• 3 Reasons Why End-of-Year Coaching Cycles Are the Best

    Tonya Moody

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    Just because the school year is winding down doesn't mean learning has to as well. Tonya Moody, instructional coach in Westfield Washington School District in central Indiana, believes end-of-year coaching cycles are the perfect time to encourage risk-taking and promote a culture of learning.

  • My Journey From Coach Back to Teacher Specialist

    Jason MacDonald

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    Jason MacDonald, elementary school teacher and former instructional coach, reflects on how his experience as an IC paved his transition back into the classroom as not just a teacher, but a teacher specialist.

  • New and Better: Coaching for Innovation

    Dr. Christina Podraza

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    Dr. Christina Podraza, assistant principal and former instructional coach in Illinois, explains the benefits of innovation on new teaching practices and how to hit the ground running with your coaches and teacher leaders.

  • Leveraging Your Teacher Leaders as Peer Mentors

    Ramona Towner

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    Teacher leaders can help your coaching efforts in tons of different ways. Ramona Towner, elementary instructional coach in Illinois, relays her process for encouraging influential teachers to share their work and skills with peers.

  • Successes Through Coach and Principal Collaboration

    Grace Worrell & Melissa Llano

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    Grace Worrell and Melissa Llano, instructional coach and principal at Franklin Park School District in Illinois, reflect on their collaborative partnership together built on trust and respect.

  • Coaching Partnerships: The Long and Short of Them

    Danielle Head & Lesley Burdine

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    Danielle Head and Lesley Burdine, technology integration coaches from the Clarksville Montgomery County School System in Tennessee, explain the importance of collaboration and reflection between a teacher and coach and how relationships can thrive through both short- and long-term partnerships.

  • Utilizing the "Third Space" in Coaching

    Darren Ralston

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    Darren Ralston, instructional coach with Albemarle County Schools in Virginia, explains the "Third Space" concept for building relationships and how a teacher and coach can use it as a "safe area" for their coaching interactions.

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