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    Make Coaching’S Purpose Clear, And Make Its Results Known

    By Learning Forward
    Categories: Coaching, Implementation
    February 2015
    Across a range of fields, we celebrate effective coaches and recognize their role in supporting growth and high achievement. Many of us hire coaches to assist us in meeting personal and professional goals. Parents with means hire coaches to give their children the extra edge in sports and academic competitions. In the context of professional learning, we have seen the number of coaches and opportunities for educators to experience coaching grow exponentially. Even as the use of coaches increases, many stakeholders question the real impact of coaching. There are research studies that show examples of coaching that doesn’t impact student achievement. However, as Killion, Harrison, Bryan, and Clifton point out in their book Coaching Matters (Learning Forward, 2012), numerous studies show the value of coaching

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    Authors

    Stephanie Hirsh

    Stephanie Hirsh (stephanie.hirsh@learningforward.org) is executive director of Learning Forward.

     

    References

    Killion, J., Harrison, C., Bryan, C., & Clifton, H. (2012). Coaching matters. Oxford, OH: Learning Forward.

    Symonds, M. (2011, January 21). Executive coaching — another set of clothes for the Emperor? Forbes.com. Available at www.forbes.com/sites/mattsymonds/2011/01/21/executive-coaching-another-set-of-clothes-for-the-emperor.


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    Learning Forward is the only professional association devoted exclusively to those who work in educator professional development. We help our members plan, implement, and measure high-quality professional learning so they can achieve success with their systems, schools, and students.


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