Now in a revised and updated second edition for today's changing K-12 landscape, this book gives instructional coaches an innovative framework for building strong relationships and enacting positive change in schools. Emphasizing a systems approach, Rita M. Bean and Jacy Ippolito explain the multiple roles of the coach as change agent, facilitator, designer, and advocate. Vivid examples show how effective coaches draw on these mindsets in working with individual teachers and groups and in developing, implementing, and sustaining schoolwide instructional programs. The book is rich with “Voices from the Field” vignettes; chapter-opening questions; and end-of-chapter discussion prompts, learning activities, and resources. Reproducible coaching tools can be copied from the book or downloaded from the companion website.
New to This Edition
Broader scope--addresses coaching across all instructional areas, not just literacy.
Discussions of virtual instruction and coaching, the coach's role in supporting equity, and other timely topics.
Significantly revised case study chapter, with three new cases.
Incorporates current research, lessons learned in the field, and the ongoing development of the mindsets model.
Table of Contents:
Foreword, Allison Swan Dagen
1. Cultivating Coaching Mindsets to Support Systemwide Improvement
2. Exploring the Coaching Mindsets
3. Understanding and Shaping School Culture Through Systems Thinking
4. Introduction to Ways of Working with Teachers
5. Working with Individual Teachers to Analyze and Transform Practice
6. Working with Groups to Build a Culture of Adult Learning
7. Using Assessment to Guide Student Learning and School Improvement
8. Developing, Implementing, and Sustaining Schoolwide Instructional Programs
9. Working with Families and Communities
10. Coaches as Lifelong Learners
11. Coaching Cases: Stories of Coaches and Coaching
Appendix A. Thinking and Working Like a Coach: Notetaking Organizer
Appendix B. Notetaking Organizer When Coach is Modeling Instruction
Appendix C. Observation Protocol for Discipline-Specific Instruction
Appendix D. Lesson Analysis Guide for Post-Observation Coaching Conversations
Appendix E. Analysis of State and District Assessments
Appendix F. A Sample Process for Guiding Assessment-Focused Self-Study and Professional Learning
Appendix G. Assessing Teacher Perceptions of Professional Learning Experiences
Appendix H. Template for a Professional Learning Action Plan
Appendix I. Coach Skills, Knowledge, and Dispositions Self-Assessment Tool
Appendix J. Sample Disciplinary Literacy Protocols Shared by Michael P. Henry
References
Index
About the Author :
Rita M. Bean, PhD, is Professor Emerita in the School of Education at the University of Pittsburgh. Prior to joining the university, she taught at the elementary school level and served as a reading supervisor for grades K-12. Dr. Bean has published numerous articles, book chapters, and books on topics including professional learning and the role of reading specialists and literacy coaches. She is a member of the Reading Hall of Fame and a former board member of the International Literacy Association. Dr. Bean is a recipient of the University of Pittsburgh’s Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award and Distinguished Service Award, among other honors.
Jacy Ippolito, EdD, is Professor in the McKeown School of Education at Salem State University in Massachusetts, where he teaches courses in literacy and leadership, codirects graduate programs in Educational Leadership, and is the cofounder and coleader of the Center for Educational Leadership. Prior to joining Salem State, Dr. Ippolito was a middle school reading specialist, drama teacher, and literacy coach. His research, teaching, and consulting focus on the intersection of coaching, leadership, adolescent/disciplinary literacy, and school reform. He is the author of numerous journal articles and books.
