Instructional Coaching to Improve Equity Practices for New Teachers

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine whether instructional coaching techniques can be used to improve equity practices for new teachers. The measurement tool was a survey containing 13 items based upon the Equity Rubric designed by Elena Aguilar in her book Coaching for Equity (2020). This descriptive study involved the use of a pretest/posttest design to compare ratings before and after eight weeks of instructional coaching and professional development on equity practices was implemented with participants. Findings show that there was an increase in equity practices for new teachers after the coaching interventions were implemented. Small sample size and retrospective bias may have impacted results, and future research could consider conducting the study over a longer period of time starting at the beginning of the school year.