Full Description
This exciting new book strikes at the heart of what's missing in much teacher professional development - coaching that strengthens teachers' decision-making. It introduces the Adaptive Expertise Framework, an approach that supports teachers in continuously developing their expertise, allowing them to respond intelligently to the complex lesson environment.
Drawing on research from cognitive science, complexity theory, and studies of expert decision-making, the book outlines four areas every teacher must develop to grow their adaptive expertise that form the basis of the coaching framework. Part Two then examines each stage of the coaching process including:
· The purpose of each stage of coaching so you know what you're aiming for
· Common pitfalls and how to avoid them
· Codified coaching techniques that coaches can practise and use flexibly
· Rich annotated coaching examples to illustrate the techniques at work
· Sequence and sentence stems to help you apply the techniques straight away in your coaching
Written by leading experts and part of the Teacher CPD Academy series from InnerDrive, Coaching for Adaptive Expertise provides a timely blueprint for schools seeking to cultivate reflective, responsive educators who can adapt skilfully to any teaching situation.
Contents
Foreward for the editors Foreward Acknowledgements Introduction Part 1: Adaptive Expertise 1. The case for adaptive expertise 2. What underpins adaptive expertise? 3. The coach's role Part 2: Coaching for Adaptive Expertise Stage 0: Set up coaching by contracting Stage 0: Prepare for coaching by diagnosing need Stage 3: Prepare for coaching by planning a model Stage 1: Secure success Stage 2: Study the problem Stage 3: Specify the step Stage 4: See the step Stage 5: Simulate the step Step 6: Sustain the step Conclusion: Closing the gaps
