The Coach’s Playlist is a two-minute read packed with information based on an essential part of coaching.

This week’s topic: PEERS Goals

The Idea: The most effective goals are PEERS goals:

• Powerful – they will have a socially significant impact on students
• Emotionally Compelling – they matter deeply to teachers and students
• Easy – they involve as few roadblocks as possible
• Reachable – a strategy and a measurable outcome have been identified
• Student-focused – they have an impact on student engagement or achievement, or both

Quotation: “If there’s no goal, it’s just a nice conversation.” – John Campbell, Growth Coaching International

Book: Jim Knight, The Impact Cycle

Resource 1: A PEERS goal checklist

Resource 2: A short column on how to set goals

Resource 3: A column on habits, goals, learning, and beliefs

Question: Are your coaching interactions guided by PEERS goals?

Professional Development: The Instructional Coaching Institute