10 Barbara Neufeld Dana Roper 2003 <p>  The Annenberg Institute for School Reform describes instructional coaching as &quot;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.&quot; When employed and supported effectively, the Institute says, &quot;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.&quot; Annenberg's research-based introduction to &quot;Instructional Coaching&quot; presents recent findings that can help schools and districts design coaching programs that are most likely to produce the desired results. &quot;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.&quot; Free download. (615k PDF file) </p> <p> Citation: Neufeld, B. &amp; Roper, D. (2003). <i>Coaching: A strategy for developing instructional capacity. </i>Retrieved from the Annenberg Institute 7 Apr 2007. Link: http://www.annenberginstitute.org/pdf/Coaching.pdf </p> http://www.annenberginstitute.org/pdf/Coaching.pdf