Top 10 reasons to try instructional coaching
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Instructional coaching provides support to help improve teaching practices without being too painful. While coaching sessions may involve modeling lessons that could fail, they provide valuable learning opportunities to know what not to do. Most importantly, coaching offers supportive feedback to help teachers grow, rather than disciplinary reports to administrators.
Top 10 reasons to try instructional coaching
- 1. Top 6 Reasonsto try Instructional Coaching
- 2. 6. It’s only a little bit more painful than a trip to the dentist.
- 3. 5. Giving yourself a pat on the back is never as much fun as giving someone else a high five.
- 4. 4. Remember the Far Side cartoon where partway through the exam, the guy pulls out a second brain? It’s kinda like that, but less creepy.
- 5. 3. If a modeled lesson flops, at least you’ll know what NOT to do!
- 6. 2.Coaching is like your grandma’s girdle… it offers lots of support!
- 7. 1.Everything you do and say will immediately be reported to the principal! NOT!!!