Coaching Essentials

Aguilar, Elena. Coaching for equity: Conversations that change practice. This book by Elena Aguilar offers guidance on engaging in transformative conversations to address educational inequities. It provides strategies for coaches and educators to foster equity in schools through reflective dialogue.​ πŸ”— Amazon | Wiley

Easton, Lois Brown. Protocols for professional learning. Lois Brown Easton presents 16 structured protocols to facilitate effective professional learning communities (PLCs). These protocols aim to enhance collaboration and reflective practice among educators.​ πŸ”— ASCD | Amazon

Jackson, Robyn R. Never underestimate your teachers: Instructional leadership for excellence in every classroom. Robyn R. Jackson introduces a framework for instructional leadership that supports teachers’ development by balancing skill and will. The book provides strategies for leaders to cultivate excellence in teaching.β€‹πŸ”— ASCD | Amazon

Kegan, Robert, and Lisa Laskow Lahey. How the way we talk can change the way we work: Seven languages for transformation. This work explores how language influences organizational change. Kegan and Lahey provide tools to shift conversations, fostering personal and professional transformation.​ πŸ”— Amazon

Joellen Killion discusses the depth of coaching practices, distinguishing between “heavy” coaching that leads to significant change and “light” coaching with minimal impact. These articles guide coaches in enhancing their effectiveness. πŸ”— 2008 Article (PDF) | 2010 Article (PDF)

Knight, Jim. The impact cycle: What instructional coaches should do to foster powerful improvements in teaching. Jim Knight outlines a three-stage coaching modelβ€”Identify, Learn, Improve-to help instructional coaches support teachers in enhancing their practice and student outcomes.​ πŸ”— Corwin | Amazon | Instructional Coaching Group

Knight, Jim. Coaching: Approaches and perspectives. This compilation features various experts discussing different coaching models and strategies. It serves as a comprehensive guide for educators seeking to implement effective coaching practices. πŸ”— Corwin

Saphier, Jon, Robert R. Gower, and Mary Ann Haley-Speca. The skillful teacher: Building your teaching skills. This resource offers evidence-based strategies for effective teaching. It covers various aspects of instruction, classroom management, and professional growth.​ πŸ”— Amazon | RBT

Scott, Susan. Fierce Conversations: Achieving Success at Work and in Life One Conversation at a Time. Susan Scott emphasizes the importance of meaningful conversations in achieving success. The book provides techniques for engaging in honest and impactful dialogues.β€‹πŸ”— Penguin Random House | Amazon

Sweeney, Diane. Student-centered coaching: A guide for K–8 coaches and principals. Diane Sweeney introduces a coaching model that focuses on student outcomes. The book offers practical tools for coaches and principals to support teachers in enhancing student learning.​ πŸ”— Amazon

Sweeney, Diane, and Leanna S. Harris. Student-centered coaching: The moves. This follow-up to Sweeney’s earlier work details specific coaching moves that align with student-centered practices. It serves as a practical guide for implementing effective coaching strategies.​ πŸ”— Corwin

West, Lucy, and Antonia Cameron. Agents of change. This book provides coaches, administrators, and teacher leaders with specific techniques, tools, and strategies for working with individual classroom teachers to plan and co-teach lessons, reflect on them afterwards, and find evidence of student learning. β€‹πŸ”— Heinemann | Amazon

West, Lucy, and Fritz C. Staub. Content-focused coaching: Transforming mathematics lessons. This book is for K-8 staff developers, teacher leaders, administrators, and others interested in improving mathematics education. It explains the general tenets of Content-Focused Coaching (CFC) and the fundamental foundations upon which it rests. β€‹πŸ”— Amazon | ERIC