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Peer coaching can be the most suitable professional development strategy that a school leader can use. In which of the following situations would be applied?
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ATeachers have identified a problem in a specific area of instruction and are ready to develop a plan to address the need.
BTeachers have received training on a new instructional strategy and are ready to implement it in their classrooms.
CTeachers from several schools in the district have been reassigned to teach at a newly built school.
DTeachers as a group wish to learn more about the benefits and limitations of a particular instructional strategy.
Correct answer: A — Teachers have identified a problem in a specific area of instruction and are ready to develop a plan to address the need.
Peer coaching fits a specific, teacher-identified instructional problem that a pair can work on together. A suits follow-up support after training, B suits a study group, and D is a staffing matter.
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