Instructional Coaching

A five-stage instructional model—engage, explore, explain, elaborate, and evaluate—can guide students to a deeper understanding of math.

An instructional coach and math teacher who developed a powerful model for student collaboration have tweaked it for the pandemic.

Finding the resources to hire instructional coaches can be tough, but they can play an essential role in spreading great practices throughout a school.

If schools want a strong collegial atmosphere, they need to foster it intentionally—both across the school and on smaller scales.

When teachers film themselves in the classroom, it helps them reflect on and improve their teaching practice.

A four-step approach to group work can get students talking and boost their mathematical and metacognitive thinking.

Building strong ties with teachers is key to being able to support them in improving student outcomes. Hint: Keep some chocolate handy.

Help new and veteran teachers improve their practice by implementing a few simple strategies.

Guiding teachers who have years of experience takes sensitivity and a willingness to learn from them at the same time.

On their own or with an instructional coach, new teachers can create a data-driven action plan for improving their teaching practices.

Some dos and don’ts for instructional coaches striving to help new teachers make a successful start.

Blogger Elena Aguilar shares an excerpt from her recently released book, The Art of Coaching: Effective Strategies for School Transformation.

School-improvement coach and former teacher Elena Aguilar shares five things for a teacher to consider before becoming an instructional coach.

Turning down a new responsibility at work can be tough, but an instructional coach has some advice for how to do it.

See how a high school integrated technology in teaching with the help of an instructional coach.