Joellen Killion

Role of the school-based coach: Resource provider By Joellen Killion , Cindy Harrison  As resource providers, coaches help teachers locate resources, materials, equipment, and examples of best practice, as well as information on delivery of instruction, assessment of student learning, and management of the classroom. Being a resource provider is […]

The Resources standard states: Staff development that improves the learning of all students requires resources to support adult learning and collaboration. As Killion writes, coaches are resources themselves, and they also provide resources. Explore how implementing this NSDC standard impacts the work of the school-based coach and the teachers he […]

Selecting coaches: Hiring or selecting the right individuals to serve as coaches is critical to the coaching effort By Joellen Killion , Cindy Harrison 

Today's schools are awash in data from a number of sources. However, not all teachers are accessing and using this data to guide instructional decisions. Learn how school-based coaches can assist teachers in accessing, analyzing, and acting upon data in this month's column from Joellen Killion.

How do coaches support school-based teams? Explore the Collaboration standard from the coach's perspective. To be successful, teams generally need to develop skills in collaborative decision making, communication, and conflict resolution. Coaches can assist teams through skillful facilitation and modeling effective collaborative behaviors.

To increase student achievement, schools and districts are hiring teachers as leaders to support peers in improving teaching and learning. Their roles are variously called coach, school-based staff developer, instructional specialist, or program facilitator. These new school leaders are respected as competent teachers, have demonstrated their success with students, and […]

This month, read how coaches serve as leaders in their schools. The Leadership standard states: Staff development that improves the learning of all students requires skillful school and district leaders who guide continuous instructional improvement. Killion provides many examples of coaches as both formal and informal leaders. She also describes […]

Coaches, like teachers, rightly focus much of their energy on quality teaching. Improving teachers' classroom practices is a significant factor in raising achievement for all students. The dimensions of quality teaching are instruction, content knowledge, and assessment. Coaches have a wide range of strategies to assist teachers in strengthening all […]

Many interactions school-based staff developers have with the teachers they support are related to the Equity standard. In this article, read how coaches can provide three different types of support in schools.