Coaching Models
Coaching Models
The Granite Coaching Model is grounded in research-based instructional coaching practices, incorporating:
Jim Knight’s partnership principles and Impact Cycle
Diane Sweeney’s student-centered coaching with reflective questioning and teacher ownership
Elena Aguilar’s transformational coaching emphasizing relational trust, equity, and sustainable growth
Insights from other leading researchers in instructional and data-driven coaching
This page serves as a resource on research-based instructional coaching models that coaches, administrators, and teachers can reference to deepen their understanding and practice of effective coaching.
Transformational Coaching: Moves beyond observable behaviors and strategies to explore and shift an educator's Behaviors, Beliefs, and Ways of Being, integrating essential elements like emotional intelligence, equity, and a systemic view to create deep, lasting change and cultivate professional resilience.
Curated from edconnective by Abigail Davis