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Coaching: Approaches and Perspectives
Contributor(s): Knight, Jim (Author)
ISBN: 1412969247     ISBN-13: 9781412969246
Publisher: Corwin Publishers
OUR PRICE:   $86.40  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: October 2008
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Annotation: Experts review coaches' roles, examine research, and provide in-depth discussions of specific coaching models, including literacy, cognitive, instructional, content-focused, classroom management, and leadership coaching.
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BISAC Categories:
- Education | Administration - General
- Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - General
- Education | Counseling - Academic Development
Dewey: 371.102
LCCN: 2008025676
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 7.2" W x 10" (1.45 lbs) 240 pages
 
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Publisher Description:

Practical guidelines for selecting the right type of coaching for your teachers and students!

This 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 Knight--to present unique approaches for coaching teachers and leaders. Chapters review the roles of coaches in schools, examine the research base on coaching, and provide in-depth discussions of specific models, including:

  • Literacy coaching
  • Cognitive coaching
  • Instructional coaching
  • Content-focused coaching
  • Classroom management coaching
  • Leadership coaching

Contributor Bio(s): Knight, Jim: -

Jim Knight has spent more than two decades studying professional learning, effective teaching, and instructional coaching. He is a Research Associate at the University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning and the President of the Instructional Coaching Group.

Jim wrote the first article on the topic of instructional coaching for The Journal of Staff Development, and his book Instructional Coaching: A Partnership Approach to Improving Instruction (Corwin, 2007) popularized the idea. Jim edited Coaching: Approaches and Perspectives (Corwin, 2009) and co-authored Coaching Classroom Management (Pacific Northwest Publishing, 2010). Jim's other books include Unmistakable Impact: A Partnership Approach to Dramatically Improving Instruction (Corwin, 2011), High-Impact Instruction: A Framework or Great Teaching (Corwin, 2013), and Focus on Teaching: Using Video for High-Impact Instruction (Corwin, 2014).

Jim's articles on professional learning, teaching, and instructional coaching have appeared in journals such as The Journal of Staff Development, Principal Leadership, The School Administrator, Kappan, and Educational Leadership.

Frequently asked to lead professional learning, Jim has presented to more than 30,000 educators from six continents. He has a Ph.D. in Education from the University of Kansas and has won several university teaching, innovation, and service awards. Jim also writes the Radical Learners blog.