Peer Coaching to Enrich Professional Practice, School Culture, and Student Learning

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How can educators collaborate more effectively to enhance professional practice and student performance? Author Pam Robbins suggests that combining collaborative activities with peer coaching—teachers supporting teachers—holds the key. This guide outlines how schools can implement these proven strategies to foster positive changes in teaching, school culture, and learning outcomes. Robbins emphasizes the importance of creating a collaborative, learning-focused environment and building trust among colleagues. She provides strategies for engaging in difficult conversations that lead to constructive feedback, and offers insights on developing, sustaining, and evaluating peer coaching initiatives. The book showcases exemplary peer coaching practices from real schools and includes coaching tools, scenarios, process guidelines, and reflection questions to facilitate the application of these concepts in educational settings. Peer coaching serves as a job-embedded learning strategy, effectively supporting schoolwide and districtwide goals such as data analysis, instructional improvement, technology integration, and standards implementation. Ultimately, it fosters the growth of every teacher and enhances learning processes within any school. Pam Robbins, a former educator and consultant, specializes in leadership, school culture, organizational change, mentoring, and peer coaching.