Coaching: Approaches and Perspectives

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