recommended resources
coachingThe Art of Coaching: Effective Strategies for School Transformation by Elena Aguilar -- the book heavily referenced throughout this toolkit
ElenaAguilar.com -- the author's website, complete with templates and other coaching tools The Art of Coaching Teachers -- Aguilar's weekly column in EdWeek Masterful Coaching by Robert Hargrove -- a seminal text on transformational coaching Instructional Coaching: Kansas Coaching Project -- blog and resources for coaches from Jim Knight research associate at the University of Kansas Professional learningLearning Forward -- the foundation who developed the Standards for Professional Learning
ASCD: Designing Professional Development That Works -- report from Educational Leadership on the six factors with great potential for achieving results in high quality learning opportunities Tips for Developing High Quality Professional Development -- tip sheet from the US Dep |