Instructional Coaching (Multimedia Kit): A Multimedia Kit for Professional Development

Provide targeted professional development on the "nuts and bolts" of instructional coaching!

Designed to complement Jim Knight's best-selling book Instructional Coaching, this comprehensive multimedia presentation provides staff developers with the necessary materials to demonstrate the principles of a partnership approach for coaching teachers to improve classroom instruction. Facilitators will be able to show aspiring and experienced coaches how to get teachers on board, observe teachers, provide model lessons, and engage in reflective conversations. Workshops will include group discussions about

Incorporating the essential components of coaching Fostering positive communication between coaches and teachers Understanding the relationship between effective teaching and behavior, content knowledge, direct instruction, and formative assessment
Featuring a research-based, job-embedded approach to instructional intervention that can make a substantive difference in students' learning experiences, Instructional Coaching: A Multimedia Kit for Professional Development provides

A 55-minute, content-rich VHS video that features Jim Knight discussing a unique coaching method and experienced coaches demonstrating what successful instructional coaching looks like A companion DVD with a navigation menu for easy stop-and-search control of the video content A step-by-step facilitator's guide that connects the core content of the book to the video/DVD and includes segment prompts, workshop outlines, extended workshop activities, key points, and discussion questions
Appropriate for groups of any size, this all-in-one multimedia resource helps staff developers, principals, and district administrators provide professional development that strengthens coaching capacity, instructional effectiveness, and schoolwide performance.