Instructional Coaches and the Instructional Leadership Team: A Guide for School-Building Improvement

Supercharge school improvement with instructional coaches!

How can coaches seamlessly integrate themselves into the fabric of a school and help teachers improve their practice from day one? This unique companion provides an inside look at the day-to-day work of an instructional coach and offers field-tested activities, materials, and data collection forms for coaches and instructional leadership teams. The authors address common challenges, including:

• Observing classrooms and providing formative feedback
• Reaching out to the hesitant or resistant teacher
• Adapting data and analysis into usable information for the team
• Recruiting, training, and supporting new instructional coaches