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Transformational teachers share best practices, build mentoring relationships, observe their peers, keep things fresh, model their subject's usefulness, and demonstrate caring beyond what they teach.

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Understanding the human dynamic present within the feedback cycle is something that has to be experienced to be appreciated. Teachers are humans, just like every other professional, and their humanity must be maintained throughout the observation and feedback process. At the same time, however, instructional coaches and other school-based leaders must see the potential in each teacher and design learning opportunities that help them to see potential in themselves as well.

This year has been an implementation year. After moving to a comprehensive professional development system, which began in the summer and has continued throughout the year, I'm excited to see the improved outcomes with the teachers on my caseload. One teacher in particular is highlighted in this series of videos. Mr. Marquis Colquitt is a ninth grade Language Arts teacher in his second year of classroom teaching. A Chicago native, Marquis moved to D.C. to make a difference in the lives of students through a focused study of writing and reading comprehension. It's with great excitement that I introduce the three videos that follow, as they outline the coaching cycle, the importance of relationships to coaching, and how coaching influences equity within a schoolhouse.

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Among the top strategies for highly effective professional development are making it useful, making it relevant, and making sure that teachers start practicing it ASAP.

Among the top strategies for highly effective professional development are making it useful, making it relevant, and making sure that teachers start practicing it ASAP.

Coaching for equity is about helping teachers see everyone and giving them the tools to reach everyone. When you're coaching teachers for equity and you're asking them to teach, and help, and hold students to the standard, that doesn't mean you provide them access without adequate supports.

In order to coach for equity, you need to almost do a roundabout. We want to focus on equity, but we want to focus on the important of being a practitioner and a professional.