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Seven Factors Every Instructional Coaching Program Needs to Be Successful

We’ll help you provide your coaches with the most comprehensive tools for success.

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You’re here because you want a successful coaching program.

…A coaching program that your instructional coaches understand, that is evidence-based, and that provides a clear process with lots of helpful resources.

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…More important, a coaching program that fosters positive learning experiences for your students.

…Maybe you don’t know where to begin. Or maybe you’ve already created a coaching program, but aren’t seeing the improvements you were aiming for.

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We help schools/districts learn and implement The Seven Factors for Success to sustain a beneficial coaching program.

What are the Seven Factors for Success?

Seven areas that must be engaged to ensure a successful coaching program. Without purposeful development and support in all seven areas, your coaching program will not meet its maximum potential, educators will become discouraged, and those who are the most vulnerable—your students— will suffer the most loss.

Your school/district staff will gain fundamental knowledge and resources in the following areas:

The Overview of the 7 Success Factors

Jim Knight’s newest book, The Definitive Guide to Instructional Coaching summarizes seven factors that have been identified over the past 20 years that must be in place for any coach to flourish.

Workshops:
The Definitive Guide to Instructional Coaching

1. The Partnership Principles

2. Communication Skills

3. Coaches as Leaders

4. The Impact Cycle

5. Data

6. Teaching Strategies

7. System Support

Embedded Coaching

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If you would like to partner with an ICG consultant to work privately with your school or district, either on-site or virtually, we can tailor a schedule that best fits your needs.

The Instructional Coaching Institute

If you are looking for a PD option in which you attend as an individual rather than with your school/district, or you’d like to interact with educators from around the world, you may be interested in The Instructional Coaching Institute. It offers a similar agenda with a broader scope that isn’t tied to a specific school or district’s needs.

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If your school or district is already invested in professional development for your instructional coaching programs and you are looking for individual workshops, please visit our Workshops by Request page.

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