Review :
"This is an essential guide for teachers transitioning to a coaching role, or for any school leader aiming to have a greater impact on adult learning. The book introduces four foundational mindsets--change agent, facilitator, designer, and advocate--and shows how to apply them in daily practice. Each chapter includes thoughtful questions that encourage deep reflection, empowering coaches to grow their practice as they promote the same level of reflection in the adults they support."--Emily Floyd, MEd, ELA instructional coach, Chelsea High School, Chelsea, Massachusetts
“Bean and Ippolito have pivoted from literacy coaching to instructional coaching in this second edition, which retains its focus on coaching as a key lever to improved student achievement. Updating this important resource underscores the authors’ belief that context matters--coaches must consider the ever-changing educational ecosystem in which their work is situated. Coaching is an iterative process of teaching and learning for both teachers and coaches, guided by their values and dispositions. This is a ‘must-have’ book for educators preparing to become coaches and for those currently in coaching positions. Bean and Ippolito provide theoretical frameworks, case studies, coaching strategies, and protocols that serve classroom teachers, coaches, and school leaders well.”--Pamela A. Mason, EdD, Senior Lecturer, Harvard Graduate School of Education
"From the guiding questions to the 'Stop and Reflect' sections in each chapter, Bean and Ippolito provide resources to upgrade our thinking on the complex and changing role of coaching in schools. The second edition builds on the original work's thought-provoking mindsets approach, with an expanded transdisciplinary lens. This book is a fresh, welcome contribution that can help make professional learning more effective and more sustainable."--Enrique A. Puig, EdD, Director, Morgridge International Reading Center, University of Central Florida
“Cultivating Coaching Mindsets has been a central resource in Reading Ways’s work supporting literacy coaches in 20 schools. The second edition promises to extend the impact and utility of the first edition in important ways. Bean and Ippolito’s expanded approach to instructional coaching, coupled with a focus on equity and organizational systems, offers an even more versatile and comprehensive set of tools for instructional coaches. The second edition continues to prioritize practical strategies while addressing the evolving needs of schools, making it an invaluable tool for driving instructional improvement across all content areas.”--Joshua Lawrence, EdD, cofounder, Reading Ways; Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Oslo, Norway-
"This is an essential guide for teachers transitioning to a coaching role, or for any school leader aiming to have a greater impact on adult learning. The book introduces four foundational mindsets--change agent, facilitator, designer, and advocate--and shows how to apply them in daily practice. Each chapter includes thoughtful questions that encourage deep reflection, empowering coaches to grow their practice as they promote the same level of reflection in the adults they support."--Emily Floyd, MEd, ELA instructional coach, Chelsea High School, Chelsea, Massachusetts
“Bean and Ippolito have pivoted from literacy coaching to instructional coaching in this second edition, which retains its focus on coaching as a key lever to improved student achievement. Updating this important resource underscores the authors’ belief that context matters--coaches must consider the ever-changing educational ecosystem in which their work is situated. Coaching is an iterative process of teaching and learning for both teachers and coaches, guided by their values and dispositions. This is a ‘must-have’ book for educators preparing to become coaches and for those currently in coaching positions. Bean and Ippolito provide theoretical frameworks, case studies, coaching strategies, and protocols that serve classroom teachers, coaches, and school leaders well.”--Pamela A. Mason, EdD, Senior Lecturer, Harvard Graduate School of Education
"From the 'Guiding Questions' to the 'Stop and Reflect' sections in each chapter, Bean and Ippolito provide resources to upgrade our thinking on the complex and changing role of coaching in schools. The second edition builds on the original work's thought-provoking mindsets approach, with an expanded transdisciplinary lens. This book is a fresh, welcome contribution that can help make professional learning more effective and more sustainable."--Enrique A. Puig, EdD, Director, Morgridge International Reading Center, University of Central Florida
“Cultivating Coaching Mindsets has been a central resource in Reading Ways’s work supporting literacy coaches in 20 schools. The second edition promises to extend the impact and utility of the first edition in important ways. Bean and Ippolito’s expanded approach to instructional coaching, coupled with a focus on equity and organizational systems, offers an even more versatile and comprehensive set of tools for instructional coaches. The second edition continues to prioritize practical strategies while addressing the evolving needs of schools, making it an invaluable tool for driving instructional improvement across all content areas.”--Joshua Lawrence, EdD, cofounder, Reading Ways; Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Oslo, Norway-
