Ideas and Insights on Instructional Coaching
Instructional coaches support students and educators through professional development, relationship building, and much more. Like so many things in education (and life) this year, education […]
Interview: Instructional Coaching During COVID-19
As educators, we talk a lot about how teaching and learning has dramatically changed as a result of the pandemic. We seem to be talking […]
Coaching for Results, Part 3: Terminology
How do you blend technology into instruction while also providing coaching support? In this third installment of Coaching for Results, we’ll explore several key concepts. […]
Relationship-Building Tips for Instructional Coaches
Building strong relationships with those you coach is one of the most important things an instructional coach can do. In this blog, I mentioned how […]
Three Questions for Instructional Coaching
Working with educators to improve teaching and learning is an amazing job. It’s full of promise and friendship and possibilities. But it can also be […]
Leadership & Goal Setting for Math Learning
Goal setting is an essential part of Instructional Leadership, yet also laden with many difficulties. What do we need to do to create meaningful goals?
Things I Wish I’d Known as an Instructional Coach
Instructional coaching is an incredibly rewarding career, and each day can be filled with both excitement and challenges. When I think back to the time […]
Swimming in the Deep End: A Day with Jennifer Abrams
“This particular book is about the professional deep-end work we do in schools: the projects we undertake, the initiatives we are tasked to move forward […]
How To Coach For Differentiation
A teacher in a differentiated classroom does not classify herself as someone who ‘already differentiates instruction.’ Rather that teacher is fully aware that every hour […]
Mom, Can You Pleeeease Record Me?
This post was originally published in @PeterMDeWitt’s blog Finding Common Ground in Education Week. Today’s guest post is written by frequent Finding Common Ground blogger Lisa Westman. […]
On Faith
Faith is hard. LOL & also UGH… Harvesting the fruits of faith is difficult even though they are among the sweetest of things. Faith, in one […]
The Next Great Tool for Teachers? Instructional Coaches
“When teachers stop learning, so do students.” Jim Knight, Unmistakable Impact: A Partnership Approach for Dramatically Improving Instruction Instructional coaching might be the best non-technological advancement […]
