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FOUNDATIONS OF INSTRUCTIONAL COACHING

EDPSYCH 640
Course Description

As instructional leaders, coaches play an important role in building the capacity and collective efficacy of school teams. Begin to explore the strategies at the heart of this process by engaging in discussions about the role of the instructional coach, the various models of instructional coaching, and the diverse ways instructional coaches collaborate with teachers and school leaders in and out of the classroom to support students as learners. Explore effective questioning techniques, coaching conversations, facilitation strategies, working with adult learners, navigating conflict, and verbal and nonverbal communication skills. While instructional coaches provide confidential, non-evaluative, job-embedded professional learning for fellow educators, they must also advocate for their own ongoing needs as learners, build trusting relationships with colleagues, and garner support from administration.

Prerequisties

Declared in MS Educational Psychology: Professional Education (MSPE) Program

Satisfies
Credits

3

Offered

Not Applicable

Grade Point Average
4

1.75% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

1.16% from Historical

A Rate
100%

3.57% from Historical

Class Size
18

-17.24% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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