Benefits+of+having+an+Integration+Coach

Coaches help maximize personal and professional potential, while continually upgrading their own professional proficiency. Coaching is customized and focused professional development for the individual educator. Coaches tailor support, assess each teacher’s progress through classroom visitations, use interviews and surveys to identify educator needs, and have follow-up visits to assist educators in reflecting, reviewing and revising their lessons.
 * What is Coaching? **

//Teachers feel more motivated and responsible to act on new skills because coaching makes them personalized and customized on an ongoing basis" (Wong & Wong, 2008).//

For coaching to yield the greatest opportunity for success, it must incorporate three essential components:

**1. Context**   Coaching practices must be in context with what can be used immediately. **2. Relevance.**   Coached information must be highly relevant to the lessons currently being taught. **3. Ongoing.**   Coaching support must be provided on a regular basis where teachers can practice newly learned skills and ensure the highest potential for success.