The Definitive Guide to Instructional Coaching offers a blueprint for establishing, administering, and assessing an instructional coaching program laser-focused on every educator's ultimate goal: the academic success of students. For more than 20 years, perfecting such a system has been the paramount objective of best-selling author and coaching guru Jim Knight and his team of researchers at the Instructional Coaching Group (ICG). Organized around ICG's seven 'Success Factors' for instructional coaching, this book offers:

- An in-depth guide to the Impact Cycle, ICG's research-based and field-tested model for coaching teachers through issues that matter most to them.

- Detailed guidance on how to create a 'playbook' of instructional strategies to share with collaborating teachers - and how to model those strategies under different conditions.

- Practical advice on preparing for and engaging in substantive, reflective, and teacher-centred coaching conversations.

- Best practices for gathering, analysing, and responding to data for improved teaching and learning.

- Real-life anecdotes and testimonies from educators and coaches who have reaped the benefits of the Impact Cycle in a diverse array of schools.

In addition, each chapter of the book contains a learning map to help orient you and a list of valuable additional resources to complement the text. Whether you're new to coaching or well versed in the practice, The Definitive Guide to Instructional Coaching will no doubt prove a cornerstone of your coaching library for years to come.