Blended Coaching
Skills and Strategies to Support Principal Development
Ellen R Moir editor Gary S Bloom editor Claire L Castagna editor Betsy Warren editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:SAGE Publications Inc
Published:3rd Aug '05
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
"At last we have a comprehensive book that teaches us about the practice of coaching and the principalship! There are skills, strategies, tools, and stories of practicing leaders that can help a prospective leader grow and learn in this engagingly written book. This is clearly a must read for principals-new and experienced-and those who coach them."
-Ann Lieberman, Senior Scholar Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
"One of the few books on education in the last decade that has the touch of genius,Blended Coachinggives principals the inspiration they need to shift from administrator to school leader, from cop to coach, from boss to mentor. It provides proven strategies, skills that can be practically and immediately applied to positively impact every teacher and student in America."
-Robert Hargrove, Author, Masterful Coaching
"Bloom, Castagna, Moir, and Warren have achieved new heights in our profession by building upon the best knowledge in coaching and systems change, and constructing blended leadership coaching founded on substantive research in cognition, linguistics, emotional intelligence, and cultural competency.Blended Coachinggives expression to a coaching conceptual framework erected with skills, tools, and vibrant examples."
-Linda Lambert, Professor Emeritus
California State University, Hayward
Support new and veteran principals through coaching-based professional development!
Research shows conclusively that principals and other school leaders are essential to school improvement, and that these individuals benefit from the intensive, contextualized support that a coach or mentor can provide. But how does a coach support a school leader in mastering the professional and emotional challenges of school leadership for a meaningful and positive impact on students?
This book, grounded in research and theory, provides readers with practical skills and strategies for leadership coaching explicitly tied to the needs of principals and other school leaders. It makes sense of the often contradictory literature on coaching by promoting a new approach, that of "Blended Coaching." This model-based on more than 15 years of fieldwork at the renowned New Teacher Center, University of California, Santa Cruz-recognizes that effective coaches move between facilitative and instructional approaches in their practice, and has made a meaningful difference in dozens of school districts nationwide.
Designed for individuals and institutions charged with improving principal...
"This is one of the best, most concise books I know on this topic, and should be equally helpful to elementary, middle, and high school principals. I learned many new ideas that will make me a better coach." -- Paul G. Young, NAESP President, 2002-2003
"Finally there′s a book on the market with all the key ingredients for a beginning principal coaching program wrapped into a single recipe for success.Blended Coachingis a research-based, practical and chock full of user-friendly protocols. Recognizing that novice principals face a common set of obstacles and pressures, the authors provide a structured approach to enhance their on-the-job learning and effectiveness. My own school district has been using the winning CLASS formula since 2002 to support 15 first and second-year principals. CLASS has definitely made a difference in the professional lives of Capistrano′s newcomers who have been fortunate enough to work with a trained coach. This book now makes it possible for any school district to put these resources to immediate use and start their own new principal coaching program."
-- Suzette Lovely, Associate Superintendent, Personnel Services
"One of the few books on education in the last decade that has the touch of genius.Blended Coaching gives principals the inspiration they need to shift from administrator to school leader, from cop to coach, from boss to mentor. It provides proven strategies, skills that can be practically and immediately applied to positively impact every teacher and student in America."
"This book provides field-tested, nuanced guidance for all who are concerned with supporting principals′ professional learning, including mentors, coaches, professional developers, faculty members in educational leadership, and school district leaders. The combination of varied strategies and real-world examples of how coaching supports and develops educational leaders across a broad spectrum of experience and expertise provides an invaluable resource for the field of educational leadership." -- Michael Copland
"Bloom, Castagna, Moir, and Warren have achieved new heights in our profession by building upon the best knowledge in coaching and systems change and constructing blended leadership coaching founded on substantive research in cognition, linguistics, emotional intelligence, and cultural competency.Blended Coaching gives expression to a coaching conceptual framework erected with skills, tools and vibrant examples." -- Linda Lambert, Professor Emeritus
"At last we have a comprehensive book that teaches us about the practice of coaching and the principalship! There are skills, strategies, tools, and stories of practicing leaders that can help a prospective leader grow and learn in this engagingly written book. This is clearly a must read for principals-new and experienced and those who coach them."
-- Ann Lieberman, Senior ScholarISBN: 9780761939771
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 340g
168 pages