Issues in Lesson Design
Lucy West presents the complexity of lesson design in her chapter on Content Coaching. She shares her exploration of her own successful coaching practice, and her work with colleagues, university… Read more »
Category: Coaching
The Environment of Content Coaching
The goal of content coaching is to improve student learning, by making instruction more effective. This is done though the mindful consideration of lesson design, teaching and assessment. There are… Read more »
Content Coaching: Principles of Learning
Content coaching recognizes that teaching can be improved with effort, and applies principles of learning in building professional capacity. The four principles presented in this chapter are accountable talk, self-management… Read more »
Content Coaching
In the last chapter of Coaching Approaches & Perspectives edited by Jim Knight, the authors explored Classroom Management Coaching. Chapter 6 by Lucy West presents Content Coaching. I started off… Read more »
Using the Classroom Checkup in Coaching
I made a Thinglink to summarize and extend the ideas presented in Chapter 5 about the Classroom Checkup (CCU) model. The authors stress the importance of multiple classroom observations after… Read more »
The Role of the Coach in Coaching Classroom Management
My last post looked at the role of the administrator in Coaching Classroom Management. One of the roles of the administrator is to select coaches. They may also refer teachers… Read more »
The Role of the Administrator in Coaching Classroom Management
The school/building administrator is crucial in the success of any coaching structure. In coaching classroom management, it is important for the head of school or principal to envision the classroom… Read more »
Coaching Classroom Management
As a student teacher in Ottawa, Canada, I had two practicum experiences. In one of my placements, I worked with a teacher in a Grade 9 Mathematics class. I remember… Read more »
The Identity of a Cognitive Coach
This post is part of a larger series based on the book Coaching Approaches & Perspectives edited by Jim Knight. This post is based on sections of Chapter 4: Cognitive… Read more »
Cognitive Coaching: Coaching Tools
This post is part of a larger series based on the book Coaching Approaches & Perspectives edited by Jim Knight. This post is based on sections of Chapter 4: Cognitive… Read more »