EDTW 514 - Creating an Effective Instructional Coaching Program for Your School

Instructional coaching can be a difficult topic to navigate. On the one hand, teachers value collaboration and hearing new ideas from other educators, but on the other hand, teachers’ motivation and buy-in can plummet if they feel like coaching adds to their stress or puts their hard work under unnecessary scrutiny.

In this course, you’ll learn how to create and sustain an effective instructional coaching model and build a culture of coaching and professional development to promote teacher and student success. You’ll examine strategies for establishing trust, open communication, and a positive outlook among teachers, and for overcoming potential points of resistance between teachers and school leaders. In addition, you’ll evaluate various technology resources, organizational tools, coaching strategies, reflective practices, and feedback methods to curate a program that suits the needs of all educators.

By the end of this course, you will have a clear, organized strategy for introducing a coaching model that excites teachers and empowers them to grow.