
Leadership Coaching
One of the most powerful forms of professional capacity building is performed through the process of professional coaching. Successful CEO’s, school leaders, and professional athletes have long understood the power of effective coaching on improving professional practice. Put this time honored and research proven method of improving professional practice to work for your district today by engaging Dr. BR Jones in a discussion about providing professional leadership coaching for your leaders from the central office to the building level. Coaching serves to equip your leaders with the skills and knowledge they will need to be successful in the 21st century and beyond.
Research (V. Robinson, 2011; J. Hattie, 2012) is very clear that the areas where school leaders have the greatest impact on student achievement are:
The problem arises based on the fact that traditionally, school leaders have been trained as managers.
Are you confident that the leaders in your system have the knowledge, skills, and dispositions they will need to meet the challenges facing your schools?
Challenges such as:
One of the key findings in one of the most comprehensive studies by the Wallace Foundation around the connection of leadership to student achievement entitled, Investigating the Links to Improved Student Learning, states, "To date we have not found a single case of a school improving its student achievement record in the absence of talented leadership."
Instructional Coaching
In addition to executive coaching, you may also be interested in instructional coaching as well. There are 3 key areas in which teachers influence student achievement (Marzano, 2003):
Dr. Jones can help you provide the instructional coaching that the professional educators in your district need to improve in all of these areas. The greatest source of variance in regard to a school's impact on learning is attributable to the classroom teacher (Hattie, 2012).
National Board of Professional Teaching Standards 5 Core Propositions - Click HERE
Proposition 1: Teachers are committed to students and their learning.
Proposition 2: Teachers know the subjects they teach and how to teach those subjects to students.
Proposition 3: Teachers are responsible for managing and monitoring student learning.
Proposition 4: Teachers think systematically about their practice and learn from experience.
Proposition 5: Teachers are members of learning communities.
What Teachers Should Know and Be able to Do - Click HERE
Australian Professional Standards for Teaching - Click HERE
The Seven Standards - Click HERE
For more on these standards - Click HERE
One of the most powerful forms of professional capacity building is performed through the process of professional coaching. Successful CEO’s, school leaders, and professional athletes have long understood the power of effective coaching on improving professional practice. Put this time honored and research proven method of improving professional practice to work for your district today by engaging Dr. BR Jones in a discussion about providing professional leadership coaching for your leaders from the central office to the building level. Coaching serves to equip your leaders with the skills and knowledge they will need to be successful in the 21st century and beyond.
Research (V. Robinson, 2011; J. Hattie, 2012) is very clear that the areas where school leaders have the greatest impact on student achievement are:
- Leading Teacher Learning and Development
- Ensuring Quality Teaching
- Establishing Goals and Expectations
- Resourcing Strategically
- Ensuring a Safe and Orderly Environment
The problem arises based on the fact that traditionally, school leaders have been trained as managers.
Are you confident that the leaders in your system have the knowledge, skills, and dispositions they will need to meet the challenges facing your schools?
Challenges such as:
- Effective Implementation of More Rigorous Standards
- Creating a Culture of High Expectations for All Students
- Preparing for More Rigorous Assessments of Higher Level Thinking Skills
- Implementing Evaluation Systems that Attempt to make the Connection Between Student Results and Adult Actions
- Making Data-Driven Decisions that Improve Teaching and Learning
One of the key findings in one of the most comprehensive studies by the Wallace Foundation around the connection of leadership to student achievement entitled, Investigating the Links to Improved Student Learning, states, "To date we have not found a single case of a school improving its student achievement record in the absence of talented leadership."
Instructional Coaching
In addition to executive coaching, you may also be interested in instructional coaching as well. There are 3 key areas in which teachers influence student achievement (Marzano, 2003):
- Instructional Strategies
- Classroom Management
- Classroom Curriculum Design
Dr. Jones can help you provide the instructional coaching that the professional educators in your district need to improve in all of these areas. The greatest source of variance in regard to a school's impact on learning is attributable to the classroom teacher (Hattie, 2012).
National Board of Professional Teaching Standards 5 Core Propositions - Click HERE
Proposition 1: Teachers are committed to students and their learning.
Proposition 2: Teachers know the subjects they teach and how to teach those subjects to students.
Proposition 3: Teachers are responsible for managing and monitoring student learning.
Proposition 4: Teachers think systematically about their practice and learn from experience.
Proposition 5: Teachers are members of learning communities.
What Teachers Should Know and Be able to Do - Click HERE
Australian Professional Standards for Teaching - Click HERE
The Seven Standards - Click HERE
For more on these standards - Click HERE