In this episode of Coaching Conversations, join host Jim Knight in a captivating conversation with Michelle Harris, Senior Consultant at ICG and an esteemed educator with a wealth of experience. Starting from her teaching days in El Cajon, California, Michelle takes us on a journey through her career, which includes roles as an instructional coach, Title I coordinator, student manager, and assistant principal at various schools in Beaverton, Oregon. As a seasoned staff developer, she has shared her expertise across the United States, Europe, and Africa, captivating audiences with her presentations and keynotes. Tune in to hear Michelle's insights on instructional coaching, her co-authored books, Evaluating Instructional Coaching and "The Instructional Playbook".

In this episode of Coaching Conversations, join host Jim Knight in a captivating conversation with Michelle Harris, Senior Consultant at ICG and an esteemed educator with a wealth of experience. Starting from her teaching days in El Cajon, California, Michelle takes us on a journey through her career, which includes roles as an instructional coach, Title I coordinator, student manager, and assistant principal at various schools in Beaverton, Oregon. As a seasoned staff developer, she has shared her expertise across the United States, Europe, and Africa, captivating audiences with her presentations and keynotes. Tune in to hear Michelle's insights on instructional coaching, her co-authored books, Evaluating Instructional Coaching and "The Instructional Playbook".

In this episode of Coaching Conversations, join host Jim Knight in a captivating conversation with Michelle Harris, Senior Consultant at ICG and an esteemed educator with a wealth of experience. Starting from her teaching days in El Cajon, California, Michelle takes us on a journey through her career, which includes roles as an instructional coach, Title I coordinator, student manager, and assistant principal at various schools in Beaverton, Oregon. As a seasoned staff developer, she has shared her expertise across the United States, Europe, and Africa, captivating audiences with her presentations and keynotes. Tune in to hear Michelle's insights on instructional coaching, her co-authored books, Evaluating Instructional Coaching&nbsp;and "The Instructional Playbook".

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Jim Knight is the founder of The Instructional Coaching Group, a professional development provider dedicated to offering PD for coaches, teachers, and leaders based on a partnership approach that creates better learning environments for all students. As a research associate at the University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning Jim has spent 25 years studying professional learning and instructional coaching. He earned his PhD in Education from the University of Kansas and has won several university teaching, innovation, and service awards. The pioneering work Jim and his colleagues have conducted has led to many innovations that are now central to professional development in schools. Jim wrote the first major article about instructional coaching for the Journal of Staff Development, and his book Instructional Coaching (2007) offered the first extended description of instructional coaching. Jim has written several books in addition to those described above, including the bestsellers Unmistakable Impact (2011), High-Impact Instruction (2013), Focus on Teaching (2014), Better Conversations (2015), The Impact Cycle (2018), and The Definitive Guide to Instructional Coaching (2021). He has also authored articles featured in Educational Leadership, The Journal of Staff Development, Principal Leadership, The School Administrator, and Kappan.

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Jim Knight is the founder of The Instructional Coaching Group, a professional development provider dedicated to offering PD for coaches, teachers, and leaders based on a partnership approach that creates better learning environments for all students. As a research associate at the University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning Jim has spent 25 years studying professional learning and instructional coaching. He earned his PhD in Education from the University of Kansas and has won several university teaching, innovation, and service awards. The pioneering work Jim and his colleagues have conducted has led to many innovations that are now central to professional development in schools. Jim wrote the first major article about instructional coaching for the Journal of Staff Development, and his book Instructional Coaching (2007) offered the first extended description of instructional coaching. Jim has written several books in addition to those described above, including the bestsellers Unmistakable Impact (2011), High-Impact Instruction (2013), Focus on Teaching (2014), Better Conversations (2015), The Impact Cycle (2018), and The Definitive Guide to Instructional Coaching (2021). He has also authored articles featured in Educational Leadership, The Journal of Staff Development, Principal Leadership, The School Administrator, and Kappan.

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