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Impact Coaching
Scaling Instructional Leadership

Foreword by Jim Knight



February 2018 | 216 pages | Corwin

Invest in building talent. The best principals don’t just happen. 

When new principals are handed the keys and left to make decisions about their schools without adequate, sustained support, what happens? Too often, school improvement efforts don’t gain full traction, principals often give up and leave and real student gains remain out-of-reach.

Impact Coaching bucks the notion of leaving principals to learn the ropes on their own. This book offers a solid, sustainable, and laser-sharp focus on instructional leadership and helps leaders hone, model and lead new learning through deliberate practice by:

Engaging in rich, rigorous, and reflective open-to-learning conversations with both coaches and colleagues to improve instructional leadership practices

Leveraging their 5 Big Winner Practices for highest impact

Using Linking Walk templates to apply new ideas to real scenarios that improve lead learner practices

This book could be your single most impactful investment toward eventual student achievement. 

"The authors do a great job of sharing the benefits of coaching and elaborating on how the coaching partnership should and could look. The book is very relevant, clearly based on research, and has some great checklists to further clarify the recommended steps."
–Kathy Rhodes, Principal
Hinton Elementary, Hinton, IA


“Impact Coaching provides school leaders with the tools to turn opportunity into action. Educational leaders possess an incredible capacity to influence the system and impact student learning. Ray and Julie Smith present strategies for focusing on leadership practices that maximize impact on student learning and achievement. This book will re-ignite your commitment to creating effective change, bolster your confidence to persist through challenges, and renew your motivation to reach your fullest potential. The authors will simultaneously inspire your soul and challenge your mind!”
–Russell J. Quaglia, President/Founder
Quaglia Institute for Student Aspirations




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Foreword by Jim Knight
 
Preface
Retain Your Investment in Leadership

 
Promote Continuous Learning

 
Where Do Impact Coaches Come From?

 
Special Features

 
Who Is This Book For?

 
Introducing Rachel Hazel, Featured Coachee

 
 
Acknowledgments
 
About the Authors
 
Chapter 1: Why Do School Leaders Need Coaching?
The Dubious Quality of Traditional Professional Development

 
Common Forms of Coaching

 
Research on Leadership Coaching

 
Key Takeaways

 
Going Deeper

 
 
Chapter 2: Leveraging Your Five Big-Winner Leadership Practices
The 80/20 Rule

 
High-Impact Instructional Leadership Practices

 
Key Takeaways

 
Going Deeper

 
 
Chapter 3: What Does Impact Coaching Look Like?
The Impact Coaching Cycle

 
Key Takeaways

 
Going Deeper

 
 
Chapter 4: Partnership Principles and Theories of Practice
Knight’s Partnership Principles

 
Theories of Practice

 
Key Takeaways

 
Going Deeper

 
 
Chapter 5: Impact Partner Communication
Why Conversations About Improvement Can Be Difficult

 
Conducting Open-to-Learning Conversations

 
Key Components of an Open-to-Learning Conversation

 
Engaging in Behaviors That Mediate Thinking

 
Key Takeaways

 
Going Deeper

 
 
Chapter 6: Engaging School Leaders and Starting the Journey
Getting School Leaders Amenable to Coaching

 
Making Change Happen: Hall and Hord

 
Key Functions of Change and Professional Learning in Schools

 
The Components of Impact Coaching

 
Key Takeaways

 
Going Deeper

 
 
Chapter 7: Modeling, Observing, and Collaboratively Exploring Data
Impact Coaching Process Tools

 
Key Takeaways

 
Going Deeper

 
 
Chapter 8: The End of Impact Coaching: Scaling Instructional Leadership
What Do We Now Know?

 
Learning About Impact Coaching During Coaching

 
Our Challenge to You

 
 
Appendices
Section 1: Feedback Cue Card

 
Section 2: Instructional Leadership Elements Rubrics

 
Section 3: LinkingWalk Evidence-Gathering Templates

 
Section 4: Theories-of-Practice Self-Assessment Tool

 
 
Glossary
 
References
 
Index

"The authors do a great job of sharing the benefits of coaching and elaborating on how the coaching partnership should and could look. The book is very relevant, clearly based on research, and has some great checklists to further clarify the recommended steps."

Kathy Rhodes, Principal
Hinton Elementary, Hinton, IA

"This book is full of valuable information that is presented in a clear and concise way. Due to its organization and conversational writing style, the book readily lends itself to a book study with collaborative teams."

Jessica McMillan, Instructional Coach
Ferry Pass Middle School, Pensacola, FL

"This book is well organized and cohesive. Examples and tables provide support throughout. Key takeaways at the end of each chapter help to reinforce the main points."

Angela M. Mosley, High School Principal
Essex High School, Tappahannock, VA

"In Impact Coaching, Smith and Smith present a valuable resource for coaches, leaders, and aspiring coaches and leaders. Synthesizing relevant literature and their own work in K-12 settings, the authors lay out a comprehensive set of tools and strategies for improving practice through coaching. I used the text in my graduate course on instructional supervision, and my students raved about its relevance and utility for their professional goals."

Dr. Jerry Johnson, Professor
School of Teaching, Learning, and Leadership, University of Central Florida

Well structured and developed content that would be beneficial to coaching roles

Mr Craig Andrew Busby
Business Law, City of Oxford College
January 28, 2022

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