Isobel Stevenson
Isobel Stevenson is director of organizational learning (istevenson@partnersforel.org) at Partners for Educational Leadership.
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5 guiding questions build a strategic approach to leadership coaching
Leadership matters. In fact, research identifies leadership as second only to teaching in school-related factors influencing student achievement (Louis et al., 2010). As districts seek ways to improve the quality of school leadership, they often turn to coaching. And coaching can improve leaders’ effectiveness — under the right conditions (Grant […] -
What A Question Can Accomplish
It was the third day of the LEAD Connecticut Summer Institute for Turnaround Principals, a two-week workshop for new principals of low-achieving schools. One of the participants, Kenneasha Sloley, came in late, not exactly flustered but not looking very happy. When there was a break, her coach asked her how […]