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Evaluation keeps educators accountable; coaching helps them improve.

Effective coaches work on an equal footing with colleagues.

The art of making visible the secrets of good classroom practice.

These steps guide principals through a cycle that starts with learning about student work.

Observers are like detectives trying to uncover why the school is stuck.

Through technology, the coach literally whispers in a teacher's ear.

It's time to recast the role of coaching as integral to whole-school reform.

From demonstrations to debriefs—how a faculty becomes a professional learning community.

A good reading coach raises student achievement by raising the skills of teachers.

Lesson study accommodates differences in expertise without fixing any group member in the role of "expert" or "novice."

A coaching team enhances the expertise—and diplomacy—of the school leaders.

Coaches set the stage so that educators can analyze their own practice.

From collecting data to holding team meetings, a literacy coach offers support.

Reviews, research, and relevant reads.

Even gold-standard programs can yield disappointing results if not used well.

Administrators establish the foundation, but teachers set parameters.

What the "new normal" demands.

Find readers' stories here and online, and contribute your own response to an upcoming question.

What the coach on the playing field knows.

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