Hold a kick-off event aligning coaching with school and district goals, and leverage early volunteers' testimonials to build teacher buy-in¶

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Description¶

This strategy addresses the first administrator action in the report: building teacher buy-in for coaching. Administrators should clarify how coaching aligns with district, school, and teaching goals, because the report finds that "when teachers volunteer to participate in a coaching program with a positive perception and a clear understanding of what it involves, they are more likely to be invested in the process and benefit from the program." Concrete steps include a beginning-of-year kick-off event and amplifying early volunteers' coaching success stories in faculty meetings, word-of-mouth, and social media.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Administrators communicate a common vision linking coaching to district, school, and teaching goals at the start of the year and reiterate it over time.

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• K-12 classroom teachers participating in instructional coaching

Target Learning Goals¶

• Improved teaching practices through instructional coaching

Related Strategies¶

• School and district leaders' recommendations for implementing effective classroom coaching programs
• Implement sustained educator development programs including needs assessment, coaching, communities of practice, and experiential learning

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Bakhshaei, M. & Hardy, A. (2021). How school administrators can serve as productive partners in teacher coaching programs. Digital Promise. https://digitalpromise.dspacedirect.org/items/a08ba4d8-72c1-4d8e-902c-c529eed160ac