“…this concentrated case study profiled the work of an instructional coach supporting teachers’ instruction across the curriculum and for learners with varied needs”

Instructional Coaching with Jim Knight

This professional development resource compiled by the Alberta Regional Professional Development Consortia (ARPDC, n.d.), provides viewers with access to four webinar videos hosted by Jim Knight, along with the corresponding presentation slides and handouts.  These webinars are complementing resources focusing on Instructional Coaching for Coaches (specifically exploring Strategies to Facilitate Successful Instructional Coaching and Intensive Learning Teams), and Instructional Coaching for Principals (exploring How Principals can Support Coaches and Vice Versa and Going Deeper (with supporting coaches)). View webpage

Improving Teaching Professional Learning

The Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AISTEL, n.d.) provided readers with an overview of the High Quality Professional Learning Cycle, along with a series of professional learning guides teachers and school leaders can use to reflect on their practice, develop a plan of action for their professional learning, and put their plan into action. The AISTEL (n.d.) has also developed an infographic ‘How-to Guide’ for Instructional Coaching, that provides a brief insight into what instructional coaching is, why instructional coaching is an important role, the actions involved in such coaching, the key elements of the role, and some points educators should consider before becoming an instructional coach. View webpage

6 Powerful Instructional Coaching Tools

This blog post outlines six tools that support instructional coaches in optimizing their coaching potential and impacting the teachers they work with (EdTechTeam Professional Learning, 2019, December 11). Throughout the posting, readers learn how (when implemented consistently overtime) mobile technology, calendars, coaching work-plan tools, data and feedback tools, quality question stems, and professional learning networks can help them perform their job at optimal levels. View blog post

The Impact Cycle: What Instructional Coaches Should do to Foster Powerful Improvements in Teaching

Knight (2017) provides readers with an extensive video program and complementing checklists (see the Instructional Coaches Toolkit), along with a model Instructional Playbook.  These resources teach coaches how to interact with teachers as partners, set goals for themselves and monitor their progress, support teachers in developing student-focused goals, promote proactive problem solving among teachers, and streamline data collection and deep listening. View book

How Instructional Coaches can use Co-Teaching to Support Teachers

Lien (2022, February 23) utilizes a case study to explore the benefits and risks of intervening in the classroom as an instructional coach, and introduces readers to the Decision-Making Matrix that coaches and administrators can use to determine the actions they should take to support the teachers they work with. View web article