Maximizing the Impact of Coaching Cycles
Coaching cycles are the most powerful contact a coach can have with teachers, but these coaching cycles are also the activity that require the highest level of skill.
Collaboratively planning and observing lessons, and giving supportive feedback on those lessons, is the best way to improve the effectiveness of teaching and therefore student outcomes. Yet this core activity is often undermined by the countless other demands on a coach's time.
This book addresses the issues, roadblocks, and fears faced by coaches and administrators in effectively launching and facilitating a program of coaching and takes you through the coaching cycle itself in practical, applied, and no-nonsense steps that will help you maximize its impact.
If you are a coach, a coach of coaches, or an administrator, following the steps in this book will help you achieve a significant return on your coaching investment. There will be more teachers coached, increased instructional effectiveness, and ultimately increased student achievement.
Gene Tavernetti, Ed.D
Gene Tavernetti's journey in education began in 1977, encompassing roles as a coach, teacher, counselor, and administrator. His career reached a turning point when he discovered his passion for one-on-one instructional coaching, realizing the profound impact he could make on educators and student learning.
In 2006, Gene co-founded Total Educational Systems Support (TESS), dedicated to training and coaching thousands of educators. TESS, under Gene's leadership, focuses on teacher-directed instruction, emphasizing engagement strategies, language development, and higher-order thinking skills.
He is the author of Teach FAST: Focused Adaptable Structured Teaching and one of the co-authors of Digital Captives: Helping Schools Strike a Balance Between the Human and the Hardware.
Gene also hosts the popular podcast Better Teaching: Only Stuff That Works.
Gene remains actively involved in selected districts, where he continues to train teachers, coaches, and administrators in effective instructional practices. His dedication continues to shape educational practices nationwide. He lives in Central California with his wife, Denise.