
The Impact Cycle
What Instructional Coaches Should Do to Foster Powerful Improvements in Teaching
Jim Knight(Author)
Corwin Press Inc
1st Edition
Published on 24. October 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-1-5063-0686-5 (ISBN)
Description
"Jim Knight is one of the wise men of coaching. His well is deep; he draws from it the best tools from practitioners, the wisdom of experience, and research-based insights. And he never loses sight of the bigger picture: the point of all this is to have more impact in this life we're lucky enough to live."
-MICHAEL BUNGAY STANIER, Author of The Coaching Habit
Identify . . . Learn . . . Improve
When it comes to improving practice, few professional texts can rival the impact felt by Jim Knight's Instructional Coaching. For hundreds of thousands of educators, Jim bridged the long-standing divide between staff room and classroom offering up a much a more collaborative, respectful, and efficient PD model for achieving instructional excellence.
Now, one decade of research and hundreds of in-services later, Jim takes that work a significant step further with The Impact Cycle: an all-new instructional coaching cycle to help teachers and, in turn, their students improve in clear, measurable ways.
Quintessential Jim, The Impact Cycle comes loaded with every possible tool to help you reach your coaching goals, starting with a comprehensive video program, robust checklists, and a model Instructional Playbook. Quickly, you'll learn how to
Interact and dialogue with teachers as partners
Guide teachers to identify emotionally compelling, measurable, and student-focused goals
Set coaching goals, plan strategies, and monitor progress for optimal impact
Use documentary-style video and text-based case studies as models to promote maximum teacher clarity and proactive problem solving
Streamline teacher enrollment, data collection, and deep listening
Jim writes, "When we grow, improve, and learn, when we strive to become a better version of ourselves, we tap into something deep in ourselves that craves that kind of growth." Read The Impact Cycle and soon you'll discover how you can continually refine your practice to help teachers and students realize their fullest potential.
-MICHAEL BUNGAY STANIER, Author of The Coaching Habit
Identify . . . Learn . . . Improve
When it comes to improving practice, few professional texts can rival the impact felt by Jim Knight's Instructional Coaching. For hundreds of thousands of educators, Jim bridged the long-standing divide between staff room and classroom offering up a much a more collaborative, respectful, and efficient PD model for achieving instructional excellence.
Now, one decade of research and hundreds of in-services later, Jim takes that work a significant step further with The Impact Cycle: an all-new instructional coaching cycle to help teachers and, in turn, their students improve in clear, measurable ways.
Quintessential Jim, The Impact Cycle comes loaded with every possible tool to help you reach your coaching goals, starting with a comprehensive video program, robust checklists, and a model Instructional Playbook. Quickly, you'll learn how to
Interact and dialogue with teachers as partners
Guide teachers to identify emotionally compelling, measurable, and student-focused goals
Set coaching goals, plan strategies, and monitor progress for optimal impact
Use documentary-style video and text-based case studies as models to promote maximum teacher clarity and proactive problem solving
Streamline teacher enrollment, data collection, and deep listening
Jim writes, "When we grow, improve, and learn, when we strive to become a better version of ourselves, we tap into something deep in ourselves that craves that kind of growth." Read The Impact Cycle and soon you'll discover how you can continually refine your practice to help teachers and students realize their fullest potential.
Reviews / Votes
"Jim Knight is one of the wise men of coaching. His well is deep, and he draws from it the best tools from practitioners, the wisdom of experience, and research-based insights. And he never loses the bigger picture: the point of all this is to have more impact in this life we're lucky enough to live." -- Michael Bungay Stanier "I have had many opportunities to learn with and from Jim Knight. I've learned as a participant in his workshops, reading his books, and being on panels with him. Now, The Impact Cycle adds to my skills and insights. Jim's vision of the coach as a partner who sets goals with the teacher, strategizes with and supports the teacher, and monitors changes with the teacher until the goal is met will assist many instructional coaches in targeting their efforts. Student- focused goals will be a game changer in many coaching initiatives and guarantee that coach and teacher investment in teacher learning is impacting student learning." -- Dr. Stephen Barkley, Executive Vice President "Once again, Jim Knight has earned his reputation as the reigning expert in instructional coaching. With his trademark clarity and heart, Knight manages to capture both the simplicity and complexity of coaching in an accessible, detailed, and nuanced framework for instructional coaches. Packed with insight, concrete examples, and practical tools, The Impact Cycle is an indispensable guide for coaches who want to make the biggest possible difference for students." -- Nancy Love, Director "Coaching done well may be the most effective intervention designed for human performance. Jim Knight's work has helped me understand the details of how effective coaching can and should be done." -- Dr. Atul Gawande, surgeon, public health researcher, and author of The Checklist Manifesto "Continuous improvement is fueled by a focus on improving the quality of teaching and learning. The Impact Cycle provides educators with the strategies and the tools necessary to make that improvement a reality. I have had the opportunity to see how Knight's model works first-hand and can attest to its effectiveness. The emphasis on effective partnerships with shared responsibility and ownership combined with a goal-oriented coaching cycle results in lasting and meaningful changes for teachers and