Teaching WalkThrus: Five-step guides to instructional coaching: Visual step-by-step guides to essential teaching techniques

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At the heart of effective coaching processes is a shared understanding between the coach and teacher. WalkThrus provides the all important reference point, supporting discussions about what the teacher is doing in the classroom, matching perceptions with reality, and what they might work on to improve their practice.

Each session is focused on one area of practice and the strategies that have the highest leverage in the classroom. These strategies will provide a reference point for reflection and support discussion about the ‘best bets’ for teaching in participants’ particular contexts followed by time to implement and embed these in their practice. Furthermore, there will be opportunities to hear from other professionals from across the region about how they’ve used WalkThrus to transform practice in their classroom. Dates Date This dynamic mix ensures that our colleagues can access valuable content at their convenience while also enjoying the benefits of collaborative virtual sessions. Still, in spite of that, Teaching WalkThrus has easily become my go-to reference from the many educational titles lining my bookshelves, and I have no doubt it will be for any who read it.Meridian Learning offers a flexible and inclusive learning approach, with an evolving blend of pre-recorded online learning sessions and interactive Microsoft Teams webinars, so our staff can curate a personalised programme of professional learning. Primary and secondary teachers in their 3rd/4th year of (QTS) teaching who are either new to WalkThrus or have experience of using them in their practice. I have two quibbles with the book but neither is worth demoting it from a solid five-star rating. The subtitle, Five-step guides to instructional coaching doesn’t quite capture its full breadth and scope for teachers generally. More importantly perhaps, while colleagues who teach younger children will benefit from the vast majority of the WalkThrus, I struggled to find specific examples that primary teachers would directly identify with. That seems an unfortunate oversight and an easy bias to have remedied. Pathfinder Teaching School Hub is part of Pathfinder Multi Academy Trust, an exempt charity registered in England and Wales.

Alternatively, this programme would also be suitable for teachers looking to get the best out of their students and work towards mastery. Sessions will include Each Meridian Trust colleague can also now access a full subscription to WalkThrus. This is an external, online platform that provides teaching focused strategies, broken down into granular steps, that complement our approach to developing High Quality Learning Environments in all our schools.Following the break-out success of Teaching WalkThrus Volume 1 (2020) and Volume 2 (2021), Tom Sherrington and Oliver Caviglioli present the third instalment of their five-step instructional coaching techniques. A strong coaching process comprises multiple interactions over time. Ideally this includes observations of practice and dedicated coaching sessions. Working across a system of sixty schools, WalkThrus has transformed teachers’ approach to their craft. It has provided professionals at every level with the shared language and understanding to improve teaching, giving teachers the power of ‘how’. WalkThrus is a keystone of our self-improving system.’