Leading Like a C.O.A.C.H.: 5 Strategies for Supporting Teaching and Learning

School leaders can increase their leadership capacity to help their school reach its potential by adopting a coaching stance and working with a community to improve instruction. Renwick encourages leaders to embody five practices: create confidence through trust, organize around a priority, affirm promising practices, communicate feedback, and help teachers become leaders and learners. This practical guide provides new and veteran leaders with a practical approach and easily adoptable ideas for helping their schools realize their full potential.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 192 pages
Publication date: 21 April 2022
Publisher: SAGE Publications Inc

All schools possess the potential for achieving schoolwide instructional excellence. However, schools that have leaders who adopt a coaching stance as part of their practice are more likely to attain this success. Leaders can achieve success not only with their teachers but also with their students and families.

Leading like a C.O.A.C.H. reframes the approach to schoolwide change from a leader acting alone to a leader working alongside a community where each member contributes their strengths and ideas to improving instruction. Renwick, a well-known blogger and writer on literacy and leadership, encourages school leaders to embody five practices:

1. Create confidence through trust.
2. Organize around a priority.
3. Affirm promising practices.
4. Communicate feedback.
5. Help teachers become leaders and learners.

Throughout this practical guide, readers will find:

Reflective questions: Thought-provoking questions to help readers reflect on their leadership practices and identify areas for improvement.

Activities: Engaging activities to help readers apply the principles and practices discussed in the book.

Indicators of success: Key indicators that indicate whether a school is on the path to achieving schoolwide instructional excellence.

Examples of leaders coaching teachers to excellence: Real-life examples of leaders who have successfully coached teachers to excellence.

Wisdom from the field: Insights and advice from experienced educators and leaders who have successfully implemented coaching practices in their schools.

This book is designed to provide new and veteran leaders with a practical approach and easily adoptable ideas for helping their schools realize their full potential. By embracing the principles and practices of coaching, leaders can create a culture of continuous improvement and help their schools achieve their goals.

Weight: 410g
Dimension: 254 x 177 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781071840474