Instructional coaching provides individualized support adapted to teachers' needs and classroom contexts, in contrast to traditional professional development workshops¶

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Subclaims¶

q1 i? Coaching differs from traditional professional development workshops by providing individualized support for teachers and learning teams that is adapted to their needs and grounded in their classroom contexts. → Jeff Archer 2019

Evidence¶

Jeff Archer 2019¶

Jeff Archer, Jeffrey Max. (2019). Building a System of Supports for Instructional Coaching: Insights from the New Teacher Center. Washington, DC: Mathematica. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/building-a-system-of-supports-for-instructional-coaching-insights-from-the-new-teacher-center

q1 · i? · theoretical · r1

The brief's framing statement contrasts coaching with workshop-based professional development, describing coaching as "individualized support for teachers and learning teams" grounded in classroom contexts. No data or study is reported for this assertion.

"In contrast to traditional professional development workshops, coaching provides individualized support for teachers and learning teams that is adapted to their needs and grounded in their classroom contexts."

Discussion¶

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