Focus on Teaching: Creating a Culture of Coaching
- Instructional coaching is a constructive form of professional development for K-12 schools, and the key to its success is embedding it into the culture of the school, according to Edutopia’s school leadership blog.
- Instructional coaching has the ability to enact change in a school or an entire district by creating a mindset on constant improvement.
- Collaboration among teachers, and instructional coaches, can improve instructional practice but school leaders to create this culture of coaching to amplify its impact.
At a time in which teacher shortages are more prevalent, many districts are rethinking how best to support new and veteran teachers.