Instructional coach office set up

Take a look inside my office as a PreK-5 literacy coach! Get a free science of reading bulletin board to use in your own literacy coach office, too!

Need help setting up your instructional coaching office? On this episode of the Coaching Podcast, I share eight different spaces that can be useful to get the job done! When choosing your instructional coaching office set up it’s best for you to consider your role and responsibilities. You want your instructional coaching room to be functional for the specific work you will be doing with the teachers. Click to listen as I give my best tips including making a list and map before you start.

Coaching spaces can range from a desk in the corner of the staff lounge to a formal office to a whole classroom! Regardless of what space we are given it is always an exciting task to set it up. ...

How can you make the first 20 days of coaching count? In episode 114 of the Coaching Podcast, I share what you need to do at the beginning of the year to set yourself up for success. You'll get my 4-week plan for laying the foundation for your instructional coaching work. I also share resources to get you started. This back-to-school episode is jam-packed with information to get your coaching year off to a great start! Listen now!

The authors of The Coach Approach provide insight into their favorite technology tools for instructional coaches and best practices for school coaching.

There’s not much information in instructional coaching books on how to set up your office space. Most books are about the theory of coachin...

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The coaching cycle. We hear about it all of the time. It's a best-practice approach to working with individual teachers, honoring that th...

As an instructional coach, there are certain items that can make supporting teachers easier. Each of the items shared here are highly recommended by myself as a teacher leader working in multiple buildings across a large district. Grab a binder and fill it with essentials like your standards, pacing guide, and teacher performance rubrics. Below…

Just like a teacher sets up a classroom, an instructional coach needs to set up their coaching space. The process is very similar in terms of what you must consider about those you lead, whether it be students or teachers. Not every coaching space is identical in size and shape. Most commonly, instructional coaches utilize…