ERIC Number: EJ1337278
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Apr
Pages: 4
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-2476-194X
EISSN: N/A
Available Date: N/A
Strengths-Based Coaching Supports Teachers during COVID
Wells, Karye; Foster, Elizabeth
Learning Professional, v43 n2 p36-39 Apr 2022
Two years after the onset of the pandemic, COVID-19 continues to take a toll on educators' morale and well-being. The need to strengthen relationships between educators and students is growing. The MyTeachingPartner-Secondary (MTP-S) program, which is a strengths-based coaching program for middle and high school teachers, helps educators respond to the demands and stresses of the pandemic. In this article, the authors speak with veteran district coaches who use this program to talk about their experience using MTP-S with teachers before and during the pandemic. Meg Ryan, a coach in Louisa County, Virginia, and Becky Odajima, a coach in Midway, Texas, are enrolled in a three-year research project to study student outcomes as a result of being in classrooms with teachers who are receiving MTP-S coaching. The authors also talked with coaching experts Anna Savitsky and Destiny Woodbury, who train, support, and coach coaches on using the MTP-S model. These experts shared their insights.
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), COVID-19, Pandemics, Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers, Stress Management, Program Effectiveness, Teacher Effectiveness, Faculty Development, Well Being, Interpersonal Relationship
Learning Forward. 504 South Locust Street, Oxford, OH 45056. Tel: 800-727-7288; Fax: 513-523-0638; e-mail: office@learningforward.org; Web site: https://learningforward.org/the-learning-professional/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; High Schools
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Virginia; Texas
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
Author Affiliations: N/A