Cognitive Coaching
This is the ninth post in a series based on my reading of Coaching Approaches & Perspectives edited by Jim Knight. This post is based on sections of Chapter 4:… Read more »
Successful Instructional Coaching
Chapter 3: Instructional Coaching ends with a presentation of seven factors that affect the success of coaching. They are time, the best practices presented, the professional development of the coach,… Read more »
Instructional Coaching: Explore, Refine and Reflect
Knight (Knight, 2008) presents eight components of instructional coaching: Enroll, Identify, Explain, Model, Observe, Explore, Refine and Reflect. I’ve posted about Enroll, Identify and Explain, and Model and Observe. Knight… Read more »
Instructional Coaching: Model and Observe
Knight (Knight, 2008) presents eight components of instructional coaching: Enroll, Identify, Explain, Model, Observe, Explore, Refine and Reflect. I’ve posted about Enroll, Identify and Explain. Knight explains that modeling and… Read more »
Instructional Coaching: Identifying and Explaining
Knight (Knight, 2008) presents eight components of instructional coaching: Enroll, Identify, Explain, Model, Observe, Refine and Reflect. I’ve posted about Enroll before; this post address the next two components. In… Read more »
5 Ways to Enroll Teachers in Instructional Coaching
Knight (2008) presents eight components of instructional coaching: Enroll, Identify, Explain, Model, Observe, Refine and Reflect. Rather than expanding on each component as per the book, in this post I… Read more »
10 Roles for Coaches
Joellen Killion identifies ten different roles for coaches. I’ve summarized them below (Knight, 2009, pp. 9-14). Type Data coach Resource provider Mentor Curriculum Specialist Instructional Specialist Description Helps teachers make… Read more »
Groundwork for Coaching
It’s my appraisal year at this job. As part of appraisal, each teacher needs to identify areas for growth, determine a goal for the year, and work to achieve that… Read more »
Hour of Code Wrap-up
It’s the last day of school before we head off for the holidays. This past week was a busy one celebrating International Culture Week as well as Computer Science Week…. Read more »
Net Neutrality
What if your internet provider decided to prohibit you from accessing the Internet on all Apple devices, or Windows devices, etc.? I bet you’d be upset. If you don’t want… Read more »