Recently, Michael Sonbert wrote an opinion piece for this blog critiquing an article I published in ASCD’s Educational Leadership on feedback in instructional coaching. In the process, he castigated ...

Digital Promise has developed a guide to help schools and districts develop their teacher coaching programs. The "Instructional Coaching Playbook" covers why coaches are needed and how to develop or ...

Coaching is usually a partnership that focuses on a coach and the coachee. In many coaching models the coachee is encouraged to be the one creating the goal that they ultimately work on together with ...

Teaching at any level can often be a solitary occupation. Even with a classroom full of students, teachers often work in isolation from peers. Teachers rarely receive instruction on how to work with ...

<p>A new program at Franklin schools will help teachers improve their lessons, deal with behavioral issues and achieve their goals, all with a focus on helping students.</p> <p>“We want to help them ...

Last fall, ChatGPT, an AI-powered language model, became the subject of widespread discussion, from lighthearted memes about robots taking over to genuine confusion about the capabilities and ...

Recently I visited with Cory Loveless, veteran math teacher at West Fargo High School who has also served as an instructional coach. Like many excellent teachers, Cory works hard at his craft, cares ...

Over the last decade, the Twin Falls School District has expanded its number of instructional coaches from five to 12. The majority are assigned to one or two schools each, but a handful are in a ...

An instructional coach at South Boston Elementary School was surprised with a heartwarming celebration by her school ...

It happens. When leaders and teachers sign contracts for new positions, there is typically a section referred to as “Duties as Assigned.” What begins as a few words on a contract takes on a whole new ...