Coaching Approaches And Perspectives, Paperback

Coaching Approaches And Perspectives, Paperback Description

Coaching supports teacher development and puts teachers' needs at the heart of professional learning by individualizing their learning and by positioning them as professionals. With many different models available, administrators may find it challenging to determine the kind of coaching that best fits the needs of schools, teachers and students. This fresh new resource brings together the voices of recognized experts in the field including Joellen Killion, Cathy Toll, Jane Ellison, Randy Sprick, Jane Kise, Karla Reiss, Lucy West and Jim Knight to present unique approaches for coaching teachers and leaders. Comprehensive chapters review the roles of coaches in schools, examine the research base on coaching and provide in-depth discussions of specific approaches to coaching, including:

• Literacy coaching.
• Cognitive coaching.
• Instructional coaching.
• Content-focused coaching.
• Classroom management coaching.
• Leadership coaching.

Coaching helps readers make more informed choices about a range of coaching approaches to best serve the unique needs of their teachers and schools.

Features

• Sub-Title - Approaches and Perspectives.
• Authored - Jim Knight.
• Author Affiliation - University of Kansas.
• Binding - Paperback.
• Pages - 240.
• Publication Date - 01-Oct-08.
• Primary Subject Code - Coaching - C81.
• Copyright Year - 2009.
• Item Weight - 17 oz.

About the Author

Jim Knight is a research associate at the University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning and the president of the Instructional Coaching Group. Knight has authored articles on instructional coaching and school improvement in publications such as The Journal of Staff Development, Principal Leadership, The School Administrator, Kappan and Teachers Teaching Teachers.