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Coaching to Disrupt the Status Quo

Instructional coaching resources, ideas, and stories to inspire coaches to disrupt the status quo of schooling and work to create the kind of learning where all kids can thrive.
Written by Lauren Vargas.

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Differentiating Coaching for Novice and Experienced Teachers When Time is Scarce
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Differentiating Coaching for Novice and Experienced Teachers When Time is Scarce
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In this guest post, school leader Donyel Griffin breaks down 3 different ways to focus coaching depending on the experience level of your teachers.

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Disability Visibility Called Out My Ableism
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Disability Visibility Called Out My Ableism
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This hugely powerful book of first-person stories of disability changed how I think.

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A Student Called Me a “White B****”: Reflections from an Anti-Racist Coaching Lens
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A Student Called Me a “White B****”: Reflections from an Anti-Racist Coaching Lens
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Lauren reflects on an interaction with a student from her time as a teacher, both from her previous thinking and from an anti-racist coaching lens.

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5 Ways to Listen to Students to Improve Instruction
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5 Ways to Listen to Students to Improve Instruction
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When considering how to improve instruction, we often leave out the voices of those our instruction is meant to center - students!

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The True Fight in Education is the Fight for Liberation
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The True Fight in Education is the Fight for Liberation
Coaching Stories

In this guest post by Rashaida Melvin, she frames our work in education as a shift from fighting against students to fighting along side students for liberation for all.

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Towards Liberation
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Towards Liberation
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Coaching and instructional leadership should work towards liberation for all, the theme of the Towards Liberation newsletter!

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5 Strategies for Powerful Relationships Between Families
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5 Strategies for Powerful Relationships Between Families
For Teachers

Looking to push beyond one-way communication in your family engagement? Consider these 5 tips for connecting families to one other in your learning community.

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Coaching IN the Classroom?!
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Coaching IN the Classroom?!
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Here we dig into 4 strategies with examples for Coaching in the Classroom (Part 2 of 3).

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5 Ways to Create a Strong Coaching Climate (Part 1/3)
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5 Ways to Create a Strong Coaching Climate (Part 1/3)
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In this guest post by instructional coach and consultant, Amber Brewer, we dive into the first of 5 strategies for building a positive climate for coaching at your school.

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Coaching for Agency, Not Assimilation
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Coaching for Agency, Not Assimilation
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Instead of asking kids to conform to the status quo of schooling, coaches work towards classrooms where students share power, responsibility, and leadership.

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Sometimes Teachers Just Need to See It
Sometimes Teachers Just Need to See It

Teachers just need to see a great model to be able to make change stick in their classrooms.

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Coaching StoriesLauren VargasDecember 30, 2021Modeling, ScaffoldingComment
Is Student-Teacher Relationship Building a Skill to Be Learned, or Is It Just Natural Ability?
Is Student-Teacher Relationship Building a Skill to Be Learned, or Is It Just Natural Ability?

Connecting with students is often framed in education as something that teachers either have, or they don’t. Is relationship building a skill that teachers can learn?

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Coaching ContentLauren VargasDecember 23, 2021relationships, student-teacher relationships, skillComment
Coaching for Building Strong Student-Teacher Relationships
Coaching for Building Strong Student-Teacher Relationships

Do you support teachers who are struggling to connect with their students, causing their teaching to be ineffective?

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Coaching ContentLauren VargasDecember 22, 2021student-teacher relationships, relationships, coach-teacher relationships, classroom observation data, teaching strategies, reflection, equityComment
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