Quality Teaching in a Culture of Coaching - Softcover

Barkley, Stephen G.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1607096331 ISBN 13: 9781607096337

Publisher: R&L Education, 2010

Synopsis

This book expands on the framework established in the original volume of Quality Teaching in a Culture of Coaching, providing many examples that can be incorporated into any educational environment.

About this title

About the Author:

Stephen G. Barkley immersed himself in the promotion of coaching for teachers and has since afforded opportunities for success in educational coaching cultures worldwide. Barkley has extraordinary knowledge and perspective about a teacher's life in the classroom and is a highly motivational and riveting speaker. He serves as a catalyst for growth_a role model who practices what he teaches.

Review:

Quality Teaching in a Culture of Coaching is an exemplary resource for any school district whose goal is to establish a common language that can be used by mentors, administrators and coaches. Steve Barkley provides practical coaching models that are grounded in research, and he provides real examples that can be adapted to any school. The Career in Teaching Program of the Rochester City School District has included this book as a "must read" by all mentors in the program. (Marie Costanza, director, Career in Teaching Program, Rochester, New York)

This book is a must for any educator striving to make positive changes in student achievement! Steve Barkley provides the best practical approaches for educators to view student behaviors as they relate to the strategies teachers are implementing in the classroom. This book outlines how increased collaboration through ongoing coaching is critical for improving student achievement and refining the skills of every teacher. (Diane Ray, director, Teacher Leader Development, Professional Association of Georgia Educators)

As the consummate practitioner he is, Stephen Barkley has worked tirelessly for twenty-five years, long before it became popular, to educate so many others about the immense power of teachers coaching their peers so that all students learn. His accessible language, his practical and immediately useful strategies, and his inspiring stories make this book the single most important resource for any school or school system caring about their 'culture' of coaching. (Denny Berry, director, Cluster VI, Fairfax County Public Schools, Virginia)

Stephen Barkley's book on coaching was one of the first I read when we were developing our instructional coaching approach, and it remains one of my favorites. Anyone interested in improving instruction will find a lot of useful information here. (Jim Knight, director, Kansas Coaching Project, The University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning)

Barkley, a former classroom teacher who teaches educators and administrators in the US and internationally about effective teaching, describes the importance and use of coaching in teaching. He explains the differences between mentoring and coaching, its components, coaching skills and the three-part process, and case studies and examples of coaching programs in the US and other countries. This edition has been updated to include examples, opportunities to practice specific skills, a clearly defined coaching process, applications for different school professionals, and up-to-date anecdotes and quotes. (Book News, Inc.)

About this edition

• Publisher: R&L Education
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1607096331
• ISBN 13: 9781607096337
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 210