ERIC Number: EJ1085181
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-1935-7125
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Shared Vulnerability in Professional Learning: Growing Instructional Coaches in a Culture of PDS Partnership
Corkery, Jill; Hall, Kris; Jeffries, Jess; Laskowski, Kristen; Romig, Gail; Tranell, Jennifer; Peters, Brian; Whitney, Anne Elrod
School-University Partnerships, v8 n2 p72-78 Fall 2015
In a school district context where a well-developed district-wide PDS partnership had been in operation for more than 15 years, a team of instructional coaches was formed of district teachers who left their classrooms for two to four years under the leadership of a curriculum coordinator. In this article, members of the coaching team offer illustrations of their experiences learning to coach in a PDS context. Using principles of coaching as partnership (Knight, 2007), they argue that a prevailing culture supported by the PDS history provided conditions in which shared vulnerability--and consequently, coaching--was possible.
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Coaching (Performance), Professional Development Schools, Instructional Leadership, Learning Experience, School Districts, Organizational Culture, Team Training, Teacher Collaboration, Professional Autonomy, Teacher Empowerment, Interpersonal Communication, Reflection, Educational Practices, Faculty Development, College School Cooperation
National Association for Professional Development Schools. College of Education University of South Carolina, Wardlaw 252, Columbia, SC 29208. Tel: 803-777-1515; Fax: 803-777-3035; e-mail: napds@mailbox.sc.edu; Web site: http://www.napds.org/school_university_partnerships.html
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Pennsylvania
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