Feedback Phrases | Instructional Coaching

The Instructional Coaching Feedback Phrases resource is designed to help instructional coaches and school leaders provide clear, actionable, and consistent feedback to teachers across key areas of instructional practice.

This tool supports coaches in identifying specific teaching behaviors and naming them in precise, professional language making feedback conversations more focused, efficient, and impactful.

Feedback Categories Included

This resource includes feedback phrases aligned to seven essential areas of instruction:

• Professional disposition
• Classroom management
• Lesson planning and delivery
• Assessment and checks for understanding
• Instructional delivery and execution
• Learning environment
• Student academic behaviors

Across these categories, the resource includes approximately 70 indicators that coaches can reference during observations, walk-throughs, and coaching conversations.

Format & Design

To support efficiency and portability, the feedback phrases are organized across 4 pages, designed to be printed front and back and cut into half-sheet cards. This format allows coaches to quickly reference language during classroom visits or coaching sessions without carrying lengthy observation tools.

Ideal For

• Classroom observations and walk-throughs
• Instructional coaching conversations
• Pre- and post-observation conferences
• Developing consistent feedback language across coaching teams
• New or experienced instructional coaches

This resource is intended for use by a single instructional coach. 

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Terms of Use

© Simply Coaching Company. All rights reserved. This resource is the intellectual property of Simply Coaching Company and Nicole S. Turner. Your purchase grants a limited license under the terms below.

Single Coach License

This purchase is licensed for one individual instructional coach. One purchase equals one coach user.

Permitted Use

The licensed coach may use this resource as part of their coaching work with teachers they directly support, including printing pages for coaching conversations and using materials in trainings, PLCs, and sessions the licensed coach facilitates.

Restrictions

You may not share the digital files with other coaches, administrators, teams, or staff. You may not upload the resource to shared drives, shared folders, learning management systems, or any online platform where others can access the files. You may not translate, modify for redistribution, or resell this resource.

Multiple Coaches or School and District Use

If more than one coach will use this resource, you must purchase additional licenses or request a school or district license.