Author Nicole S. Turner opens up about the trials and joys of being an instructional coach. Drawing from the latest research and her years of experience, she provides the honest and direct answers you need to be your best in this essential role. Get foundational advice, quick tips, a practical coaching framework, and opportunities for reflection to help you level up your coaching career. This book will help K–12 instructional coaches: Gain a deeper understanding of their role in schools - Understand the best ways to support teachers and guide their professional development - Improve relationships among teachers and administrators - Explore a three-part model for initiating a coaching program - Utilize targeted reflections and tools to engage with their own role as a coach Contents: Introduction Part 1: The Foundations of Instructional Coaching Chapter 1: The Hype Around Instructional Coaching Chapter 2: Transitioning to the Instructional Coaching Role Chapter 3: Supporting Your Teachers Chapter 4: Building Relationships and Trust With Teachers Part 2: The Framework: The Tier, Coach, Grow Model Chapter 5: Tiering Teachers for Support Chapter 6: Coaching Teachers Using Coaching Cycles Chapter 7: Growing Teachers Through Professional Development References and Resources Index “This book is the missing piece! As a previous instructional coach myself, I had many resources for engaging adult learners in critical conversations for professional growth, but found the daily job responsibilities and line between working with teachers and administrators elusive. Nicole S. Turner’s book brings clarity through her practical applications from lived coaching experience, outlining the planning ‘nuts and bolts’ and mitigating potential pitfalls―exactly what new instructional coaches need to begin with less frustration and more immediate success!” ---- Nichole Walsh , assistant professor, Kremen School of Education and Human Development, Fresno State University “Through a question-and-answer format, Nicole provides easy-to-read, research-based advice on the foundational components that will help instructional coaches find success in their roles. It is evident that her practical advice stems from her rich experience and her passion as an instructional coach. This will be a valuable go-to guide for coaches for years to come.” ---- Sherry St. Clai r, president, Reflective Learning LLC; author, Coaching Redefined “While coaching is never simple, Nicole Turner assists new and experienced coaches to make it seem so. Filled with valuable guidance and practical tools to use during coaching and reflection on coaching, Simply Instructional Coaching offers coaches the foundational information that will support their success. It is organized around a series of topics that coaches most often have questions about, shares information to facilitate exploring the multiple dimensions of each topic, and prompts readers to formulate their own responses to those questions.” ---- Joellen Killion , senior advisor, Learning Forward Nicole S. Turner is a K–12 educational coach, an author, a professional development trainer, and founder and CEO of Simply Coaching and Teaching Inc. She is also the founder of the Simply Coaching Summit™―the first virtual summit exclusively for instructional coaches and teacher leaders. Nicole specializes in helping instructional coaches master their roles and helping teachers teach using hands-on learning activities. She has more than seventeen years of K–12 classroom and leadership experience in positions such as classroom teacher, lead teacher, differentiated accountability coach, district- and building-level instructional coach, assistant principal, dean of students, AdvancEd diagnostic review team member, and school-improvement and turnaround specialist for the Indiana Department of Education. Nicole has worked with thousands of educators, instructional coaches, and administrators across the United States through conferences and custom professional development sessions. Her professional memberships include Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated, National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Indiana State Teacher Association, Indiana State Reading Association, and the Indiana Council of Teachers of Mathematics. She is the author of The S.I.M.P.L.E. Framework for Instructional Coaching™ Workbook and the creator of the Track My Coaching Planner™ and the Simply Learning Hub™. Nicole is pursuing a doctorate in curriculum and instruction at Oakland City University with research focused on the professional development of instructional coaches. When Nicole is not serving in various educational roles, she can be found spending time with her family, which consists of a supportive fiancée, three biological children, and three “bonus” children. To learn more about Nicole’s work, visit simplycoachingandteaching.com or follow her @coachandteach on Twitter.