Research informs everything we do at the Instructional Coaching Group (ICG). It has shaped the creation–and evolution–of our approach and framework, and our ongoing research projects provide vital data and insights into the efficacy of the coaching model, tools, and principles we apply in our work with instructional coaches and other leaders in education. Now, the next step in our research journey has begun.
We are thrilled to announce that ICG has partnered with the American Institutes for Research to conduct a new research project called Coaching with Impact (CWI), a three-year program providing the Jim Knight coaching model to eligible schools across the country. CWI is being provided at no cost for Title I middle schools as part of a national project funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The purpose of this project is to measure the impact of instructional coaching on writing achievement – specifically in regards to the Partnership Principles, The Impact Cycle, and The Instructional Playbook.
Recruitment has begun for 3 years of implementation, beginning with training in July 2022. We are excited to invite middle school coaches to apply for participation in this phase of the project.
Please find some key information below, and find out more on the Coaching with Impact website:
Participation includes:
- a summer institute for coaches
- biweekly 1:1 coaching sessions with our consultants
- monthly group coaching sessions
Eligibility Requirements:
- districts with at least two Title I middle schools in grades 6-8
- districts with at least two ELA teachers per grade in grades 6-8
- districts with instructional coaches for ELA teachers at eligible schools
To apply for participation in the CWI project, please visit the Coaching with Impact website.
Please send any inquiries to: [email protected].
I am a new Instructional Coach at Parsons Middle School in Parsons, KS. Before moving to this position I had taught ELA for the past 23 years in the same building I am now coaching in. We have a unique situation where our students have an ELA (50 min.) period daily and a Communications class daily (semester long – each year) that focuses on writing. I am coaching and working with all of these teachers.
I am also enrolled in the Jim Knight Instructional Institute this semester. I would love to be part of this study.
If you are interested in signing up the project has its own website at https://www.coachingwithimpactproject.org/ where you can read more about the study’s district requirements as well as a link to sign up for an interest meeting with the researchers.
Hope this helps!
Wish this were open to elementary school teachers! Thank you for all you do for educators and students!