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Dive deep into the transformative world of instructional coaching. Our movement is about more than just strategies and techniques; it’s a revolution to Empower Every Classroom™. Here, we spotlight the essence of instructional coaching, sharing stories of triumphs, challenges, and groundbreaking lessons from the trenches. As we strive to simplify, amplify, and unify instructional coaching, this blog serves as your guiding light. Join the movement, ignite change, and be reminded: Every Teacher Needs a Coach. Together, let’s redefine the narrative of education and instructional coaching, one post at a time.
Why the SIMPLE Framework for Instructional Coaches?
Why Every Teacher NEEDS an Instructional Coach
Why Teachers Become Resistant to Coaching
Why a Mid-Year Check-In with Teachers is Essential
Simple Goal Setting Activity for Teachers to Start 2022 Right
Become a Better Listener as an Instructional Coach
6 Steps for Planning a PD Calendar
Establishing PLC Norms
The Power of Choice in Professional Development
Redefining your Coaching Purpose
The Role of Trust in Coaching
Guide: Summer Professional Development
Celebrations and Surveys
5 Ways to Celebrate Struggle and Resilience
Showcase Your Strengths as an Instructional Coach
3 Quick Points for Ending the Year as an Instructional Coach
How to Use Reflection to Grow as a Coach
Revisiting the Foundations of Coaching
Simple Ways to Give Gratitude to Teachers
Planning for the In-Person Transition
Micro-Coaching Cycles for a Quick Win
Ending the Year with Reflection as an Instructional Coach
Professional Development Book Studies Go Virtual
BINGO Boards for Engaging Professional Development
#InstructionalCoachHack QR Codes for Effective Communication
Are Coaching Cycles Necessary?
Back to Reality: Coaching During Second Semester
Data as an Instructional Coach Part 3 – Data Chats with Teachers
Data as an Instructional Coach Part 2 – Creating a Data Room
Data is a big word when it comes to instructional coaching. As an instructional coach, you are expected to keep track of teacher growth as well as student…
Data as an Instructional Coach Part 1 – What Data Do I Track as an Instructional Coach?
A big part of being an effective instructional coach is using data driven information to help your help teachers do more for their students. While data can be…
Choosing Your Instructional Coaching Model
Instructional coaching is an art; just like every type of art, there are several different models you can use to be effective. While there are several different models of…
Time Management for Instructional Coaches ~ What Should I be doing?
One of the biggest struggles in life is not having enough time in a day. This holds true when you are an instructional coach. Upon first getting hired or…
How to maintain your sanity while still being a great Instructional Coach
Being an Instructional Coach can be taxing to say the least. We are teachers of teachers. We are data bases. We are advocates for students. We wear so…
Dive on in, the Data’s Fine!
Being an instructional coach is all about helping teachers maximize their time and resources to create engaged students who become life-long learners. The best way to accomplish that…
Vary your Snapshots
As Instructional Coaches and Leaders, we have busy schedules that keep us on our toes and watching the clock. Because we are so busy, sometimes we forget we…
Fostering Strong Relationships Through Positive Feedback
The biggest and most important job we have as instructional coaches is to give feedback to the teachers we work with. While it can be easy to focus…
Partnering with the Principal
Whether or not you are a teacher, coach, aide, doctor, secretary, or truck driver, I think we all have a common thought. How can we make our job…
Instructional Coaches… How do you Effectively Communicate with Teachers?
Some of us are born with a natural gift of gab, an ease to every passing moment into a conversation. There are some who fit in the “can’t…
The Do’s and Don’ts of Instructional Coaching
Education, as it’s been known for years on end, is ever changing. Most recently, the change has shifted to include instructional coaches as onsite job-embedded professional development for…
Who are you COACHING for?
Now that we are wrapping up the end of the year, I like to think about how I can improve my coaching for the next school year. One…
End of Year Reflection for Instructional Coaches
With summer quickly approaching, we are all hustling and bustling to get everything wrapped up before the end of the year. Before you hit that “end” button, make…
10 Coaching Strategies for Instructional Coaches
During my training as a teacher, I learned instructional strategies to teach lessons and deal with my students in the classroom. When I transitioned to being a coach, I soon…
5 Quick Things to Focus on when Coaching a Teacher with Classroom Management Issues
As an Instructional Coach, many times I work with new teachers and teachers who are struggling with classroom management. Of course, I do a full baseline observation, tier my teachers…
Building Trust with Adults
It takes a long time to earn someone’s trust, and it can be lost in an instant. As an instructional coach, earning that trust can take even longer. Even as…
5 Tips for a Successful Feedback Meeting
Feedback can be intimidating to some, so I’ve put together some helpful tips to make the most out of those meetings that we may not always be looking forward to…
EVERYONE’S JOURNEY TO BECOMING A TEACHER IS DIFFERENT…. HERE IS MINE!
I remember being a little girl and my friends and I would play school in the garage with papers we had gotten from our teachers. My one friend down the…
Cupcakes with Coach ~ Setting the Stage for the 1st Meeting
Now that we’ve prepared ourselves with research and gathered materials, it’s time for that 1ST MEETING! But let’s be real, whether this is your first year, or your tenth year…
Gearing Up for Back to School ~ 5 Things Instructional Coaches MUST DO!
Summer is a time to recharge and relax. With the school year fast approaching, as a coach, you’ll need all your ducks in a row! As many of us search…
What is Instructional Coaching?
What’s the first thing that comes to mind? Someone who teaches? Someone who coaches while teaching? YES!! But who? And how? An instructional coach is more than a helping hand.
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