Coaching for Community: 4 Tips for Coaching in Unprecedented Times

Stephanie Affinito

Stephanie Affinito

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As the coronavirus pandemic forces states and districts to suspend instruction, leaders are adapting with a shift to distance learning. Stephanie Affinito, literacy education professor at the University at Albany in New York, offers four ways coaches can support teachers during their transition to a new reality: working remote.

  • Strategies for Shaking Up Your Professional Learning

    Amy Storer

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    Are you and your teachers tired of the same old "sit-and-get" professional learning initiatives? If you said "yes ✋," then it's time to shake things up by adding some fun to the mix. Amy Storer, instructional coach in Texas, shares a few different ways to include fun as part of your upcoming professional learning sessions.

  • February 2020 Instructional Coaching Must-Reads

    TeachBoost Team

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    Spread some ❤️ for the best articles in February's weekly coaching roundups! Learn why one coach focuses on building relationships with new staff right away, a few critical issues that can get in the way of adult learning, how another IC satisfies her teachers' coaching appetites with tasty treats topped with puns, and more! 🍬

  • Weekly Coaching Roundup, Week 7: February 14, 2020

    TeachBoost Team

    Weekly Coaching Roundup - February 2020 (Half) (Seasonal)

    Happy Valentine's! Our lovely coaches this week share how they use treats (topped with puns!) to remind teachers of the ways they can support them, why reflection is integral to a coach's day, how education unconferences can help teachers drive their own PD, and more. Enjoy! 💕🍫

  • Fun(ny) Ways to Support Your Coaching Work

    Kelli Schiltz

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    Kelli Schiltz, instructional coach in Wisconsin, gives her staff fun (and funny) treats throughout the school year to remind them of all the different ways she can support them in their work.

  • Weekly Coaching Roundup, Week 6: February 7, 2020

    TeachBoost Team

    Weekly Coaching Roundup - February 2020 (Half) (Seasonal)

    This week we learned the importance of building relationships right away with new staff, why it's so helpful for coaches to "take a breath" at times and how you can do that, some tips for better bite-sized goals, and more. Enjoy!

  • Weekly Coaching Roundup, Week 5: January 31, 2020

    TeachBoost Team

    Weekly Coaching Roundup - January 2020 (Half) (Seasonal)

    This week we learned why coaches should listen carefully and learn from those they work with, how one coach builds trust with her peers by rolling up her sleeves and getting in the trenches, a few critical issues that can get in the way of professional learning, and more. Enjoy!

  • January 2020 Instructional Coaching Must-Reads

    TeachBoost Team

    Must reads header - January 2020

    Happy New Year! 🎆 We're starting 2020 out strong with the top articles from January's weekly coaching roundups. Learn how you can publicize and promote your role as a coach, a few ways principals can support instructional coaches, some elements of professional learning that provoke teachers to embrace learning, and more! 

  • Weekly Coaching Roundup, Week 2: January 10, 2020

    TeachBoost Team

    Weekly Coaching Roundup - January 2020 (Half) (Seasonal)

    Find out how you can publicize and promote your coaching role, help teachers better plan for parent-teacher conferences, why it's so important for you to stand by and support teachers as they take instructional risks, and more. Enjoy!

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