Coaching teachers

The relationship between teachers and coaches can be tricky. Here's what the best instructional coaches do, according to teachers.

Moving into a coaching role as a teacher can be daunting for anyone. You spent years in the classroom perfecting your craft and all of a sudden you are in a new role and feel like a first year teacher all over again. But, you don’t have to. This post serves as a guide for…

The coaching cycle. We hear about it all of the time. It's a best-practice approach to working with individual teachers, honoring that th...

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As an instructional coach, there are certain items that can make supporting teachers easier. Each of the items shared here are highly recommended by myself as a teacher leader working in multiple buildings across a large district. Grab a binder and fill it with essentials like your standards, pacing guide, and teacher performance rubrics. Below…

Earlier this week, I broke out the cool new pens I got for Christmas and got to work on putting together my coaching cycle schedule for this next quarter. Creating new schedules throughout the year is a cool opportunity for us coaches. It’s kind of like having a mini beginning-of-school-year kick off more than just […]

Learn the dos and don'ts of creating high quality coaching surveys. These are the perfect reflection tool for growing your practice.

Simple and Straight-forward Tools for Teachers, Coaches, and Leaders.

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You're gonna want to save this link. Like, just pin it now, seriously. I'm giving you a list of 8 of my favorite activities for pro...