Student-Centered Coaching at the Secondary Level

Your straightforward resource for coaching partnerships that focus on student learningTeaching in today's classrooms is different, so why shouldn't coaching strategies evolve too? Shift the conversation from teacher &quote;shoulds&quote; to innovative systems and structures that build lasting student success. This powerful follow-up to Diane Sweeney's Student Centered Coaching: A Guide for K-8 Coaches and Principals is a strategy-packed roadmap to dynamic teacher-coach collaborations in middle and high schools. Written for coaches who work with secondary teachers in all content areas, Student-Centered Coaching at the Secondary Level offers rich case studies and practical tips and tools. Coaches and administrators get real-world specifics onCore practices for tackling the unique challenges of coaching across a variety of content areas at the secondary levelExtending coaching to teams of teachers, rather than just individualsUsing standards, such as the Common Core, to coach toward specific goals for student learningEmbedding formative assessments into coaching conversationsMoving past teacher resistanceWorking in tandem with principals to ensure that coaching accomplishes the goal of increased student learningWith graphic organizers, planning matrices, and other valuable resources, this step-by-step guide is your ultimate roadmap to coaching success. By focusing coaching on student learning-rather than on fixing teachers-you can make a measurable impact on student achievement.&quote;This book provides both veteran and novice instructional coaches and school leaders with practical tips and tools they can use to move instructional coaching from focusing on teacher behavior to focusing on student learning. It offers strategies to help demonstrate the direct impact that coaching has on student achievement.&quote;-Deborah Mitchell, New Teacher Induction CoordinatorMerced Union High School District, Merced, CA