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“A growing number of early childhood education (ECE) programs are using coaching to support teachers’ professional development and improve the quality of early childhood instruction,” writes Bonnie O’Keefe in an online article on the Bellwether Education Partners site. She goes on to explain that “educators work one-on-one with their coaches towards specific, individualized teaching goals, focusing on skills and knowledge they can put into practice in their classrooms.

Research and practice show that coaching, when implemented well, can have positive impacts on educator professional development, student outcomes, instructional leadership, and organizational systems. As a result, more state and federal policies – notably the 2016 Head Start Performance Standards – encourage or require coaching.”

Source: “Primetime for Coaching: Improving Instructional Coaching in Early Childhood Education,” by Bonnie O’Keefe, Bellwether Education Partners, December 12, 2017.

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