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The art of coaching : effective strategies for school transformation / Elena Aguilar.

Aguilar, Elena, 1969- (Author).
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  • 1 copy at The Center Library.

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The Center Library 371.102 Agu 2013 146665 Stacks Available -

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  • ISBN: 9781118206539
  • ISBN: 1118206533
  • Physical Description: xviii, 338 pages ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, A Wiley Brand, 2013.

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note: PART ONE: FOUNDATIONS OF COACHING. How Can Coaching Transform Schools? ; What Is Coaching? ; Which Beliefs Help a Coach Be More Effective? ; What Must a Coach Know? -- PART TWO: ESTABLISHING COACHING WITH A CLIENT. Beginning a Coaching Relationship: How Do I Develop ; The Exploration Stage: What Do I Need to Know at the Outset? ; Developing a Work Plan: How Do I Determine What to Do? -- PART THREE: THE COACHING DANCE. Listening and Questioning ; Facilitative Coaching Conversations ; Facilitative Coaching Activities ; Directive Coaching Conversations ; Directive Coaching Activities ; Technical Tips and Habits of Mind ; Reflection and Assessment: What's Next? -- PART FOUR: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR COACHES. What Is Professional Development for Coaches?
Summary, etc.: Hands-on resources for new and seasoned school coaches. This practical resource offers the foundational skills and tools needed by new coaching educators, as well as presenting an overview of the knowledge and theory base behind the practice. Established coaches will find numerous ways to deepen and refine their coaching practice. Principals and others who incorporate coaching strategies into their work will also find a wealth of resources. Aguilar offers a model for transformational coaching which could be implemented as professional development in schools or districts anywhere. Although she addresses the needs of adult learners, her model maintains a student-centered focus, with a specific lens on addressing equity issues in schools. Offers a practical resource for school coaches, principals, district leaders, and other administratorsPresents a transformational coaching model which addresses systems changePays explicit attention to surfacing and interrupting inequities in schoolsThe Art of Coaching: Effective Strategies for School Transformation offers a compendium of school coaching ideas, the book's explicit, user-friendly structure enhances the ability to access the information.

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