Ensure that instructional coaching impacts teacher AND student learning.
The impact of the first edition of Student-Centered Coaching: The Moves is clear. With over 55,000 copies sold, thousands of coaches and leaders have used this resource to learn what it looks like to implement Student-Centered Coaching as their framework for instructional coaching. In this new edition, Sweeney and Harris expand on the strategies that were shared in the first edition to ensure that K-12 instructional coaches are prepared to thrive.
Student-Centered Coaching is a robust and evidence-based coaching model. It moves away from coaching centered around what teachers are or are not doing and instead focuses on partnering with teachers to design instruction that targets student outcomes. Whether you are new to Student-Centered Coaching or are looking to sharpen your existing skills, youll be supported by the fresh ideas that are shared in this book.
Readers will find:
An expansive look into each of the core practices for Student-Centered Coaching Five brand new chapters focusing on using partnership agreements to launch coaching cycles, moves for co-planning and co-teaching, tips for building partnerships with the principal, and how to take an asset-based stance to coaching 13 new videos plus original clips that capture the work in action User friendly "moves" that are tailored for elementary, middle, and high school coaches Coaching tools such as logs and planners that can be used to stay on track with coaching conversations
Building confidence in coaching begins with having a clear vision for what it looks like in practice. Student-Centered Coaching: The Moves paints that picture for anyone who is interested in ensuring that coaching reaches the desired impact on both student and teacher learning.
Introduction
Chapter 1: Partnering with Teachers to Launch Coaching Cycles
Chapter 2: Setting Goals for Coaching Cycles
Chapter 3: Developing and Using Learning Targets
Chapter 4: Co-Planning with Student Evidence
Chapter 5: Co-Teaching Using Effective Instructional Practices
Chapter 6: Measuring the Impact of Coaching on Student and Teacher Learning
Chapter 7: Partnering with the Principal
Chapter 8: Taking an Asset-Based Approach to Coaching
Appendices
Resource A - Scenarios
Resource B - Results-Based Coaching Tool
Resource C - Coaching Logs Aligned with the Results-Based Coaching Tool
Resource D - Planning Tools
Resource E - Agreements and Protocols
References
Index
Diane Sweeney is the author of The Essential Guide for Student-Centered Coaching, Moves for Launching a New Year of Student-Centered Coaching, Leading Student-Centered Coaching, and others. Each of these books is grounded in the simple but powerful premise that coaching can be designed to more directly impact student learning. Diane spends her time speaking and consulting for schools and educational organizations across the country. When she isnt working in schools, she loves to spend time outside with her family in Denver, Colorado. Leanna Harris is the author of The Essential Guide for Student-Centered Coaching and Moves for Launching a New Year of Student-Centered Coaching. She has worked as a teacher, coach, and consultant across grades K12 and currently works with Diane Sweeney Consulting to help schools and districts implement Student-Centered Coaching. Her work is based upon the belief that professional development for teachers is most effective when it is grounded in outcomes for student achievementfor every child, every day. Leanna is a passionate skier and cyclist. She lives in Denver, Colorado, with her husband.
