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What is instructional coaching?

Instructional coaching, a research-based, job-embedded approach to instructional intervention, provides the assistance and encouragement necessary to implement new programs that improve student learning. The product of more than 15 years of study, this approach to professional development has been proven to help schools respond to the pressures of accountability and reform.

Why Jim Knight and the Instructional Coaching Team?

Jim Knight takes instructional coaching to another level, providing a partnering approach to professional development. Jim and the instructional coaching team approaches coaching that allows for true coach / teacher collaboration in choosing and implementing effective research-based instructional strategies. Through collaboration, communication, observation, and evaluation, coaches and teachers work together to create a program that is meaningful and sustainable. Learn more about Jim Knight and the Instructional Coaching team.

Instructional Coaching Workshops

Instructional Coaching workshops, facilitated by Jim Knight or a Corwin-certified consultant, will provide a foundation for the instructional coaching program: Partnering Fundamentals (Working with Adults), Coaching Cycle, and Communication. Learn more…

Implementation

Deepen your foundational learning—Choose from online or face-to-face consulting days, tailored to meet your specific needs.

Keynotes

Keynotes with any of the Instructional Coaching team will set the tone for your school year or for your event. Presentations may range from a motivational message to a strategic and purposeful call to action.

Webinars

Interact with the team on topics, focused on issues that matter most to you.

Teaching | Learning | Coaching Conference

Join Jim Knight and education experts in October 2014 for a three-day conference and learn how coaches, teachers and students can all perform more effectively. Learn more…

eCourse

See best practices for instructional coaching in action in this 13-module course and develop your own valuable coaching skills and insights for your school or district’s coaching program. Learn more…

Publications

Experienced trainer, developer, and researcher Jim Knight describes the "nuts and bolts" of instructional coaching and explains the essential skills that instructional coaches need, including getting teachers on board, providing model lessons, observing teachers, and engaging in reflective conversations in his best-selling book, Instructional Coaching: A Partnership Approach to Improving Instruction.

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