students. This book shares a clear vision for powerful instructional coaching along with the specific steps to make that vision a reality. Knight's The Impact Cycle is essential reading for educators who are committed to real and lasting change." -- Dr. Jadi Miller, Director of Curriculum "The Impact Cycle is an essential read for instructional coaches. It is organized to take the reader through each stage of an impact cycle, providing a vision for how to coach for a deeper impact. It is filled with stories from the field, allowing the reader to walk in the shoes of other coaches. In the end, all coaching is about creating meaning and supporting teachers to reach their goals, this book supports coaches to do just that." -- Diane Sweeney, Consultant "In this very helpful book, Jim Knight builds on knowledge gained from over two decades of assisting coaches to inspire and guide teachers to improve their instruction. Following his own advice to "stay curious", Jim continues to expand upon his coaching model to explicate new dimensions of the coaching relationship. Conversational and informative, this book will be a useful resource for any coach working in the field." -- Dr. Megan Tschannen-Moran, Professor of Educational Leadership "There is no one more passionate about improving every student's learning experience than Jim Knight and in The Impact Cycle Jim has done it again with another well researched and immensely practical book. There are some great features here - the visual maps that introduce each chapter, the numerous checklists and templates, links to the Companion Website, helpful chapter summaries and great recommended resources in the Going Deeper sections. This is a book which will be referred to often. Instructional coaches will be an even better resource for the teachers with whom they work as a result of reading and using this book."-- John Campbell, Executive Director
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks
United States
Publishing group
SAGE Publications Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
550 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5063-0686-5 (9781506306865)
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Jim Knight is Senior Partner of the Instructional Coaching Group and a Research Associate at the University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning. For more than two decades, he has studied instructional coaching and professional learning, becoming one of the leading voices internationally in the field of instructional coaching.
Jim has authored numerous influential books and articles on instructional coaching, leadership, and effective teaching practice. The Impact Cycle: What Instructional Coaches Should Do To Foster Powerful Improvements in Teaching, Unmistakable Impact: A Partnership Approach to Dramatically Improving Instruction and The Definitive Guide to Instructional Coaching: Seven Factors for Success are considered seminal texts in the field. Jim regularly presents and consults internationally, leading workshops, institutes, and keynote presentations across the United States and around the world. Through his work with educators and school systems, he has helped shape coaching practices that support meaningful professional growth and improved outcomes for students.
Jim has authored numerous influential books and articles on instructional coaching, leadership, and effective teaching practice. The Impact Cycle: What Instructional Coaches Should Do To Foster Powerful Improvements in Teaching, Unmistakable Impact: A Partnership Approach to Dramatically Improving Instruction and The Definitive Guide to Instructional Coaching: Seven Factors for Success are considered seminal texts in the field. Jim regularly presents and consults internationally, leading workshops, institutes, and keynote presentations across the United States and around the world. Through his work with educators and school systems, he has helped shape coaching practices that support meaningful professional growth and improved outcomes for students.
Content
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
CHAPTER 1. WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO IMPROVE?
What Is Instructional Coaching?
Three Approaches to Coaching
Deep Learning, Deep Coaching
CHAPTER 2. IDENTIFY: GETTING A CLEAR PICTURE OF REALITY
Getting a Clear Picture of Current Reality
Using Video to Get a Clear Picture of Reality
Learning From Students
Putting It All Together
CHAPTER 3. QUESTIONS TO IDENTIFY A PEERS GOAL
PEERS Goals
Questions to Identify a PEERS Goal
The Identify Questions
CHAPTER 4. LEARN
Describing Teaching Strategies
Instructional Playbooks
Modeling Teaching Strategies
CHAPTER 5. IMPROVE
The Improve Stage of the Impact Cycle
Step 1: Confirm Direction
Step 2: Review Progress
Step 3: Invent Improvements
Step 4: Plan Next Actions
INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES' TOOLKIT
Strategies for Enrolling Teachers
Data-Gathering Tools
Instructional Playbook
Strategies for Assessing Student Attitude
Appendix: Lean-Design Research
Development of the Impact Cycle
Lean-Design Research
Interviews
References
Index
Acknowledgments
About the Author
CHAPTER 1. WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO IMPROVE?
What Is Instructional Coaching?
Three Approaches to Coaching
Deep Learning, Deep Coaching
CHAPTER 2. IDENTIFY: GETTING A CLEAR PICTURE OF REALITY
Getting a Clear Picture of Current Reality
Using Video to Get a Clear Picture of Reality
Learning From Students
Putting It All Together
CHAPTER 3. QUESTIONS TO IDENTIFY A PEERS GOAL
PEERS Goals
Questions to Identify a PEERS Goal
The Identify Questions
CHAPTER 4. LEARN
Describing Teaching Strategies
Instructional Playbooks
Modeling Teaching Strategies
CHAPTER 5. IMPROVE
The Improve Stage of the Impact Cycle
Step 1: Confirm Direction
Step 2: Review Progress
Step 3: Invent Improvements
Step 4: Plan Next Actions
INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES' TOOLKIT
Strategies for Enrolling Teachers
Data-Gathering Tools
Instructional Playbook
Strategies for Assessing Student Attitude
Appendix: Lean-Design Research
Development of the Impact Cycle
Lean-Design Research
Interviews
References
Index