How to Build an Instructional Coaching Program for Maximum Capacity

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ISBN: 9781452202891 | 1452202893
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Copyright: 4/24/2012

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How to Build an Instructional Coaching Program for Maximum Capacity is a comprehensive start-to-finish guide for developing and sustaining a coaching program. The book guides readers through the following process: Align the program with the mission and goals of the school or district Use data to continuously evaluate and refine the program Design appropriate professional development for coaches, principals, and other school administrators Build an organizational culture that supports the coaching endeavor Throughout the book, the authors incorporate the classic metaphor of a sea journey to describe the process, perils, and celebrations of program design, implementation, evaluation, and refinement.

Foreword	p. viii
Acknowledgments	p. xi
About the Authors	p. xiii
Prevailing Winds: Navigating the Perfect Storm	p. 1
Boarding the Ship	p. 4
Consulting the Compass: Convincing the Mind	p. 6
Feeling the Wind in Your Hair: Convincing the Heart	p. 8
Sailing With the Current: Structuring the Practice	p. 9
Following North Stars: Understanding Coaching Basics	p. 10
Bon Voyage	p. 11
Dead Reckoning: Beginning With the End in Mind	p. 13
Let Go of Certainty	p. 14
Clarify Your Vision	p. 15
Figure Your Present Location	p. 17
Strengthen or Abandon	p. 18
Determine How Far You Have to Go	p. 19
Move From Vision to Plan	p. 20
Summary	p. 28
Sounding the Depths: Using Data for Reflecting, Refining, and Celebrating	p. 31
Identify Program Goals and Coaching Goals	p. 32
Determine Your Purpose	p. 33
Determine the Measures to Meet Your Purposes and Goals	p. 36
Be Prepared to Face the Challenges and the Treasures	p. 37
Determine What Kinds of Data You Will Collect	p. 38
Evaluate and Communicate the Results	p. 43
Share Assessment Results With Coaches, Teachers, or Administrators	p. 44
Celebrate Success	p. 46
Summary	p. 47
Ready, Set, Sail: Selecting the Coaching Crew	p. 49
Apply Your Coaching Administrative Model to Your Hiring Plan	p. 50
Know What You Want in a Coach	p. 54
Summary: Wrapping Up the Hiring Process	p. 63
O, Captain, My Captain: Preparing the Principal	p. 65
Preparing Principals for Instructional Coaching	p. 66
Leading a Change Initiative	p. 66
How Instructional Coaching Supports and Facilitates Change	p. 68
The Role of the Instructional Coach	p. 68
The Role of the Principal	p. 70
The Role of the Coaching Champion	p. 72
Communication Among Stakeholders	p. 72
The Principal-Coach Memorandum of Understanding	p. 74
Voices From the Field	p. 74
A Sample Plan for Preparing Principals for Coaching	p. 75
Summary	p. 76
Anchors Aweigh: Preparing Coaches Through Preservice Instruction	p. 79
Prioritize Specific Knowledge and Skill Sets to Deepen and Refine	p. 80
Develop a Preservice Instructional Plan	p. 81
Don't Forget the Captain!	p. 86
Summary	p. 88
All Hands on Deck: Preparing the Teachers and Staff	p. 91
Smooth Sailing or Rough Seas?	p. 92
Start With the Best	p. 93
Develop Mini-Champions	p. 94
Connect Coaching to One's School and Personal Vision	p. 96
Accept Resistance	p. 97
Hone the Message	p. 97
Use Sticky Ideas	p. 98
Tell a Story, Be a Part of a Story	p. 99
Know Your Goal: A Culture of Collegiality	p. 101
Provide the Appropriate Environment for Coaching	p. 103
Perfect Storms	p. 106
Summary	p. 106
Trimming the Sails: Ongoing Professional Learning and Support	p. 109
Friday Focus and Sí C-C	p. 110
Consultants	p. 111
Technology Training	p. 112
Coach the Coach	p. 113
Conferences	p. 113
Site Visits	p. 114
Coaching Academy Partnership	p. 114
Relationship	p. 116
Summary	p. 117
Mooring the Ship: Avalon or Ithaca?	p. 119
Study and Respond to Your Results	p. 121
Expand Your Program	p. 122
Sustain Your Program	p. 123
Change Your Program	p. 124
Abandon and Reimagine	p. 127
Actualize	p. 127
Resources	p. 128
References	p. 167
Facilitator's Guide	p. 171
References for Facilitator's Guide	p. 202
Index	p. 204
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