The Coach Approach to School Leadership: Leading Teachers to Higher Levels of Effectiveness

Author: Johnson Jessica

Brand: ASCD

Edition: 1

Number Of Pages: 181

Details: From the Back Cover

In The Coach Approach to School Leadership, Jessica Johnson, Shira Leibowitz, and Kathy Perret address a dilemma faced by many principals: how to function as learning leaders while fulfilling their evaluative and management duties. The answer? Incorporating instructional coaching techniques as an integral part of serious school improvement.
The authors explain how principals can
* Master the skill of “switching hats” between the nonjudgmental coach role and the evaluative supervisor role.
* Expand their classroom visits and combine coaching with evaluation requirements.
* Nurture relationships with teachers and build a positive school culture.
* Provide high-quality feedback to support the development of both teachers and students.
* Empower teachers to lead their own professional learning and work together as a team.
Drawing from the authors’ work with schools as well as their conversations with educators across the globe, this thought-provoking book speaks to the unique needs of principals as instructional leaders, providing solutions to challenges in every aspect of this complex endeavor.
The role of the principal is changing at a rapid pace. Let this resource guide you in improving your own practice while helping teachers master the high-quality instruction that leads to student success.

Product Description

In The Coach Approach to School Leadership, Jessica Johnson, Shira Leibowitz, and Kathy Perret address a dilemma faced by many principals: how to function as learning leaders while fulfilling their evaluative and management duties. The answer? Incorporating instructional coaching techniques as an integral part of serious school improvement.
The authors explain how principals can Master the skill of “switching hats” between the nonjudgmental coach role and the evaluative supervisor role. Expand their classroom visits and combine coaching with evaluation requirements. Nurture relationships with teachers and build a positive school culture. Provide high-quality feedback to support the development of both teachers and students. Empower teachers to lead their own professional learning and work together as a team.
Drawing from the authors’ work with schools as well as their conversations with educators across the globe, this thought-provoking book speaks to the unique needs of principals as instructional leaders, providing solutions to challenges in every aspect of this complex endeavor.
The role of the principal is changing at a rapid pace. Let this resource guide you in improving your own practice while helping teachers master the high-quality instruction that leads to student success.

Review

"The Coach Approach to School Leadership will change the conversation about how principals can serve as instructional leaders. Providing principals with tools and strategies to "put on their coach’s hat" is a much-needed step for teaching and learning in our schools. So often, principals wonder how to provide relevant support to teachers, and serving as a principal-coach is a way to do just that. The authors’ breadth of knowledge around both leadership and coaching makes this book a must-read for principals." —Diane Sweeney, author of Student-Centered Coaching: The Moves

"Among the most significant actions great principals do differently is getting out of the office and into classrooms to help teachers improve their skills. In this must-read book for school leaders, the authors of The Coach Approach to School Leadership present both a mindset and practical tools supporting school leaders to address the paradox of being both coach and supervisor. Through a focus on instructional coaching techniques and a deep understanding of the many challenges facing principals, The Coach Approach to School Leadership offers extremely valuable guidance in the vital work of leading teachers to higher levels of effectiveness." —Todd Whitak

Release Date: 26-05-2017

Package Dimensions: 13x224x318