Full Description
Refine the art and craft of instructional coaching.
For more than 25 years, Jim Knight and his team at the Instructional Coaching Group have been studying what excellence in instructional coaching looks and sounds like. Their findings—organized around 7 Success Factors for instructional coaches and shared via books, articles, and workshops—have helped many instructional coaches around the world to increase teacher effectiveness and improve outcomes for students. Bringing together for the first time a wealth of resources and practical tools, The IC Toolkit is designed to guide instructional coaches—either individually or, preferably, collectively—through a 36-week journey of practice, reflection, and learning. For instructional coaches who want to improve and leaders who want to set up meaningful learning experiences, the book provides concrete tools—including activities, checklists, case studies, and videos—that you can use every week.
Additional features include
One-page descriptions of each success factor
A needs assessment to gauge your instructional coaching proficiency in the 7 Success Factors
Learning paths to guide your use of the resources and enable meaningful exploration of each success factor
End-of-chapter reflection questions
The IC Toolkit makes it possible for every instructional coach to become highly proficient in the Success Factors. When instructional coaches become highly proficient in their craft, we can see students, teachers, and systems flourish.
Contents
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1 - The Partnership Principles
Chapter 2 - Communication Skills
Chapter 3 - Coaches as Leaders
Chapter 4 - The Impact Cycle
Chapter 5 - Data
Chapter 6 - The Instructional Playbook
Chapter 7 - System Support
Conclusion
References
