Coaching Resources

Suggested Books

Coaching & Leadership

• Onward by Elena Aguilar and companion website ( Year long guide to cultivating resilience through coaching)

• The Art of Coaching -Elena Aguilar   (Guided Questions for Book Study)

• Get Better Faster: A 90 day Plan for Coaching New Teachers - Paul Bambrick- Santoyo

•  Books by Jim Knight

• Coaching Classroom Instruction by Robert J. Marzano

Classroom Environment/Management & Engagement

• Coaching CHAMPS, re-published in 2022, is co-authored by Tricia Skyles, Randy Sprick, and Jim Knight. It is for K-12 coaches and focuses on classroom behavior. 

• Discipline in the Secondary Classroom 4th Edition is co-authored by Randy Sprick, Jessica Sprick, Cristy Coughlin, and Jacob Edwards and is specifically geared towards grades 9-12. This book was republished in 2021. 

• We Belong: 50 Strategies to Create Community and Revolutionize Classroom Management by Laurie Barron (Author), Patti Kinney (Author)

• The Classroom Management Book - Harry Wong  (given to new hires in Pendleton School District)

• Total Participation Techniques - Making Every Student an Active Learner 

• Engagement by Design - Fisher & Frey

Instructional Practices

• The New Art and Science of Teaching (2017) - Robert J. Marzano

• The New Classroom Instruction that Works (2022)- Bryan Goodwin & Kristin Rouleau

• Teach Like a Champion 3.0 (published 2021) - Doug Lemov

Great Books for Instructional Coaches and Teachers

• Thanks for the Feedback, by Douglas Stone and Shela Heen 

• Drive, by Daniel H. Pink 

• See Me After Class - Roxanna Elden (given to new hires at LaGrande Middle School) 

• Culturally Responsive Teaching & the Brain -promoting authentic engagement and rigor among culturally and liguistically diverse students- Zaretta Hammond

• Making Hope Happen: Create the Future You Want for Yourself and Others - Shane J. Lopez