Instructional coach interview

Just like athletes get ready for the big Friday night game, by running, throwing catches, and rehearsing plays, teachers who want to be an Instructional Coach should practice before the big game (i.e. interview) for the position. Sometimes the practice may be sitting in front of the mirror rehearsing potential "pushback" from teachers, leading a

If more schools took the time for collaborative planning rather than top-down PD, we'd be in a better place.

Have you recently landed a coach interview? Congrats! Prepare for your interview with these key instructional coach interview questions and avoid this...

Teachers need to get to a point where they feel like they need their grade level content teams in order to plan and implement curriculum, not like going to a team meeting is just one more thing or a waste of time. So how can instructional coaches help to create Collective Teacher Efficacy in teams? I’m glad you asked! Here are SEVEN tangible ways you as an instructional coach or literacy coach can intentionally help to create high-functioning teams that positively impact students’ learning.

How can you make the first 20 days of coaching count? In episode 114 of the Coaching Podcast, I share what you need to do at the beginning of the year to set yourself up for success. You'll get my 4-week plan for laying the foundation for your instructional coaching work. I also share resources to get you started. This back-to-school episode is jam-packed with information to get your coaching year off to a great start! Listen now!

ABC's of Instructional Coaching. Great ideas to consider when coaching or thinking about becoming an Instructional Coach.

Instructional coaching support for teachers and coaches.

If you are an instructional coach, you probably have a huge binder of coaching forms and data you keep for your campus and on your teachers. I love a good, sassy, chic looking coaching binder! It's something about flipping through your cute tabs of teachers, data, student evidence and professional development that creates an energy within ourselves as professionals. But lets face it....Google is taking over! Technology is always and forever evolving. So I'm trying to evolve with the current…

Top 5 academic coach interview questions with detailed tips for both hiring managers and candidates.

This year I had the amazing opportunity--thanks to an extremely supportive administration team--to be a part-time instructional coach in the high school where I've taught for 9 of my 12 years. It was an exciting and enlightening year, to be sure. As much as I struggled, I feel so lucky to have been given this…