Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Master the essential leadership moves for supporting instructional coaching in your school
This concrete and action-oriented guide provides principals and district leaders with the background, practices, and tools for leading coaching efforts that result in increased learning for students and teachers alike. Filled with practical ideas that school leaders can easily apply to their own school settings, this book includes:
- An array of tools and techniques for preparing a school for coaching, creating a coaching culture, and supporting coaches
- An outline clarifying the roles and responsibilities of principals and coaches as well as the distinctions between coaching and supervision
- Richly detailed lessons from the field, based on the authors' real-life experiences that illustrate coach and principal collaboration
Synopsis
Essential leadership moves for supporting instructional coaching in your school
Strong leadership is essential in any successful instructional coaching effort. This action-oriented guide provides principals and district leaders with the background, practices, and tools required for leading coaching efforts that have a measurable impact on student and teacher learning. Filled with ideas that school leaders can easily apply, this book includes:
- Tools and techniques for preparing a school for coaching, launching a coaching culture, and supporting coaches
- Leadership moves and lessons from the field that provide strategies for building principal and coach partnerships
- Recommendations for coaches to use as they strive to increase their impact