Jim Knight has spent more than two decades studying professional
learning, effective teaching, and instructional coaching. He is a
Research Associate at the University of Kansas Center for Research
on Learning and the President of the Instructional Coaching
Group.
Jim earned his PhD in Education from the University of Kansas and
has won several university teaching, innovation, and service
awards. The pioneering work Jim and his colleagues have conducted
has led to many innovations that are now central to professional
development in schools. Jim wrote the first major article about
instructional coaching for the Journal of Staff Development, and
his book Instructional Coaching (2007) offered the first extended
description of instructional coaching.
Jim's book Focus on Teaching (2014) was the first extended
description of how video should be used for professional learning.
Recently, writing with Ann Hoffman, Michelle Harris, and Sharon
Thomas, Jim introduced the idea of instructional playbooks with
their book on that topic. Jim has written several books in addition
to those described above, including Unmistakable Impact (2011),
High-Impact Instruction (2013), Better Conversations (2015), The
Impact Cycle (2018), and The Definitive Guide to Instructional
Coaching (2021).
Knight has also authored articles on instructional coaching and
professional learning in publications such as Educational
Leadership, The Journal of Staff Development, Principal Leadership,
The School Administrator, and Kappan. Jim is also a columnist for
Educational Leadership.Through ICG, Knight conducts coaching
workshops, hosts the Facebook Live series, "Coaching
Conversations," and provides consulting for coaching programs
around the world.
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