Job-Embedded Nature of Coaching

Sally J. Zepeda is a professor at the University of Georgia in the Department of Lifelong Education, Administration, and Policy where she teaches courses about school leadership, professional learning, instructional supervision, and teacher evaluation. She has written 30 books and countless articles on school leadership, succession planning, and the work of school and district leaders to support the instructional program.

• Series PageSeries IntroVolume IntroductionPrefaceAcknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1: Coaching in the Context of Job-Embedded Professional LearningSally J. Zepeda Chapter 2: Staying Awake at Work: Novice Teachers and the Power of the Coaching ConversationLakesha Robinson GoffChapter 3: Instructional Coaches’ Perspectives: Successes and Challenges Experienced while Working with TeachersAngela K. RainwaterChapter 4: Meaningful Job Embedded Professional Learning for Beginning TeachersSusan Hare BolenChapter 5: Lessons about Job-embedded CoachingSally J. ZepedaAbout the Editor Chapter Author Biographies

The Job-Embedded Nature of Coaching: Lessons and Insights for School Leaders at All Levels presents a much-needed, inside look at the growth practice of coaching—and how to create conditions that support effective coaching for teachers, principals, assistant principals, and leaders across all levels. A promising roadmap for coaching within and beyond classrooms and the schoolhouse, the book deepens our understanding of effective and emerging programs and contributes importantly to current coaching conversations about how to support instructional and internal capacity building. Chock full of wise insights, practical strategies, and case studies which bring principles and practices to life, this treasure chest of a book is a must read—and a must buy!