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October 2011 | Volume 69 | Number 2
Coaching: The New Leadership Skill
Feature Articles
Perspectives / The Art of Changing Minds
Marge Scherer
Listen here.
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The Coach and the Evaluator
Bob Tschannen-Moran and Megan Tschannen-Moran
Evaluation keeps educators accountable; coaching helps them improve.
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What Good Coaches Do
Jim Knight
Effective coaches work on an equal footing with colleagues.
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Modeling Lessons
Katherine Casey
The art of making visible the secrets of good classroom practice.
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The Principal as Formative Coach
Gabrielle Nidus and Maya Sadder
These steps guide principals through a cycle that starts with learning about student work.
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Learning from Instructional Rounds
Elizabeth A. City
Observers are like detectives trying to uncover why the school is stuck.
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The Power of Virtual Coaching
Marcia L. Rock, Naomi P. Zigmond, Madeleine Gregg and Robert A. Gable
Through technology, the coach literally whispers in a teacher's ear.
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Coaches as System Leaders
Michael Fullan and Jim Knight
It's time to recast the role of coaching as integral to whole-school reform.
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The Year We Learned to Collaborate
Janice Silva and Kathia Contreras
From demonstrations to debriefs—how a faculty becomes a professional learning community.
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Helping the Adults Learn
Kimberly Hartnett-Edwards
A good reading coach raises student achievement by raising the skills of teachers.
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Lesson Study: Beyond Coaching
Catherine Lewis, Rebecca Perry, David Foster, Jacqueline Hurd and Linda Fisher
Lesson study accommodates differences in expertise without fixing any group member in the role of "expert" or "novice."
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Support Principals, Transform Schools
Elena Aguilar, Davina Goldwasser and Kristina Tank-Crestetto
A coaching team enhances the expertise—and diplomacy—of the school leaders.
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It's About the Questions
Ronald R. Bearwald
Coaches set the stage so that educators can analyze their own practice.
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The Life of a Literacy Coach
Liz Hanson
From collecting data to holding team meetings, a literacy coach offers support.
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Columns / Departments
Double Take
Reviews, research, and relevant reads.
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Research Says / Implementation Counts
Bryan Goodwin
Even gold-standard programs can yield disappointing results if not used well.
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Art and Science of Teaching / Classroom Management: Whose Job Is It?
Robert J. Marzano
Administrators establish the foundation, but teachers set parameters.
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Principal Connection / Pretend You're New Again
Thomas R. Hoerr
What the "new normal" demands.
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Index to Advertisers
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Tell Me About… / A Memorable Coaching Experience
Find readers' stories here and online, and contribute your own response to an upcoming question.
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One to Grow On / Every Teacher a Coach
Carol Ann Tomlinson
What the coach on the playing field knows.
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ASCD Community in Action
News and resources from ASCD.
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Online Only
Planning Productive Talk
Jennifer Abrams
An outcome map helps a coach strategize hard conversations.
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The Coach in the Library
Carl A. Harvey
Look no further than your school media center for an all-around, go-to advisor.
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The Professor as Coach
Philip E. Poekert, Sylvia Boynton, Magdi Castañeda, Raquel Munarriz Diaz, Tanetha J. Grosland and Carolyn Spillman
A new teacher-prep model links university faculty with day-to-day practice.
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Not Waving, But Drowning
Tony Borash
Tips for helping those treading water learn to swim.
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EL Study Guide
Naomi Thiers
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Inservice Guest Blogger
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Watch This Spot!
This month's video clip from ASCD PD Online shows how a teacher and coach might work together to uncover root causes of students' academic struggles.
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