Continued Learning
3 Ways to Measure Instructional Coaching Impact
Most instructional coaches I know suffer from imposter syndrome.
A few common threads appear when we explore why: minimal to no training, lack of leadership support for direction, and no concrete data to show impact.
More professional development doesn’t fix this. It only happens with as an intentional part of your program that leadership and the instructional coach agree on.
Leadership and How To Build Relationships
The heart of building relationships is not about what transactional service you provide. It is not about the quality of the chocolates you leave on their desks. It is about who you are and how you present yourself to the people you serve.
Creating a Learning Culture Through Feedback
Whatever the method, find the cause for why people do and don’t feel psychologically safe to speak their mind and take risks.
How Is The Weather?
Think of classroom culture like the weather and ask yourself: How is the weather in your room?
Design PD that Changes Behavior
The vast majority of teachers report not valuing professional development days. This isn’t because they don’t want to learn or grow in the practice of teaching.
Learn to Influence People to Influence Change
Influencing people requires creating a positive association with you. People need to feel like they are good at something or can be good at it. They need to experience success in some capacity.
Be a Leader and Step Aside
Leadership in and out of the classroom needs leaders that are willing to inspire and step aside.
Andragogy In Practice
Andragogy is more about designing the right questions than it is about giving a good keynote.
Facilitating Andragogy
The facilitation of andragogy involves taking yourself out of the process as a gatekeeper of knowledge. It involves brining the knowledge in the room to the surface so learning is learner centered.
Build the Best Professional Development Team
Don’t bring in a keynote speaker if you want to see institutional change. Instead, the a powerhouse team of professional development specialist equipped to be facilitators of andragogy.
Models of Experiential Learning
Move from theory to practice in your development of transformative learning experiences.
Must Do #5: Instructional Coaching—> Be the Guide on the Side
People don’t like being told what to do. Coaching is about being guided, not lead. And most importantly, not told.
Must Do #4: Instructional Coaching—>How to Start Moving
The Five “Must-Dos” in Building an Instructional Coaching Program (Part 4/5)
Must Do #3:Instructional Coaching —> Move From Theory To Practice
The Five “Must-Dos” in Building an Instructional Coaching Program (Part 3/5)