SIG 6: Coaching in Varied Contexts
Hosted by Katie Coudron, Brian Jurinek, and Robyn Koperski
In this Coaching Conversation, our hosts facilitate discussion on how to confront the expectation that coaches are experts. They also provide a conversational tool to guide coaches when working in contexts where perceptions of 'expertise' can create challenging positions for coaching work.
Planning Tool for Coaching Conversations |
Read on! The following resources explore this central topic and are sometimes referenced during the conversation.
- Hopkins, M., Ozimek, D., & Sweet, T. M. (2017). Mathematics coaching and instructional reform: Individual and collective change. Journal of Mathematical Behavior 46, 215-230.
- Gallucci, C., DeVoogt Van Lare, M., Yoon, I. H. & Boatright, B. (2010). Instructional coaching: Building theory about the role and organizational support for professional learning. American Educational Research Journal, 47(4), 919-963.
- Soslau, E., Kotch-Jester, S., Scantlebury, K. & Gleason, S. (2018). Coteachers’ huddles: Developing adaptive teaching expertise during student teaching. Teaching and Teacher Education, 73. 99-108.
- Strong, M. & Baron, W. (2004). An analysis of mentoring conversations with beginning teachers: Suggestions and responses. Teaching and Teacher Education, 20, 47-47.
- Wilder, P. (2014). Coaching heavy as a disciplinary outsider: Negotiating disciplinary literacy for adolescents. The High School Journal, 159-179.
- Russell, F. A. (2015). Learning to teach English learners: Instructional coaching and developing novice high school teacher capacity. Teacher Education Quarterly, 27-47.