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Developing Healthy Teachers with Non-Invasive Coaching
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Prioritize Your Own Professional Learning with Peer Coaching
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Facilitate Teacher-Centered PD with EdCamps
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Coaching Up the Ladder
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Five Practical Ways to Support New Coaches
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Coaching Teacher Clarity Through Backward Planning
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Can School Administrators Also Be Coaches?
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Three Mantras for a Solid Coaching Foundation
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Cupcakes and Coffee with the Coach
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Improve Your Practice with a Self-Reflection Checklist
Weekly Coaching Roundup: Mid-Year Reflection and Recovery
Celebrate Your Profession with a Digital Coaching Card
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The Benefits of Role-Play for ICs
Weekly Coaching Roundup, Week 2: January 14th, 2022
Advertise Yourself with a Coaching One-Pager
Weekly Coaching Roundup, Week 1: January 7th, 2022
Coaching Teachers to Create Meaningful Assessments
December 2021 Instructional Coaching Must-Reads
Weekly Coaching Roundup: The Best of 2021!
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Four Tips for Effective Coaching Conversations
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4 Ways to Do More than Just Tech Support as a Coach
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Sunshine Carts for Teachers
November 2021 Instructional Coaching Must-Reads
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Use Parallel Practice for Social-Emotional Learning
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Connecting the Dots: Building Digital Pathways to Meaningful Relationships
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Celebrating Wins and Shared Goals
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September 2021 Instructional Coaching Must-Reads
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How One Oklahoma District Offers Mini-PD through Video
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Coaching Partnership Agreements, Part 1: Principal and Coach
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Increase Peer Observation with Pineapple Charts
August 2021 Instructional Coaching Must-Reads
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A Coach's Keys to Growth: Reflections and Relationships
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Build a Culture of Appreciation with Affirmation Stations
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3 Ways to Build Your PLN as a New IC
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Use a Coaching Brochure to Showcase All You Do as a Coach
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July 2021 Instructional Coaching Must-Reads
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Weekly Coaching Roundup: Principal and Coach Partnerships
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Collective Efficacy Leverages Teamwork for Better Coaching Cycles
Weekly Coaching Roundup, Week 26: July 2nd, 2021
June 2021 Instructional Coaching Must-Reads
Foster Cooperative Adult Learning with the Jigsaw Method
Weekly Coaching Roundup, Week 25: June 25th, 2021
Coaching During a Pandemic: Virtual & In-Person Coaching Tips for First Years
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Use Play Cards to Elevate Coaching and Teaching
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Create a Personalized PD Plan with This Four-Step Guide
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Tools for Promoting Home-to-School Connections
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May 2021 Instructional Coaching Must-Reads
How One Iowa District Put SEL on Center Stage
Weekly Coaching Roundup: Starting Your Coaching Journey
3 Tips to Balance Your Roles as Teacher and Coach
Weekly Coaching Roundup, Week 19: May 14th, 2021
4-Step Process for Collecting Feedback on Your Coaching
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Using Jamboard to Share and Celebrate Success
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April 2021 Instructional Coaching Must-Reads
A Day in the Life of an Instructional Technology Coach
Weekly Coaching Roundup: Gathering Teacher Feedback
Build Trust and Improve Team Collaboration with Appreciative Inquiry
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Is Zoom PD the Future of Professional Learning?
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Expand Your Professional Learning with Twitter Chats
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March 2021 Instructional Coaching Must-Reads
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Turn Your Classroom Into a PD Laboratory!
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Create Your Own #CopierPD
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February 2021 Instructional Coaching Must-Reads
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Weekly Coaching Roundup: Transitioning Back to the Classroom Post-COVID
3 Psychological Needs for Coaches to Flourish
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Showcasing the Impact of Instructional Coaching
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Q&A: What if a Coach Doesn't Have Enough to Do?
5 Quick E-Learning Best Practices You Can Use Today
Weekly Coaching Roundup, Week 4: January 29, 2021
January 2021 Instructional Coaching Must-Reads
7 Essential Questions to Kick-start Your Instructional Coaching
Weekly Coaching Roundup: Web Apps for ICs
Encourage Teacher Learning with Badges!
Weekly Coaching Roundup, Week 2: January 15, 2021
A Day in the Life of a Student Learning Coach
Weekly Coaching Roundup, Week 1: January 8, 2021
A Long Look at Look-Fors
December 2020 Instructional Coaching Must-Reads
Weekly Coaching Roundup: The Best of 2020!
Shift from Reactive to Proactive Coaching with Coaching Launchpads
Weekly Coaching Roundup, Week 51: December 18, 2020
Create Highly Engaging Coaching Newsletters
Weekly Coaching Roundup, Week 50: December 11, 2020
Q&A: What Are Some Essential Elements of Partnership Coaching?
Weekly Coaching Roundup, Week 49: December 4, 2020
Am I Really Coaching?
3 Ways to Strengthen Connections in Remote Environments
November 2020 Instructional Coaching Must-Reads
Weekly Coaching Roundup, Week 48: November 27, 2020
Coaching with Google Jamboard
Weekly Coaching Roundup: All Things Virtual Coaching
Your School Librarian: An Unexpected Coaching Partner
Weekly Coaching Roundup, Week 46: November 13, 2020
How to Help Teachers Manage Their Stress and Anxiety
Weekly Coaching Roundup, Week 45: November 6, 2020
Crafting Your Coaching Approach
Weekly Coaching Roundup, Week 44: October 30, 2020
October 2020 Instructional Coaching Must-Reads
Embedding Social and Emotional Learning into Online Instruction
Weekly Coaching Roundup: Giving Teachers a Voice and Choice in Their Professional Learning
Weekly Coaching Roundup, Week 42: October 16, 2020
Q&A: How Do ICs Follow-Up with Teachers after PD?
5 Tips to Make the Most of Your Virtual Conferences
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Modeling One-on-One Student Conferencing for Teachers
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September 2020 Instructional Coaching Must-Reads
A Teacher-Centric Approach to Technology Integration
Weekly Coaching Roundup: Tips for Dealing with Stress and Anxiety
Weekly Coaching Roundup, Week 38: September 18, 2020
Coaching with Compassion
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Share This! 4 Ways ICs Can Support Teachers and Students Virtually
Taking a Leave of Absence: Planned, Unplanned, and How to Return
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Building Trust: Going Inward to Go Outward
August 2020 Instructional Coaching Must-Reads
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Defining Coaching: a Tool for Busting the "Unicorn" Myth
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