Coaching Partnerships: The Long and Short of Them

Danielle Head & Lesley Burdine

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.

  • Shortening the Feedback Loop

    Pasha Goodman

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    Pasha Goodman, professional learning specialist at Fort Bend ISD in Texas, highlights the benefits of creating a coaching foundation built on in-the-moment, resentment-free feedback.

  • The Power of Coaching Circles

    Christelle Harding

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    Christelle Harding, instructional specialist coordinator with Decatur Public Schools in Illinois, explains the value of coaching circles for building supportive relationships and emotional restoration among teachers and coaches.

  • Coaching Strategies to Support Personalized Learning

    Nancy Meisenger

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    Nancy Meisenger, instructional coach at the Kaneland Community Unit School District 302 in Illinois, advocates her seven qualities of instructional coaches necessary to support the implementation of personalized learning.

  • 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.

  • From Coaching to Teaching

    Shasta Looper

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    Shasta Looper, 4th grade teacher and former instructional coach, shares four "critical path items" to impact student growth that she learned through her experience working as a coach.

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