Don’t Confuse the Already Confused

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From Worksheets to Workshops

Gretchen Taylor

A teacher asks first-year literacy coach Gretchen Taylor to observe and help with a disengaged student. Gretchen discovers in her observation that the issue may be that the literacy curriculum needs an update.

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In the Trenches: Reflection, Not Perfection

Gretchen Taylor

Gretchen Taylor finds it’s important to suppress her urge to manage students when coaching—and to be honest with teachers about those urges.

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Failure to Norm

Gretchen Taylor

Gretchen Taylor watches her coaching unravel with a teacher, and slowly comes to realize that the problem is a lack of shared expectations.