Spring Series: How Coaches Help Teachers Think, Reflect, and Improve Instruction

Instructional coaching is most powerful when conversations help teachers reflect, think deeply, and take ownership of improving their practice.

In this session, participants will explore coaching strategies that move conversations beyond advice-giving and toward reflection that leads to better instruction.

Participants will learn how to:

• Use listening strategies that deepen teacher thinking

• Avoid coaching conversations that create compliance instead of reflection

• Guide teachers toward identifying their own next steps

• Build trust while maintaining a focus on improving instruction