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Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… - Interview With Superintendent Pam Moran On Instructional Coaching

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… - Interview With Superintendent Pam Moran On Instructional Coaching:

Interview With Superintendent Pam Moran On Instructional Coaching



Two days ago, The New Yorker Magazine published a lengthy and important article on “coaching” and featured the instructional coaching program at the Albemarle County School District in Virgina. Since that time, I’ve written two related posts (Now, This Is What I Call Professional Development! and“Coaching: The New Leadership Skill”, and am now lucky enough to be able to post an interview with Pam Moran, the Superintendent of that district. Dr. Moran also writes a blog and can be followed onTwitter.

Can you give a brief description of the coaching program?

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