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Deliberate Coaching is a toolbox of behavioral techniques for educators and leaders who are looking to move their coaching from haphazard to deliberate.
“As an educational leader, I crave systematic and logical processes when it comes to mentoring and coaching. I could not put this book down on my first read, as it fed my desire of understanding the science of behavior to properly guide colleagues towards success, for themselves, for their students and for our school.”
“As an educator for 35 years and an administrator for 28 years of those in Title I schools, I can emphatically say that Deliberate Coaching is right on target. The book has both powerful insight and practical implications that will help instructional leaders make the time, impact the instructional process through research, and most importantly help make our most important commodity, our students, successful. After all, isn’t that why we all got into the business of educating children!”
“Dr. Gavoni’s and Dr. Weatherly’s book, Deliberate Coaching, lays it out in a straightforward scientific approach to getting the results all school leaders desire through behavioral science. The success of any school is clearly not born out of luck; rather, the pathway to your arrival at that destination is through a deliberate, systemic, scientific approach. The toolbox for this journey is found in this book. While it may be true that some schools are more challenging to lead than others, through this scientific approach, results can be realized for all.”
“In the book, Deliberate Coaching, Dr. Gavoni and Dr. Weatherly offer school leaders a precise and systematic way to build a school culture focused on growth and student achievement. In a time when school leadership can be challenging for so many different reasons, it is refreshing to find a resource that outlines a clear path to help leaders make a big impact in schools. As Dr. Edmonds mentions in the foreword, “luck favors the prepared mind.” With so much at stake, leaders must be deliberate with their practice and this text delineates meticulous techniques to help educators realize the school’s vision. Educational research reveals the power of coaching; however, the formula for the best coaching process has been of great debate, until this book. And that formula is rooted in behavioral science through Deliberate Coaching!”
“There’s no “fluff.” Information given is important, well organized, and offers multiple experienced perspectives.”
“Deliberate Coaching: A Toolbox for Accelerating Teacher Performance concisely guides readers through the fractured state of our educational system and the powerful Science of Applied Behavior Analysis. These summations set the stage for how a science focused on human behavior can enhance the organizational operations of our educational system. The book masterfully provides a system that empowers and guides educational leaders in the implementation and maintenance of highly effective leadership systems. Deliberate Coaching is a must read for all school personnel, from district officials and school building leaders to teachers, and support staff. Understanding, implementing and maintaining precise, purposeful and systematic coaching can ultimately affect school culture and perhaps most importantly student outcomes.”
“Deliberate Coaching provides the perfect blend of theory and practice to help supports schools by guiding people toward achievement of their goals. The toolbox resources provide turnkey templates and models for school leaders to begin immediately implementing the wealth of valuable information provided within this book. This book belongs on the shelf of anyone looking to successfully implement change and improve performance within a school.”
“Deliberate Coaching is an important book. It is technical without relying heavily on jargon. It is well sourced while remaining reader-friendly. It is evidence based, designed well and holds the reader’s attention. Educators would be well suited to make Deliberate Coaching part of their libraries and, most importantly, incorporating the many strategies contained within this book to begin remedying ailing educational systems and outdated practices. Dr. Gavoni and Dr. Weatherly make it abundantly clear: the problems within education have solutions and those solutions start with a more scientific approach as to how coaches shape and maintain more effective teaching repertoires. At a time when the educational process is floundering amidst political, economic, and societal shifts, the authors remind us, it is all about behavior.”
“A must read for anyone leading or looking to lead in education. Changing the role of the leader to a coach changes the purpose of the role of leadership. As outlined in Deliberate Coaching, leaders learn how to use feedback and reflection to change the behaviors of the people they lead. A priceless resource!”
