Nested Coaching Links Learning From Coach To Teacher To Leader

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Nested coaching links learning from coach to teacher to leader

By Lynda Tredway, Ken Simon and Matthew Militello

Categories: Coaching, Collaboration, Continuous improvement, Equity, Implementation, Leadership, Learning communities, Learning designs, Learning systems/planning, Research, School leadership, System leadership, Teacher leadership

April 2021

Keisha, an urban principal from California, and Jason, a principal from rural North Carolina, serve different communities, but they both realize that systemic inequities prevent students from fully realizing their potential. Over the course of a year, Keisha and Jason met regularly as part of a group and in one-to-one sessions with a leadership coach. Together, they engaged in a set of collaborative processes that cultivate instructional leadership that leads to more equitable teaching. Keisha and Jason are part of Project I4, a federally funded SEED (Supporting Effective Educator Development) grant, a partnership between East Carolina University and the Institute for Educational Leadership. Project I4 is a cohort-based, yearlong professional learning experience aimed at reimagining instructional leadership through an equity lens. Specifically, school leader participants build capacity to document

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Project I4 resources

PI4 website: education.ecu.edu/projecti4

Guide for effective conversations: tinyurl.com/3dfoongp

Project I4 tools: education.ecu.edu/projecti4/cohort-ii/spring2021/resources/

Learning exchange protocols: iel.org/protocols

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