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The Instructional Management Workshop: the first step in the JP Responsive Coaching Model
November 26, 2011
“…[R]esearchers found that when teachers combined participation in the traditional workshops with peer coaching or methodologies that promoted collaboration and reflection, more than 80% of teachers were using newly learned strategies in their classrooms.” (Joyce and Showers,... Read More ⇒
Leadership and Newton’s Third Law
October 10, 2011
My last blog entry looked at leadership and Newton’s First Law. This time the focus is on the third law—the simple rendition is for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. I remember one of the questions asked in our physic class was “How does Superman... Read More ⇒
Leadership and Newton’s First Law of Motion
September 26, 2011
Applying Laws of Physics to leadership? What am I thinking? Well, Bro. Carl, my high school physics teacher would be proud or maybe impressed that I remember any of my physics. Newton’s First Law of Motion reads: “An object at rest will remain at rest unless acted on... Read More ⇒
You are doing a great job!
September 7, 2011
If you travel, we have all had the experience of walking up to your gate at the airport and seeing a long line of tired and unhappy people. Our hearts sink a bit as we realize we might not be in our own beds that night. I once read that the gate area as one of the most stressful part of a... Read More ⇒
Coaching 101: The Basics
September 5, 2011
My extensive background in the Direct Instruction programs written by Siegfried Engelmann has helped to shape how JP views our coaching process. The language of instruction is explicit and concise; our interventions are overt/direct/explicit; we use a model, lead, test (and retest if necessary)... Read More ⇒
