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Publication Date: 2022-Apr
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Becoming a Teacher Again Made Me a Better Coach
Skiffington, Ashly
Learning Professional, v43 n2 p40-43 Apr 2022
At the start of the 2020-21 school year, six months after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic changed the lives of everyone, the author and the other instructional coaches in her district were temporarily reassigned to virtual teaching positions. In this article, the author shares what she learned about the kinds of support teachers need and how coaches can provide it. The author presents the following strategies: (1) Embrace a minimalist approach to coaching; (2) Embody a coaching mindset and a coaching culture; (3) Establish an optimal learning environment; and (4) Keep pace with learning.
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Faculty Development, Web Based Instruction, Distance Education, COVID-19, Pandemics
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