When people choose to become ICs, they choose a profession where the learning experiences come fast and furious. Coaches need to learn teaching practices, communication strategies, and leadership tactics, while also learning how to respond effectively to each individual teacher. Every coaching relationship is unique, and we are not being rhetorical saying coaches learn something new every time they work with a teacher. What coaches do with that learning, of course, makes all the difference. If ICs do not take the time to stop, reflect, and record what they’ve learned, they run the risk of
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