The Art of Coaching: Effective Strategies for School Transformation
The Art of Coachingoffers all the tools necessary for professionals who coach educators. It demystifies the process of coaching with easy-to-apply, immediately actionable ideas. Elena Aguilar offers a model for transformational coaching designed for new and veteran coaches, teacher leaders, mentors, principals, and other administrators.This comprehensive research and practice-based guide covers how to create a coaching vision, build trust, listen well, ask powerful questions, and develop a work plan. It also addresses coaching conversations and describes dozens of coaching activities to develop an educator's practice.The Art of Coachinghighlights common challenges followed by creative solutions. It's filled with numerous practical tools: rubrics, cheat sheets, and coaching sentence stems. The concluding section on professional development is geared for coaches and those who supervise them. The website, www.elenaaguilar.com, provides a wealth of additional tools and tips.Praise forThe Art of Coaching"This book challenges coaches to be fully intentional—with equal doses of care and rigor."—Lynda Tredway, Independent Leadership Coach, Washington D.C. and former coordinator, Principal Leadership Institute, U.C. Berkeley"Elena Aguilar knows how to foster the bravery and humility teachers must have to transform their practices. Her methods will help coaches become the trusted, supportive forces we need in our teaching lives."—Ariel Sacks, teacher leader and education writer, Brooklyn, New York"To produce drastic gains in the academic achievement levels of our students we need the strongest, most prepared teachers.The Art of Coachingprovides concrete, actionable steps to move teachers along the continuum of excellence to meet this challenge head on."—Heather Lechner, turnaround school leader, New Orleans, Louisiana"In this book, Aguilar masterfully covers the theory of coaching and offers much wise and practical advice brought to life through engaging stories from her experience."—Elizabeth R. Simons, PhD, school coach, Berkeley, California