{"product_id":"coaching-approaches-perspectives-9781412969253","title":"Coaching: Approaches \u0026 Perspectives","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePractical guidelines for selecting the right type of coaching for your teachers and students!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis resource brings together the voices of recognized experts in the field--including Joellen Killion, Cathy Toll, Jan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr. Jim Knight\u003c\/strong\u003e, Founder and Senior Partner of Instructional Coaching Group (ICG), is also a research associate at the University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning. He has spent more than two decades studying professional learning and instructional coaching. Jim earned his PhD in Education from the University of Kansas and has won several university teaching, innovation, and service awards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe pioneering work Jim and his colleagues have conducted has led to many innovations that are now central to professional development in schools. Jim wrote the first major article about instructional coaching for the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Staff Development\u003c\/i\u003e, and his book \u003ci\u003eInstructional Coaching\u003c\/i\u003e (2007) offered the first extended description of instructional coaching. Jim's book \u003ci\u003eFocus on Teaching\u003c\/i\u003e (2014) was the first extended description of how video should be used for professional learning. Recently, writing with Ann Hoffman, Michelle Harris, and Sharon Thomas, Jim introduced the idea of instructional playbooks with their book on that topic.\u003c\/p\u003eJim has written several books in addition to those described above, including \u003ci\u003eUnmistakable Impact \u003c\/i\u003e(2011), \u003ci\u003eHigh-Impact Instruction\u003c\/i\u003e (2013), \u003ci\u003eBetter Conversations\u003c\/i\u003e (2015), \u003ci\u003eThe Impact Cycle\u003c\/i\u003e (2018), and \u003ci\u003eThe Definitive Guide to Instructional Coaching \u003c\/i\u003e(2021). Knight has also authored articles on instructional coaching and professional learning in publications such as \u003ci\u003eEducational Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Journal of Staff Development\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePrincipal Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe School Administrator\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eKappan\u003c\/i\u003e. Jim is also a columnist for \u003ci\u003eEducational Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003eThrough ICG, Knight conducts coaching workshops, hosts the Facebook Live Program, \"Coaching Conversations,\" and provides consulting for coaching programs around the world. \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Corwin Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51603253068050,"sku":"9781412969253","price":41.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_74f30987-5985-4c60-807e-692497d7683e.jpg?v=1757431806","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/coaching-approaches-perspectives-9781412969253","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}