RADICAL LEARNERS

Mention the term “instructional coaching” in a room full of educators, and you’ll hear as many different interpretations of what that term means as you have employee ID badges in the room. Jim Knight coined that term many years ago, and he defined it, too:...

In time, it could have been so much more But time is precious I know In time, it could have been so much more But time has nothing to show. --”Time (Clock of the Heart),” by Culture Club The issue of “leadership” is tricky in a coaching model like ours that emphasizes...

Recently, Jim wrote an article for ACSD called Escape From the Zero-Learning Zone. This article discusses why educators frequently turn away from opportunities to learn, and what we can do about it. Jim identifies the zero-learning zone as a place we go to when we...

Dialogue is one of those frustrating multiple-meaning words. In the playwriting and novel-writing world, “dialogue” is a noun referring to the words that characters speak themselves in conversation with other characters. In the business world (and much to my...

“For people to really make significant change, they have to care about the goal. people aren’t going to do something unless they care about it.” Recently, Jim Knight was interviewed by our friend at Swivl, Vlad Tetelbaum. During these interviews Jim discusses setting...

Communication is the heart of coaching. Jim Knight’s investigation into how adults respond best to change and support resulted in the Partnership Principles, and those principles are the cornerstone of our work with instructional coaches, teachers, and administrators....