Instructional coaching : a partnership approach to improving instruction /

Knight, Jim.

Instructional coaching : a partnership approach to improving instruction / Jim Knight. - London : SAGE , 2007. - xv, 239 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.

Formerly CIP.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-231) and index.

Why coaching? -- What does coaching look like? -- What is the partnership philosophy? -- Partnership communication : creating learning conversations -- Getting teachers on board and finding a starting point -- Modeling, observing, and collaboratively exploring data -- Focusing on the big four : behavior, content, knowledge, direct instruction, and formative assessment -- How coaches can spread knowledge -- Coaches as leaders of change -- Resource : instructional coach's tool kit.

Knight explains essential coaching skills that instructional coaches need to develop. He provides guidance for leveraging instructional interventions that form the foundation of effective instructional practice.

9781412927246 (pbk.) : 28.00

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Teachers--In-service training--United States.
Teacher effectiveness--United States.