Sunday, January 15, 2017

Questions to Guide Your Reading of Chapters 1-5 of Knight's "Instructional Coaching"

Items to Consider

Jim Knight’s  “Instructional Coaching:  A Partnership Approach to Improving Instruction” Chapters 1-5


  1. Why do traditional professional development models struggle to have true impact on instructional practice?
  2. What are the “Big Four”?
  3. Which of the partnership principles strikes you as an easy fit for you?  Which do you think will prove to be the most challenging for you to develop?
  4. Why is listening so important to a coach?  Why are attentiveness, self-awareness,  authenticity,  empathy and respect key skills for good listening?
  5. According to Knight, what are some of the conditions that interfere with communication?
  6. How will understanding the process of change help in coaching others?

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