Sunday, March 8, 2009

Clearer

My argument's getting clearer! A bonus is that I think it will let me discuss some really interesting things about coaching:
  • a coach needs to have a good 'fit' with the environment
  • a coach is continually evaluating the state of the environment, of teachers' practices and needs, etc
  • a coach needs to understand how to link different practices
  • a coach can be explicit about how an older practice can be the foundation for a new practice
  • a coach's theory of change matters
  • a coach's perception of his/her authority matters

1 comment:

Sue said...

Wouldn't a good coach also need to understand the great variety of teaching personalities and the chemistry between the coach and the teacher, and between the teacher and the students?