by Jim Knight | Jan 21, 2020 | Uncategorized |
As a series of posts leading up to our annual conference, Teaching | Learning | Coaching, we will be sharing thoughts and ideas by experts who will be presenting at the conference. The posts will surface many different ways of looking at coaching, and like the...
by Jim Knight | Jan 7, 2020 | Improving Instruction, Instructional Coaching, Professional Learning, Self-Coaching |
Several books have been published recently describing the role habits play in personal growth. Some authors have even stated that people who want to get better should ignore goals, and focus on habits. As a result, people have been asking me, “Is it really important...
by Matthew Kelly, Jim Knight, Ann Hoffman, Michelle Harris and Sharon Thomas | Dec 17, 2019 | Improving Instruction, Instructional Coaching, Teaching Strategies, Uncategorized |
Checklists can feel tedious and reductive, especially in a field like education, where the autonomy of the teacher is so important to success. Some argue that the art of teaching cannot be reduced to a simplistic 15-item checklist, or that telling teachers to use a...
by Matthew Kelly and Jim Knight | Dec 10, 2019 | Improving Instruction, Instructional Coaching, Research, Student Learning, Teaching Strategies, Uncategorized |
Understandably, many educators are focused on increasing student achievement. After all, teachers constantly strive to help students achieve their full potential. However, student engagement is just as essential as achievement, and it often has a tremendous impact on...
by Matthew Kelly and Jim Knight | Oct 31, 2019 | Improving Instruction, Instructional Coaching, Professional Learning, Uncategorized |
Pressure to see results can lead coaches and administrators toward a directive approach – dictating exactly what teachers must do to improve – but research has shown giving teachers more control and choices in their practice is far more effective. Jim Knight recently...
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