How to integrate coaching into teacher training programs

Abstract

In the chapter How to integrate coaching into teacher training programs authors Nikoleta Gutvajn and Jelena Pavlović introduce an approach to teachers’ professional development that combines traditional training with coaching as an intervention. In the first part of the chapter, the authors elaborate on the differences between the terms professional development, training and coaching. The authors also articulate some of the guiding principles for integrating coaching into teacher training programs. A model of integration of training and coaching is exemplified with an accredited professional development program in Serbia. Finally, the authors offer some concluding remarks regarding integrating coaching into teacher training programs.