Coaching
Subtitle: approaches and perspectives
By: edited by Jim Knight.
Contributors: Knight, Jim.
Publisher: Corwin Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 222
ISBN-13: 9781412969246; 9781412969253
Subjects: Mentoring in education; Teachers -- In-service training; First-year teachers -- In-service training
Description: "Coaching supports teacher development and puts teachers' needs at the heart of professional learning by individualizing their learning and by positioning them as professionals. With many different models available, administrators may find it challenging to determine the kind of coaching that best fits the needs of schools, teachers, and students. This fresh new resource brings together the voices of recognized experts in the field including Joellen Killion, Cathy Toll, Jane Ellison, Randy Sprick, Jane Kise, Karla Reiss, Lucy West, and Jim Knightto present unique approaches for coaching teachers and leaders. Comprehensive chapters review the roles of coaches in schools, examine the research base on coaching, and provide in-depth discussions of specific approaches to coaching, including: Literacy coaching; Cognitive coaching; Instructional coaching; Content-focused coaching; Classroom management; Leadership coaching. Coaching helps readers make more informed choices about a range of coaching approaches to best serve the unique needs of their teachers and schools."--Publisher's website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Coaches' roles, responsibilities, and reach / Joellen Killion; title: Instructional coaching / Jim Knight; title: Literacy coaching / Cathy Toll; title: Cognitive coaching / Jane Ellison and Carolee Hayes; title: Coaching classroom management / Wendy Reinke, Randy Sprick, and Jim Knight; title: Content coaching: transforming the teaching profession / Lucy West; title: Differentiated coaching / Jane Kise; title: Leadership coaching / Karla Reiss; title: Research on coaching / Jake Cornett and Jim Knight.