Joellen Killion
Joellen Killion (joellen.killion@lfstage.xyz) is a senior advisor to Learning Forward.
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Focus on the NSDC standards: Students learn when the teacher knows
When coaches focus on quality teaching, they get to the core of a teacher's work -- content knowledge, instructional practice, and meaningful assessment. Explore the coach's role in helping teachers to reach this standard. In addition to detailing key aspects of the standard, Killion shares an experience that showed her […] -
December 2005 Vol. 1, No. 4
Role: School leader By Joellen Killion , Cynthia Harrison School-based coaches assume leadership roles in schools, whether formally or informally. As leaders, coaches work intentionally to make a positive difference in their schools. Leadership tasks for coaches include serving on school improvement teams, working informally with teachers to understand change […] -
Focus on the NSDC standards: Be the change you want to see in others
The teachers who serve as leaders in their schools are key to setting and reaching improvement goals for student learning. Teachers act as models and advocates in fulfilling the Leadership standard: Staff development that improves the learning of all students requires skillful school and district leaders who guide continuous instructional […] -
Focus on the NSDC standards: Listen to understand teachers' unique needs
Coaches and school leaders tend to be eager to embrace innovation. Yet the people they coach are at a wide range of levels of readiness for change. Teachers with more experience have different concerns than novice educators. At the same time, teachers, like students, learn in different ways. Read how […] -
November 2005 Vol. 1 No. 3
Role: Mentor By Joellen Killion , Cynthia Harrison The school-based coach often serves as a mentor to new teachers. In this role, coaches call upon their knowledge of instructional strategies, classroom management, and the culture of a specific school. They must also understand the stages of teacher development and adjust […] -
Role: Mentor
The school-based coach often serves as a mentor to new teachers. In this role, coaches call upon their knowledge of instructional strategies, classroom management, and the culture of a specific school. They must also understand the stages of teacher development and adjust support to meet novice teachers' needs. Learn more […] -
Focus on the NSDC standards: Listen to understand teachers' unique needs
Coaches and school leaders tend to be eager to embrace innovation. Yet the people they coach are at a wide range of levels of readiness for change. Teachers with more experience have different concerns than novice educators. At the same time, teachers, like students, learn in different ways. Read how […] -
October 2005 Vol. 1 No. 2
Role: Data coach By Joellen Killion , Cynthia Harrison Instructional coaches have a relatively new role in assisting teachers to analyze student achievement, perception, demographic, and process data. Such a role includes many steps, from identifying what data to examine and how to display data meaningfully to helping teachers make […] -
Role: Data coach
Instructional coaches have a relatively new role in assisting teachers to analyze student achievement, perception, demographic, and process data. Such a role includes many steps, from identifying what data to examine and how to display data meaningfully to helping teachers make instructional decisions based on the data. Facilitation skills are […]