EChapman's Wall of Resources by Elizabeth Chapman

Roles of Instructional Coaching: Why are they Important?

echapman3_4 — 2025-03-29 21:24:12 UTC

Instructional Coaching may be seen as another administrative job that tells teachers what to do or puts more weight on the educators' shoulders.

To me, Instructional Coaching is a position that can benefit not only the individual teacher but so much more. This article highlights some of the main benefits that instructional coaching may bring to a district. The number one benefit is teacher retention. We are seeing people leave the teaching field in large numbers; instructional coaching can help keep teachers by helping them in ways that the administration cannot. I like this article because it highlights so much that can be taken away from a quality instructional coach who cares for their educators and their students.

Power of Communicating

echapman3_4 — 2025-04-07 14:49:59 UTC

Communication isn't just how we talk to others daily. It is how we express our needs and wants, build relationships, build careers, and so on. After this week in my Instructional Coaching class, I took a step back and looked at how my emotional intelligence and ability to be empathetic impact my communication.

If you a struggling to see the importance of understanding how your emotions affect others or struggling to understand why communication is important to humanity; this article is a great resource to use.

We know that instructional coaching's backbone is built on relationships and a key to a healthy and productive relationship between coworkers is great communication. This article also provides ways to improve communication skills, if you do not know where to start.

Problem-focused conversation vs Solution-focused conversation

echapman3_4 — 2025-04-11 20:25:30 UTC

Coaching culture in education is a continuous collaboration between coaches and educators who work together to create better practices and develop positive student outcomes. This is built mainly on effective communication between all parties. It may seem like a lot of problem-solving goals but coaches want to leave their teachers with tools to be successful on their own. Coaches utilize many different guiding questions that help teachers reach their goals. This study shows the impact of problem-focused conversations vs solution-based conversations.

This is a great tool to use when thinking about those guiding questions to help teachers reach their goals and be able to use their strengths and resources to do continuously on their own, in the future.

This study highlights the positive outcomes of using solution-focused conversation in coaching and why they may be better than problem-focused (Grant, 2012).

Grant, A. M. (2012). Making Positive Change: A Randomized Study Comparing Solution-Focused vs. Problem-Focused Coaching Questions. Journal of Systemic Therapies, 31(2), 21–35. https://doi.org/10.1521/jsyt.2012.31.2.21

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Characteristics of a Coaching Leader

echapman3_4 — 2025-04-18 19:34:44 UTC

Although this article pertains to the generalized workplace, it still fits in the educational setting.

The article emphasizes the main characteristics of coaching leadership and their effects on their people and the workplace. The author highlights the importance of being empathic, working collaboratively, continuously learning, being feedback-oriented, goal-oriented, and being an active listener. As we have learned throughout our course, using those qualities help individuals become effective coaches that build trust and a positve relationship with others. This is a good source to use to look back on to have reminders of what type of person we should be, as coaches, in the workplace.

Applying instructional coaching in the classroom via Co-Teaching

echapman3_4 — 2025-04-26 17:22:02 UTC

Over the years, I have had several new teachers tell me that the biggest things they struggle with are being told what to do instead of being shown what to do. Experienced educators frequently forget that the "teaching language" is hard to understand without proper guidance. We know our students learn best with clear examples and gradual release; why does this not apply to our young educators? I love this article because it discusses the benefits of co-teaching with teachers. It has a great graphic on which strategy to use for the educator's needs and how to implement different co-teaching strategies. It is a great example of applying instructional coaching in the classroom for people who are hands-on learners, and it provides support for teachers to learn and grow with guidance.

Art of Active Listening

echapman3_4 — 2025-05-03 19:12:43 UTC

As an educators, we love to talk. It is part of our job description. I have found that I struggle with intentionally listening and receiving others without already formulating a response, comeback, or a squirrel-like interruption. I know I do not intentionally do this, but developing ways to change this part about myself is what I am going to focus on. This article shows the importance of being an active listener and the steps to take to increase your ability to successfully do so. I think that this is a great tool for people like me because it provides a breakdown on how to change and why it is important to do so.