Co-teaching Models Succeed with Coaching
“I never cease to be amazed at the power of the coaching process to draw out the skills or talent that was previously hidden within an individual, and which invariably finds a way to solve a problem previously thought unsolvable.”
—John Russell, Managing Director, Harley-Davidson Europe Ltd.
Although Mr. Russell was referring to corporateCo coaching, his words hold true for coaching teachers in educational partnerships. After spending the past 17 years coaching teachers in classrooms all over the country, I have gained some solid understandings about what works in the coaching relationship and what does not. My initial training on how to coach co-teachers came from my mentor, the late Dr. Mike Mezzocchi. There are three truisms that he shared with me that I never forgot and have carried with me through every coaching relationship. Continue reading…
For more information on co-teaching and co-teaching models, see Susan Fitzell’s book, Co-teaching and Collaboration in the Classroom. Available in both print and electronic versions!
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