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Jim Knight

The Partnership Principles

by Jim Knight

View the video clips below to watch Jim Knight explain the importance of building a partnership with your teachers as you support them in a coaching role. In each brief video, Knight details the purpose, description and usage of the principle as it relates to the work of an instructional coach.

Principle 1: Equality

Principle 2: Choice

Principle 3: Voice

Principle 4: Dialogue

Principle 5: Reflection

Principle 6: Praxis

Joellen Killion

Here is a link to an interview transcript where Joellen Killion discusses the various roles of a coach.