Nicole S. Turner

Nicole S. Turner

Nicole S. Turner is an educational coach and author with over 17 years of K–12 classroom and leadership experience in positions such as classroom teacher, lead teacher, differentiated accountability coach, district- and building-level instructional coach, assistant principal, dean of students, AdvancEd diagnostic review team member, and school improvement and turnaround specialist for the Indiana Department of Education. She has worked with thousands of educators, instructional coaches, and administrators across the United States through conferences and custom professional development sessions, and she specializes in helping educators master their roles through hands-on learning activities.

Nicole is a member of a number of professional associations, including Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated; the National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Incorporated; the Indiana State Teachers Association; the Indiana State Literacy Association; and the Indiana Council of Teachers of Mathematics. She is the author of The S.I.M.P.L.E. Blueprint for Instructional Coaching™ Workbook and the creator of the Track My Coaching Planner™ and the Simply Learning Hub™.

Nicole is currently pursuing a doctorate in curriculum and instruction at Oakland City University with research focused on the professional development of instructional coaches.