How is instructional coaching defined from school to school? The process can look quite different from one location to the next. Perhaps coaching is offered to new teachers to help bolster their craft, or maybe coaching conversations occur on a wider scale in direct proportion to what leaders see during classroom observations. Instructional coaches may be administrators, teacher leaders, central office staff, or colleagues. With the multitude of forms coaching can take, the possible benefits vary widely from district to district, or even from one school within a system to another. The training of instructional coaches is likely to be just as inconsistent.

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