Coaching: A strategy for developing instructional capacity.
Publication Type:
ReportYear of Publication:
2003URL:
http://www.annenberginstitute.org/pdf/Coaching.pdfAbstract:
The Annenberg Institute for School Reform describes instructional coaching as "a promising new professional development practice in which teacher leaders serve as coaches to facilitate and guide content-focused professional learning for a school's teachers." When employed and supported effectively, the Institute says, "instructional coaching enhances district professional development systems by providing school and central office personnel with sustained, targeted supports to build knowledge, improve practice, and promote student achievement." Annenberg's research-based introduction to "Instructional Coaching" presents recent findings that can help schools and districts design coaching programs that are most likely to produce the desired results. "A well-designed and -supported coaching program weds core elements of effective professional development with the essential goals of professional learning communities [see next entry] in ways that advance both school and systemic improvement." Free download. (615k PDF file)
Citation: Neufeld, B. & Roper, D. (2003). Coaching: A strategy for developing instructional capacity. Retrieved from the Annenberg Institute 7 Apr 2007. Link: http://www.annenberginstitute.org/pdf/Coaching.pdf
