Questions and Comments by Holly Ingram

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If we were to get a coaching role in the future, what suggestions do you have to help us be successful?

Impact

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What’s one of your favorite ways you’ve impacted student learning even though you’re not working with students directly.

How much time do you spend on student behavior

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What was the hardest part of adjusting from a teaching position to a coaching position?

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Trust

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How do you build trust with your staff members?

Do you feel it is beneficial to explore different opportunities (such as teaching different levels) to be prepared as a coach?

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What do you do to build and maintain a rapport with the staff?

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What strategies do you use to help build trust with teachers in your building?

2025-03-26 21:47:40 UTC

How much freedom do you have in choosing PD topics for your building?

What is the biggest challenge in coaching?

2025-03-26 21:47:49 UTC

Do you think the position of instructional coach will be impacted by the changes going on locally with schools closing and nationally with changes with department of education?

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What do you do when you are asked a question while presenting and you aren’t sure how to answer?

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What strategies do you find most successful when working with reluctant teachers?

How do you tailor your coaching approach to meet the diverse needs of teachers at different stages of their careers?

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What is the most rewarding part of your job?

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When you are provided professional development material to bring back to your building, is it per building or one size fits all?

How do you balance providing support to teachers with empowering them to take ownership of their own growth?

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What is the best part of being an instructional coach?

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How often are you expected to move buildings and try coaching in different school environments?

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What’s the most important advice you’d give to new coaches?

How many times a week are you co-teaching, observing or coaching teachers?

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What kind of support/networking do instructional coaches have? Through what venues:organizations?

What does an average day look like without PD or Team time

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If you could go back to your first year, what advice would you give yourself?

Differences

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How is secondary coaching different from elementary? Is there more or less time with teachers? Do PD’s happen on the regular or is different from building?

How much of your time is spent collaborating with your principal or AP?

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How much autonomy do coaches have?

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Two buildings

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How do you balance two buildings? Is it easier/harder to do one or two buildings?

2025-03-26 21:51:11 UTC

How do you balance being sort of an admin and sort of a teacher? Keeping both happy.