by Jim Knight | Nov 30, 2015 | Monday Morning Coaching |
Goal setting is an essential part of coaching. Coaches often partner with teachers to set SMART goals, which are variously understood to be Specific, Measurable, Attainable (or Actionable/Assignable), Realistic (Relevant) and Timely (or Time Bound). I believe teachers...
by Jim Knight | Nov 23, 2015 | Monday Morning Coaching |
In 2008 Joellen Killion wrote a short essay distinguishing between coaching light and coaching heavy. “Coaching light,” Joellen wrote, “occurs when coaches want to build and maintain relationships more than they want to improve teaching and learning. From this...
by Jim Knight | Nov 9, 2015 | Monday Morning Coaching |
For most of my career, I have been studying teacher growth. I have found, as I am sure many readers have found, that one-shot workshops and other quick-fix forms of professional development often have little impact on teaching and learning. For that reason, my...
by Jim Knight | Nov 2, 2015 | Monday Morning Coaching |
Recently I was giving a talk about instructional coaching at a large school district in the Midwest. I was talking for two days and as is often the case, I presented on the first day to principals and coaches together. Then on the second day, I went into more depth...
by Jim Knight | Oct 26, 2015 | Monday Morning Coaching |
My newest book, Better Conversations, is being released today, so I am posting a short excerpt from the new book. You can see the link for the trailer for the book here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3FrWTXC8Uw During one of my presentations on Better Conversations,...
by Jim Knight | Oct 19, 2015 | Monday Morning Coaching |
Originally published February 26, 2013 on reading.org The Eskimos have 52 words for snow because it is so special to them; there ought to be as many for love. —Margaret Atwood We tried to talk it over, but the words got in the way. —Leon Russell Margaret Atwood is...
