Coaching Owls, Larks, and Hummingbirds

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Coaching Boundaries: Do You Have Any?

Jennifer Allen

Jennifer Allen realizes she may be provoking unreasonable requests from teachers because she doesn't have clear boundaries for her workday.

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Coaching Beyond the Curriculum: Reframing Our Talk and Attitude Toward Difficult Students

Melanie Quinn

What role should literacy coaches have in helping teachers manage unruly students? Melanie Quinn settles into a morning of poring over assessment data, only to have it interrupted by a child who has been disrupting his class. Her interactions with Darren and his teacher lead to strategies for helping colleagues take an inquiry stance with challenging children.

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Coaching Conversations: Carry the Water

Brenda Power

In this audio interview, Susan Kennedy chats with Brenda Power about the challenges of starting a new coaching position in a different part of the country, and building relationships with resistant teachers.