Leadership coaching for educators : bringing out the best in school administrators / Karla Reiss.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reiss, Karla, author.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

School administrators.

Educational leadership.

School improvement programs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvii, 298 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

2nd edition.

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, California : Corwin, a SAGE Company, [2015]

Summary:

Empower your staff through coaching! There is an urgent need for school leaders to go beyond "top-down" supervision and coach educators to succeed. Use this comprehensive resource to design and implement an effective, school-wide coaching system that yields powerful results. Aligned with the International Coach Federation's Professional Coaching Core Competencies, this revised edition demystifies the coaching process and includes: . Recent research projects, award-winning success stories, and trends in the field . Guidance for school leaders on developing, designing, and implementing a successful coaching program . Graphic organizers and practical examples of coaching dialogue . Evaluation tools for coach development An expert educational consultant and founder of The Change Place, LLC, the author is a former president of the New York State Staff Development Council. "Leadership Coaching for Educators offers coaching tips and examples that can be easily adapted. A major strength of this book is the focus on a current topic. The author provides the background, definitions, a foundation and steps necessary for successful coaching implementation." -Delsia Easley, Principal W. E. Striplin Elementary Gadsden, AL "The work is very well organized and is presented sequentially. It is very easy to follow. The author makes a great case that a major part of the success of each player is dependent upon the coach and the coaching process." -Dr. Robert A. Frick, Superintendent (Retired) Lampeter-Strasburg School District "The author's passion for coaching is evident. This makes the text more engaging and helps the reader to become more curious about exploring coaching a change strategy." -Ruth S. Johnson, Professor of Educational Leadership California State University, LA.

Contents:

part I. Making a case for leadership coaching

part II. Coaching mindsets and skill sets

part III. Ensuring success through coaching.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-282) and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781483391038

1483391035

9781544360102

154436010X

9781483359984

1483359980

9781483359991

1483359999

OCLC:

962891135