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Cognitive Coaching. Arthur L. Costa & Robert J. Garmston Presented by: Mari Grobschmidt & Amanda Pulda. Objectives. Outline the principles pertaining to cognitive coaching Connect mentoring & coaching Highlight tools mentors/mediators/coaches can use to facilitate cognitive growth
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Cognitive Coaching Arthur L. Costa & Robert J. Garmston Presented by: Mari Grobschmidt & Amanda Pulda
Objectives • Outline the principles pertaining to cognitive coaching • Connect mentoring & coaching • Highlight tools mentors/mediators/coaches can use to facilitate cognitive growth • Develop and maintain trust • Emphasize useful sections of the text
Book Overview • Discovering the Meanings of Cognitive Coaching • Sources of Excellence • Engaging in Coaching • Integrating Cognitive Coaching Throughout the System
A Snapshot of Cognitive Coaching 5 States of Mind: Tools for disciplined choice making “Self development of personal efficacy requires mastery of knowledge and skills, attainable only through long hours of arduous work.” -A. Bandura (p. 126) Efficacy
“Destiny is as destiny does. If you believe that you have no control, then you have no control.” -W. Roberts. (p. 129) Flexibility
“Learn to do uncommon things in an uncommon manner. Learn to do things so thoroughly that no one can improve upon what has been done.” -B. T. Washington (p. 132) Craftsmanship
“The White people think the whole body is controlled by the brain. We have a word, umbelini (the whole intestines): that is what controls the body. My umbelini tells me what is going to happen: have you never experienced it?” -M. Tiso (Xhosa Tribe, South Africa) Consciousness
“We’ve each been invited to this present moment by design. Our lives are joined together like the tiles of a mosaic; none of us contributes the whole of the picture, but each of us is necessary for its completion.”-K. Casey & M.Vanceberg (p. 138) Interdependence
“We all have the extraordinary coded within us, waiting to be released.” -J. Houston (p. 124) “Within you right now is the power to do things you never dreamed possible. This power becomes available to you just as you can change your beliefs.” -M. Malts (p. 142)
Goals of Cognitive Coaching Colleagues are encouraged to: • Inquire • Speculate • Construct Meanings • Self-evaluate • Self-prescribe
The Mediator’s Toolkit • Paralanguage • Response Behaviors • Structuring • Mediative Questioning
Paralanguage • Nonverbal & Verbal Cues • Posture • Gesture • Inflection • Pitch • Volume • Rate of Speech • Language Choices • Breathing
Response Behaviors • Silence (wait longer than you think you need to) • Communicates respect • Results in positive effect on cognitive processing • Acknowledging (give verbal & nonverbal cues) • Communicates that ideas have been heard • Paraphrasing (stems) • Acknowledge & Clarify • Summarize & Organize • Shift Focus • Clarifying • Providing Data & Resources
Structuring • A coach clearly communicates expectations about purposes and the use of such resources as time, space, and materials. • Should be based on a common understanding of the purposes for the coaching, the roles the coach should play, time allotments, and placement of the coach during observation.
Mediative Questioning “It’s not the answers that enlighten us, but the questions.” • Intentionally designed to engage and transform thinking and perspective. • Questions must meet three criteria: • Invitational in intonation and form • Engage specific complex cognitive processes • Address content that is either external or internal to the other person.
Questioning & Feedback Toolbox • Planning Conversation • Observation • Reflecting Conversation
Conclusions Model conferences Leading questions Language cues & movement Possible research questions Renaissance Schools
References Costa, A. L. & Garmston, R. J. (2002). Cognitive coaching: A foundation for renaissance schools. Norwood, MA: Christopher-Gordon Publishers, Inc.