Coaching for Systems and Teacher Change

Jennifer D. Pierce, Kimberly St. Martin

• Publisher: Brookes Publishing
• Year: 2022
• Print ISBN: 9781681254227
• eBook ISBN: 9781681254234
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Professional Development

Coaching between educators is one of the best ways to improve outcomes for all learners—but coaches rarely get formal preparation for mastering this important role. Give coaches the expert support they need with this essential new resource, a comprehensive guide to what effective coaching looks like across the PreK-12 grade span and how to conduct powerful coaching cycles with teachers and teams.
With a focus on improved practice for coaches and big-picture systems change, the authors combine relevant research with hands-on guidance and resources for planning, conducting, and reflecting on the quality of coaching when working with individual teachers or leadership teams. Readers will start with foundational information on coaching goals, activities, and challenges; a synthesis of research on coaching practices that work with teachers and teams; and guidance on applying systems-level change principles to the coaching process. Then they'll get strategies and resources to help them implement the key features of an effective coaching framework (see below). Vivid examples show what successful coaching looks like at different grade levels, and 30 downloadable tools help coaches take confident action, reflect on their practices, and continuously improve.
A must-have professional reference for coaches, educator teams, and administrators, this book is the key to conducting powerful coaching sessions that lead to better outcomes for every student.
Implement an effective coaching framework through:

• Alliance building: Take an intentional approach to developing an equitable, mutually beneficial partnership with a shared purpose.
• Observing: Watch the teacher or team in action, gather simple data, and use the data to construct feedback and encourage reflection.
• Modeling: Demonstrate to coachees how to use a specific teaching or teaming practice.
• Providing performance feedback: Share your feedback so that coachees have concrete, actionable data that helps them reflect on their practices and advance their goals.

Includes 30 coaching tools:

• Coaching Protocols
• Reflecting on My Coaching Role
• Coaching Compact
• Readiness Assessment
• Understanding System Challenges
• Conducting Plan-Do-Study-Act Cycles
• Alliance Assessment
• Tips for Networking Teachers and Teams
• Coaching Implementation Checklist
• Calculating the Fiscal Costs of Coaching
• Coaching Self-Assessment
• and more!

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-Title Page
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• About the Downloads
• About the Authors
• Introduction
• Section I Introduction and Core Concepts
• Chapter 1 Making the Case for Coaching: From a Historical to a Contemporary View
• Chapter 2 Coaching Goals, Activities, and Common Challenges
• Chapter 3 Effective Coaching Practices: A Synthesis of Research
• Chapter 4 Applying Systems-Level Change Principles to the Coaching Process
• Section II Strategies and Resources for More Effective Coaching
• Chapter 5 Using Alliance Strategies: Laying the Foundation for Effective Coaching
• Chapter 6 Moving Beyond Alliance: Observing, Modeling, and Providing Performance Feedback
• Chapter 7 Facing the Complexities of Change: Resources and Tools to Enhance Forward Movement
• Chapter 8 Let’s Make It Real: Applying Coaching to Critical Issues
• Section III Implementing an Effective Coaching Framework
• Chapter 9 Coaching That Sticks: Resources and Tools
• Appendices
• Appendix A Reflecting on My Coaching Role
• Appendix B Categorizing Common Activities for Coaching Teachers
• Appendix C Planning for Enacting Critical Coaching Activities
• Appendix D Blank Template for Categorizing Systems Coaching Activities
• Appendix E Discussion Guide: Preparing for Coaching Barriers
• Appendix F Action Planning Tool
• Appendix G Connecting the Dots: Research, the Coaching Framework, and Your Coaching Role
• Appendix H Understanding the System
• Appendix I Conducting Plan-Do-Study-Act Cycles
• Appendix J Reflection Tool: What Do Systems-Level Principles Mean to Me?
• Appendix K Recommendations for Using Understanding the System With Teachers or Teams
• Appendix L Recommendations for Using Conducting Plan-Do-Study-Act Cycles With Teachers or Teams
• Appendix M Alliance Assessment
• Appendix N Coaching Compact
• Appendix O Planning, Conducting, and Reflecting on Coaching Sessions: A Focus on Alliance
• Appendix P Discussion Guide: Alliance Scenarios
• Appendix Q Planning, Conducting, and Reflecting on Four Coaching Practices
• Appendix R Discussion Guide
• Appendix S Phase 1 Coaching Protocol: The Premeeting
• Appendix T Phase 2 Coaching Protocol: The In Class/Meeting Observation
• Appendix U Phase 3 Coaching Protocol: The Postmeeting
• Appendix V Readiness Measure
• Appendix W Steps for Using a Communication Protocol
• Appendix X Tips for Networking Teachers and Teams
• Appendix Y Motivational Interviewing for Change
• Appendix Z Connecting the Dots: Readiness for Change, the Coaching Framework, and Your Coaching Role
• Appendix AA Coaching Implementation Checklist
• Appendix AB Calculating the Fiscal Costs of Coaching
• Appendix AC Connecting the Dots: Changes in Teacher/Team Practice, System Outcomes, and Student Outcomes
• Appendix AD Coaching Self-Assessment
• Index
• Back Cover