Coaching
Coaching is a dialogic process focused on growth rather than evaluation. Using the Coaching Tools, educators engage in reflective conversations grounded in evidence from classroom observations.
Coaching is a conversation focused on growth, while evaluation is a formal process with consequences. In coaching, educators and coaches reflect and ask questions together to increase their impact on students.
Coaching conversations focus on instructional practice, student learning, and classroom evidence. Using the See It, Name It, Do It form, educators reflect on what they notice and wonder to consider next steps for growth.
Coaching is grounded in partnership. Coaches facilitate a reflective discussion using questioning as educators identify goals and explore evidence. Together, the coach and educator decide on the next step.
Teaching Moves are research-based instructional practices that strengthen feedback, engagement, and well-being. They give coaches and educators a common language for talking about effective teaching, and videos show many of the moves in action.