Course Description for Coaching and Mentoring for Effective Teaching and Instruction

Description: This course is designed as an introduction to instructional coaching, a form of job-embedded professional learning focused on improving instructional practice in order to improve student learning. It is intended for educators who want to collaborate with a colleague in peer coaching structures and for teacher leaders who want to understand the power of job-embedded coaching. Participants in this course will apply the coaching cycle in an embedded practicum.