A Roundtable Discussion to Examine a Synthesis of Micro- to Macro-Level Coaching Research (Table 5)

• In Event: Thursday Roundtable Session 4:20 pm

Session Type: Roundtable Session

Abstract

Instructional coaching has been widely utilized as a strategy for school reform by providing teachers with ongoing, job-embedded professional learning. Despite many efforts, coach’s roles are still challenging to define and evaluate, in part because research has alternately tackled different parts of the larger enterprise. A working group roundtable session will bring together a diverse set of scholars–those who study coaching within specific content areas with those who study the conditions and policies related to coaching – to pull together what is known across sub-fields of research on coaching to consider the larger picture of coaching. We invite these scholars to consider what we understand about coaching and consider a potential research agenda for the next 10 years.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Educational Change

Chairs

• Lynsey K. Gibbons, University of Delaware

• Jacy Ippolito, Salem State University

• Sarah L. Woulfin, University of Texas at Austin

Papers

• The Micro-Level Work of Coaching: Examining the Content and Purpose of Coach-Teacher Interactions - Lynsey K. Gibbons, University of Delaware; Abby Reisman, University of Pennsylvania

• Widening Our Lens to Consider Coaching Models and Programs: The Benefits and Challenges of Programmatic Thinking - Jacy Ippolito, Salem State University; Rita M. Bean, University of Pittsburgh

• The 30,000 Foot View: Mapping the Institutional Landscape of Coaching - Sarah L. Woulfin, University of Texas at Austin; Jennifer Lin Russell, Vanderbilt University