The Art of Coaching: Effective Strategies for School Transformation - Softcover

Aguilar, Elena

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ISBN 10: 1118206533 ISBN 13: 9781118206539

Verlag: Jossey-Bass, 2013

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Hands-on resources for new and seasoned school coaches This practical resource offers the foundational skills and tools needed by new coaching educators, as well as presenting an overview of the knowledge and theory base behind the practice. Established coaches will find numerous ways to deepen and refine their coaching practice. Principals and others who incorporate coaching strategies into their work will also find a wealth of resources. Aguilar offers a model for transformational coaching which could be implemented as professional development in schools or districts anywhere. Although she addresses the needs of adult learners, her model maintains a student-centered focus, with a specific lens on addressing equity issues in schools. * Offers a practical resource for school coaches, principals, district leaders, and other administrators * Presents a transformational coaching model which addresses systems change * Pays explicit attention to surfacing and interrupting inequities in schools The Art of Coaching: Effective Strategies for School Transformation offers a compendium of school coaching ideas, the book's explicit, user-friendly structure enhances the ability to access the information.

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The Art of Coaching offers all the tools necessary forprofessionals who coach educators. It demystifies the process ofcoaching with easy-to-apply, immediately actionable ideas. ElenaAguilar offers a model for transformational coaching designed fornew and veteran coaches, teacher leaders, mentors, principals, andother administrators.

This comprehensive research and practice-based guide covers howto create a coaching vision, build trust, listen well, ask powerfulquestions, and develop a work plan. It also addresses coachingconversations and describes dozens of coaching activities todevelop an educator's practice. The Art of Coachinghighlights common challenges followed by creative solutions. It'sfilled with numerous practical tools: rubrics, cheat sheets, andcoaching sentence stems. The concluding section on professionaldevelopment is geared for coaches and those who supervise them. Thewebsite, www.elenaaguilar.com, provides a wealth of additionaltools and tips.

Praise for The Art of Coaching

"This book challenges coaches to be fully intentional—withequal doses of care and rigor."
—Lynda Tredway, Independent Leadership Coach,Washington D.C. and former coordinator, Principal LeadershipInstitute, U.C. Berkeley

"Elena Aguilar knows how to foster the bravery and humilityteachers must have to transform their practices. Her methods willhelp coaches become the trusted, supportive forces we need in ourteaching lives."
—Ariel Sacks, teacher leader and education writer,Brooklyn, New York

"To produce drastic gains in the academic achievement levels ofour students we need the strongest, most prepared teachers. TheArt of Coaching provides concrete, actionable steps to moveteachers along the continuum of excellence to meet this challengehead on."
—Heather Lechner, turnaround school leader, NewOrleans, Louisiana

"In this book, Aguilar masterfully covers the theory of coachingand offers much wise and practical advice brought to life throughengaging stories from her experience."
—Elizabeth R. Simons, PhD, school coach, Berkeley,California

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• Verlag: Jossey-Bass
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1118206533
• ISBN 13: 9781118206539
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 368