Tag: coaching
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What is a ‘Critical Friend’?
As I’m moving towards further study and consulting next year, the most popular service I’ve been asked about has been the ‘critical friend’ role mentioned on my website. It’s an exciting and interesting role because it allows me to work with very diverse schools and requires an ongoing relationship with schools rather than just a…
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Repost: Review of Coaching Teacher Writers
While I’m writing about teachers as writers, I thought it would be a good opportunity to repost this review from last year. This book contains some great advice for those of you wanting to delve into writing professionally in education. Coaching Teacher-Writers, by Troy Hicks, Anne Elrod Whitney, James Fredricksen and Leah Zuidem a provides a…
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Review: Coaching Teacher Writers
Each month I review a different text designed to help English teachers and faculty leaders to develop a robust and engaging curriculum. I’ll discus them primarily from the point of view of a teacher or leader in an Australian context and explore the balance between theory and practice. This post contains affiliate links. Coaching Teacher-Writers,…