Mayers-Briggs Type Indicator determines a person’s personality type along four axes. Introversion versus Extroversion: Introverts get energy from time alone while extroverts get energy from other people. Sensing versus Intuition:… Read more »
Chapter 7 by Jane A. G. Kise is called Differentiated Coaching, and looks at how to use personality types to determine the coaching approach to use with a teacher. This… Read more »
The authors present content coaching as an inquiry undertaken jointly by the teacher and the coach. One of the steps is the preconference which clarifies what the goals of the… Read more »
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 »
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 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 »
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 »
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 »
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 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 »