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Chart your course for success: A guide for school and district leaders

As school and district leaders navigate the sea of new initiatives and standards, shoring up with an instructional coaching program is more critical than ever before. Research supports the value of coaches in improving school culture and facilitating change that leads to staff and student success. This comprehensive resource guides school and district leaders through the journey of developing and sustaining an effective coaching program. The authors engage readers with a nautical metaphor that outlines the planning and implementation process, including how to

Cast a vision for the coaching program Determine desired characteristics of instructional coaches Use data to evaluate and refine the program Communicate the benefits to leaders, principals, and teachers Design appropriate professional training and support

The Facilitator′s Guide includes chapter-by-chapter resources, references, forms, vignettes, and brain-based learning activities for groups. The authors inspire educators to abandon the "old school" isolation islands for a collaborative culture that champions professional learning for the benefit of districts, schools, staff, and--most importantly--students.

Tabla de contenidos provista por Syndetics

• Foreword(p. viii)
• Acknowledgments(p. xi)
• About the Authors(p. xiii)
• Chapter 1 Prevailing Winds: Navigating the Perfect Storm(p. 1)
• Boarding the Ship(p. 4)
• Consulting the Compass: Convincing the Mind(p. 6)
• Feeling the Wind in Your Hair: Convincing the Heart(p. 8)
• Sailing With the Current: Structuring the Practice(p. 9)
• Following North Stars: Understanding Coaching Basics(p. 10)
• Bon Voyage(p. 11)
• Chapter 2 Dead Reckoning: Beginning With the End in Mind(p. 13)
• Let Go of Certainty(p. 14)
• Clarify Your Vision(p. 15)
• Figure Your Present Location(p. 17)
• Strengthen or Abandon(p. 18)
• Determine How Far You Have to Go(p. 19)
• Move From Vision to Plan(p. 20)
• Summary(p. 28)
• Chapter 3 Sounding the Depths: Using Data for Reflecting, Refining, and Celebrating(p. 31)
• Identify Program Goals and Coaching Goals(p. 32)
• Determine Your Purpose(p. 33)
• Determine the Measures to Meet Your Purposes and Goals(p. 36)
• Be Prepared to Face the Challenges and the Treasures(p. 37)
• Determine What Kinds of Data You Will Collect(p. 38)
• Evaluate and Communicate the Results(p. 43)
• Share Assessment Results With Coaches, Teachers, or Administrators(p. 44)
• Celebrate Success(p. 46)
• Summary(p. 47)
• Chapter 4 Ready, Set, Sail: Selecting the Coaching Crew(p. 49)
• Apply Your Coaching Administrative Model to Your Hiring Plan(p. 50)
• Know What You Want in a Coach(p. 54)
• Summary: Wrapping Up the Hiring Process(p. 63)
• Chapter 5 O, Captain, My Captain: Preparing the Principal(p. 65)
• Preparing Principals for Instructional Coaching(p. 66)
• Leading a Change Initiative(p. 66)
• How Instructional Coaching Supports and Facilitates Change(p. 68)
• The Role of the Instructional Coach(p. 68)
• The Role of the Principal(p. 70)
• The Role of the Coaching Champion(p. 72)
• Communication Among Stakeholders(p. 72)
• The Principal-Coach Memorandum of Understanding(p. 74)
• Voices From the Field(p. 74)
• A Sample Plan for Preparing Principals for Coaching(p. 75)
• Summary(p. 76)
• Chapter 6 Anchors Aweigh: Preparing Coaches Through Preservice Instruction(p. 79)
• Prioritize Specific Knowledge and Skill Sets to Deepen and Refine(p. 80)
• Develop a Preservice Instructional Plan(p. 81)
• Don't Forget the Captain!(p. 86)
• Summary(p. 88)
• Chapter 7 All Hands on Deck: Preparing the Teachers and Staff(p. 91)
• Smooth Sailing or Rough Seas?(p. 92)
• Start With the Best(p. 93)
• Develop Mini-Champions(p. 94)
• Connect Coaching to One's School and Personal Vision(p. 96)
• Accept Resistance(p. 97)
• Hone the Message(p. 97)
• Use Sticky Ideas(p. 98)
• Tell a Story, Be a Part of a Story(p. 99)
• Know Your Goal: A Culture of Collegiality(p. 101)
• Provide the Appropriate Environment for Coaching(p. 103)
• Perfect Storms(p. 106)
• Summary(p. 106)
• Chapter 8 Trimming the Sails: Ongoing Professional Learning and Support(p. 109)
• Friday Focus and Sí C-C(p. 110)
• Consultants(p. 111)
• Technology Training(p. 112)
• Coach the Coach(p. 113)
• Conferences(p. 113)
• Site Visits(p. 114)
• Coaching Academy Partnership(p. 114)
• Relationship(p. 116)
• Summary(p. 117)
• Chapter 9 Mooring the Ship: Avalon or Ithaca?(p. 119)
• Study and Respond to Your Results(p. 121)
• Expand Your Program(p. 122)
• Sustain Your Program(p. 123)
• Change Your Program(p. 124)
• Abandon and Reimagine(p. 127)
• Actualize(p. 127)
• Resources(p. 128)
• References(p. 167)
• Facilitator's Guide(p. 171)
• References for Facilitator's Guide(p. 202)
• Index(p. 204)

Notas de autor provistas por Syndetics

Nina Jones Morel is an associate professor of education and director of masters programs at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee. She was a 2005 winner of the Milken Foundation National Educator Award and has taught at the middle, high school, undergraduate and graduate levels. She has served as a school district administrator and a coaching champion. Carla Staton Cushman, Ed.S. is the director of the Sumner County Teacher Center in Gallatin, Tennessee, and a coaching champion. She began her career in education as an elementary teacher and has served as a middle school assistant principal and principal. She is currently a doctoral candidate at Union University in Hendersonville, Tennessee. Carla is married and has two adult children and four grandchildren.