The Coaching Partnership

Taylor and Chanter provide a new voice with expertise into a growing initiative to improve instruction. The Coaching Partnership: Tips for Improving Coach, Mentor, Teacher, and Administrator Effectiveness, is complete with explicit tips and memorable stories that ground the implementation of those tips. All involved in improving instruction will find themselves reading, reflecting, and rereading this text. -- Enrique Puig, PhD, past president Florida Literacy Coaches Association, Director Morgridge International Reading Center, University of Central Florida, Orlando
Taylor and Chanter engage the reader with research-based practices for coaching, mentoring, and leading, and learning. This read provides educators who believe, “We are all learners” with the essential tools and opportunities for metacognition to improve our profession. -- Scott Fritz, EdD, former president, Florida Organization of Instructional Leaders, Chief Academic Officer Orange County Public Schools, Florida
This is a book you must have in your professional library. This source offers everyone involved in coaching an abundance of insight and resources for improving teacher effectiveness and student progress. If you are serious about improving your coaching skills, I highly recommend this book. -- Gonzalo La Cava, EdD, Area Superintendent Central Learning Community, Fulton County Schools, Georgia
In an effort to accelerate student achievement through improved instruction, implementation inclusion of coaching and mentoring programs have become essential elements of educator's professional development. Each of the components referenced in this book, (1) clear roles; (2) expertise in coaching, content and pedagogy; (3) efficacy grounded beliefs; (4) support by administrators; and (5) a systems approach, ensure that the structures and relationships necessary to realize the goal of improved student learning are implemented and evaluated. -- Anna-Marie Cote, EdD, deputy superintendent, Instructional Excellence and Equity, Seminole County Public Schools, Florida