Leadership Coaching for Educators: Bringing Out the Best in School Administrators

By Karla Reiss

Book Overview

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

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1483359158
• ISBN13: 9781483359151
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Corwin Publishers
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.9" x 9.9"

Customer Reviews

Visionary book about the next best resource in education!

This book is very useful and practical and takes a firm stand about the positive effect life coaching skills have in creating a great school atmosphere, encouraged students, empowered teachers, and inspiring administrators.