Assignment:
Answer each question with at least 300 words and 2 scholarly resources each
1. Describe three examples of challenges the instructional coach faces in building rapport with the staff. (at least 300 words and 2 scholarly resources)
2. How does the instructional coach use effective feedback to build a change in teacher behavior? Provide an example of effective feedback you would give a teacher who is having difficulty integrating technology into the classroom. (at least 300 words and 2 scholarly resources)
3. While reviewing a teacher's action research project, you identified the data was incorrect and the rationales were plagiarized. What would you do in this situation? (at least 300 words and 2 scholarly resources)
4. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of transformative and value-based interventions. (at least 300 words and 2 scholarly resources)
Read "Rapport in Distance Education," by Murphy and Rodríguez-Manzanares, from International Review of Research In Open & Distance Learning (2012).
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Read "Trusting Relationships: A Key for Cross-Cultural Engagement," by Gresham, from Journal of Higher Education Policy & Management (2012).
Readings:
1. Adult education in practice: Teacher training and its Potential for changing school Teachers through adult learning
By Nino Sharvashidze
2. Professional Development 2.0: Transforming Teacher Education Pedagogy with 21st Century Tools
By Leanna Archambault, Keith Wetzel
3. Professional development in statistics, technology, and cognitively demanding tasks: classroom implementation and obstacles
By Gregory D. Foley
4. Instructional Coaching and the Instructional Leadership Team
By Dean T. Spaulding and Gail Smith