{"product_id":"book-k3kv","title":"The Definitive Guide to Instructional Coaching","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEven under ideal conditions, teaching is tough work. Facing unrelenting pressure from administrators and parents and caught in a race against time to improve student outcomes, educators can easily become discouraged (or worse, burn out completely) without a robust coaching system in place to support them.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more than 20 years, perfecting such a system has been the paramount objective of best-selling author and coaching guru Jim Knight and his team of researchers at the Instructional Coaching Group (ICG). In \u003ci\u003eThe Definitive Guide to Instructional Coaching\u003c\/i\u003e, Knight offers a blueprint for establishing, administering, and assessing an instructional coaching program laser-focused on every educator's ultimate goal: the academic success of students.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrganized around ICG's seven Success Factors for great instructional coaching, this book offers:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn in-depth guide to the Impact Cycle, ICG's research-based and field-tested model for coaching teachers through issues that matter most to them;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDetailed guidance on how to create a playbook of instructional strategies to share with collaborating teachers—and how to model those strategies under different conditions;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePractical advice on preparing for and engaging in substantive, reflective, and teacher-centered coaching conversations;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBest practices for gathering, analyzing, and responding to data for improved teaching and learning; and\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReal-life anecdotes and testimonies from educators and coaches who have reaped the benefits of the Impact Cycle in a diverse array of schools.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn addition, each chapter of the book contains a learning map to help orient you and a list of valuable additional resources to complement the text. Whether you're new to coaching or well versed in the practice, \u003ci\u003eThe Definitive Guide to Instructional Coaching\u003c\/i\u003e will no doubt prove a cornerstone of your coaching library for years to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProduced and published by Echo Point Books \u0026amp; Media, an independent bookseller in Brattleboro, Vermont.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e©2022 ASCD (P)2024 Echo Point Books \u0026amp; Media, LLC\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dreamscape","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49397879406896,"sku":"BDk3kv","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/686629-k3kv-Square.jpg?v=1746655176","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-k3kv","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}