1_toolkit_overview_final_20140124. Professional Learning Communities: What Are They And Why Are They Important?: References. Home | Issues ...about Change Archive | Professional Learning Communities: What Are They And Why Are They Important? Astuto, T.A., Clark, D.L., Read, A-M., McGree, K. & Fernandez, L. deK.P. (1993). Challenges to dominant assumptions controlling educational reform.
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Peer Coaching Program - Reflections. Peer Coaching in Practice Part C: Reflecting on Our Experience Coaching Cycle Read the brief review of the first Session below. After your read the first of these summaries, turn to someone sitting next to you, and share your recollections and reflections about the activities. << Page 1 | Page 3 of Coaching in Practice >> Instructional Coaching Research | Instructional Coaching. KU Center for Research on Learning Publications Full publication list Projects Instructional Coaching Research The following articles reflect research conducted at the Center for Research on Learning, University of Kansas. Instructional Coaching "Another Freakin' Thing We've Got To Do": Teacher Perceptions of Professional Development Book Chapter: Instructional Coaching Interviews Regarding Instructional Coach Lynn Barnes Paper: Studying the Impact of Instructional Coaching Research on Coaching Partnership Learning Partnership Learning: Putting Conversation at the Heart of Professional Development Contact Us top The University of Kansas prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, ancestry, disability, status as a veteran, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, gender identity, gender expression and genetic information in the University's programs and activities.
What is an Instructional Coach? An instructional coach is someone whose chief professional responsibility is to bring evidence-based practices into classrooms by working with teachers and other school leaders. In PIIC, we focus our one-on-one and small group support for teachers, coaches, and school leaders around evidence-based literacy strategies and the instructional coaching process with the goals of increasing student engagement, improving student achievement, and building teacher capacity in schools. Coaching is an established professional practice. Many professions ensure that their practitioners benefit from the wise counsel and hands-on assistance of experienced colleagues — in other words, coaches. Some professions require coaching as an essential part of mastering the requisite skills. In medicine, for example, internships and residencies provide required coaching for doctors new to the profession or specialty.
Coaching is one-on-one and small group professional development. Who are the coaches?