TY - BOOK AU - Knight,Jim TI - Instructional coaching: a partnership approach to improving instruction SN - 9781412927239 AV - LB1731 .K573 2007 U1 - 370.715 22 PY - 2007/// CY - Thousand Oaks, CA PB - NSDC, Corwin Press KW - Teachers KW - In-service training KW - United States KW - Teacher effectiveness N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-231) and index; Why coaching? -- What does coaching look like? -- What is the partnership philosophy? -- Partnership communication : creating learning conversations -- Getting teachers on board and finding a starting point -- Modeling, observing, and collaboratively exploring data -- Focusing on the big four : behavior, content, knowledge, direct instruction, and formative assessment -- How coaches can spread knowledge -- Coaches as leaders of change -- Resource : instructional coach's tool kit UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip071/2006030810.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0730/2006030810-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0829/2006030810-b.html ER -