school (the “site-based coach”) or to work across many schools (a “central-based coach).
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How Can I Hire Good Coaches?
A district leader in Colorado contacted me with a question about hiring coaches. He’s thrilled that next year his small district will hire coaches to work with their most struggling secondary schools. “How can I hire good coaches?,” he asks.
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Non-Traditional PD: Coaches Take Their Learning to the Forest
A “Director of Professional Development” from Iowa emailed this question: “I read the excerpt from your book on PD for coaches. Lately I’ve been exploring non-traditional forms of PD for the district I support and was wondering if you have ideas on that?”
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What Can a Coach’s Schedule Look Like?
What can a site-based instructional coach’s schedule look like? Here’s an example.
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What Is Professional Development for Coaches?
Excerpt from Chapter 15 of The Art of Coaching–What is Professional Development for Coaches?
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