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Coaching Institute Day One

Coaching Institute Day One. Curriculum Overview. Course Outline. You will learn:. 1. Effects of coaching on learning and instruction 2. A five step instructional coaching process 3. Coaching communication skills Grounding assumptions in facts (Ladder of Inference)

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Coaching Institute Day One

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  1. Coaching InstituteDay One

  2. Curriculum Overview

  3. Course Outline You will learn: 1. Effects of coaching on learning and instruction 2. A five step instructional coaching process 3. Coaching communication skills • Grounding assumptions in facts (Ladder of Inference) • Careful listening (Left-Hand Column) • Asking the right questions • Providing meaningful feedback • Adapting coaching styles 4. Ideas for promoting coaching in schools

  4. Key Questions • What is the role of coaching in a standards-based school? • What steps are necessary to effectively coach individuals and groups? • What knowledge and skills are needed to be an effective instructional coach? • How does an instructional coach engage the teacher in a coaching conversation effectively? • When is it best for the principal to be the instructional coach? When is it best for someone else to fill the role?

  5. Key Questions • How can the five steps in the instructional coaching process be adapted to fit a variety of coaching situations? • How can coaching be used at my school to improve student achievement? • What school conditions are necessary for coaching to be most effective? • What aspects of coaching are most important for me to share with my faculty?

  6. Day One Outline • Introduction to Coaching • Instructional Coaching Process • Beginning Coaching Practice • Review of Coaching Skills • Applying Coaching Skills • Coaching Demonstration • Individual and Group Coaching Analysis

  7. Jim Knight “When people talk about learning, the experience should be exciting, energizing, and empowering. After talking together, both instructional coaches and teachers should feel more competent and committed to making a difference in children’s lives.” Instructional Coaching: a partnership approach to improving instruction by Jim Knight – Page ix

  8.    "Once used to bolster troubled staffers, coaching now is part of the standard leadership development training for elite executives and talented up-and-comers at IBM, Motorola, J.P. Morgan, Chase, and Hewlett Packard.  These companies are discreetly giving their best prospects what star athletes have long had:  a trusted adviser to help reach their goals."  CNN.com

  9. John Kotter "What's really driving the boom in coaching, is this:  as we move from 30 miles an hour to 70 to 120 to 180......as we go from driving straight down the road to making right turns and left turns to abandoning  cars and getting motorcycles...the whole game changes, and a lot of people are trying to keep up, learn how not to fall."  John Kotter, Professor of Leadership, Harvard Business School

  10. John Whitmore “Coaching is unlocking a person’s potential to maximize their own performance. It is helping them to learn rather than teaching them.” John WhitmoreCoaching for Performance Quote: http://pw1.netcom.com/~spritex/coach.html

  11. Jack Welch An organization's ability to learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly, is the ultimate competitive advantage. Jack Welch

  12. Ara Paraseghian “A good coach will make his players see what they can be rather than what they are.” Ara Paraseghian Notre Dame Football Quote: http://www.cyber-nation.com/victory/quotations/authors/quotes_parasheghian_ara.html Photo: http://und.ocsn.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/parseghian_ara00.html

  13. Impact of Coaching Joyce, Bruce and Beverly Showers, Student Achievement Through Staff Development, 3rd edition, 86-87. Alexandra, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2002.

  14. Instruction Coaching Definition "In a standards-based school, coaching is a learning process focused on best practices and designed to enhance a teacher's capability to improve instruction for all students, leading to higher achievement."

  15. Instructional Coaching Key Points • A coach supports the teacher by understanding the individual teacher’s style and strengths, and then helping the teacher revise his/her practices within the context of the school’s goals and change efforts. • Together, the coach and teacher consider data from multiple perspectives, explore different ways to incorporate sound instructional practices into his/her way of teaching, and design a plan of action.

  16. Instructional Coaching Key Points • The coach encourages and supports the teacher’s reflection about his/her classroom practices. • The coach provides ongoing feedback and support as the teacher implements the action plan.

  17. Instructional Coaching Key Points • Coaching is a non-evaluative, learning relationship. •  Coaching occurs through conversation and requires a relationship based on mutual trust and respect. • Fundamental coaching skills include: relationship building; listening, observing, and questioning; offering feedback; action planning; and ensuring accountability.

  18. Instructional Coaching Process

  19. Focus on Specific Aspects—Teacher Needs and Student Achievement • Don’t try to focus on too many things at once. • Choose a focus that aligns with school standards. • Gather and Analyze data • Don’t skip this step! Understand the current situation first. • The coach and teacher(s) can share in this effort.

  20. Conduct a Coaching Conversation • Provide a safe environment for reflection on teaching. • Don’t try to discuss every possible change; focus on specifics. • Design an Action Plan • Narrow it down to realistic actions instead of a comprehensive list. • Include a timeline, necessary resources, and assessment ideas.

  21. Monitor the Action Plan • Review specific, measurable results in actions and behavioral changes. • Compare the results to the agreed upon action plan.

  22. Instructional CoachingStep One • Focus on specific aspects: Teacher needs and student achievement. • Choose a focus that aligns with school standards. • Don’t try to focus on too many things at once.

  23. John Wooden “The most important key to achieving great success is to decide upon your goal and launch, get started, take action, move.” John Wooden UCLA Basketball Quote: http://www.basketball-plays-and-tips.com/john-wooden-quotes.html

  24. Instructional Coaching Step Two • Focus on specific aspects: Teacher needs and student achievement. • Gather and analyze data.

  25. Don Shula “One thing I never want to be accused of is ‘not noticing.’” Don ShulaMiami Dolphins Quote: http://www.cyber-nation.com/victory/quotations/authors/quotes_shula_don.html Photo: http://www.phinatics.com/Don_Shula.htm

  26. Instructional CoachingStep Three • Focus on specific aspects: Teacher needs and student achievement. • Gather and analyze data. • Conduct a coaching conversation.

  27. John Wooden “A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.” John WoodenUCLA Basketball Quote: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/j/q130013.html Photo: http://www.woodenclassic.com/johnwooden.html

  28. Dorothy Nevill “The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right place, but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.” Dorothy NevillBritish Author Quote: http://www.bolmer.com/peopleskills.htm Photo: http://www.npg.org.uk/live/search/portrait.asp?search=sp&sText=Dorothy+Nevill&rNo=0

  29. Instructional Coaching Step Four • Focus on specific aspects: Teacher needs and student achievement. • Gather and analyze data. • Conduct a coaching conversation. • Design an action plan.

  30. Tom Landry “Setting a goal is not the main thing. It is deciding how you will go about achieving it and staying with that plan.” Tom Landry Dallas Cowboys Quote: http://www.brainyquotes.com/quotes/quotes/t/q125246.html Photo: http://www.goodbyemag.com/jan00/landry.html

  31. Instructional CoachingStep Five • Focus on specific aspects: Teacher needs and student achievement. • Gather and analyze data. • Conduct a coaching conversation. • Design an action plan. • Monitor the action plan.

  32. J. Deming “People will perform measurably better if they know how they are performing.” – J. Deming

  33. Meaningful Feedback PERCEIVED EFFECTS PAUSE SUGGESTION OBSERVATION Feedback Process Bacon, 21.

  34. Qualities of Effective Feedback • Intended to help, not control or manipulate • Understood as subjective perception—”I” language • Delivered in the moment—or soon thereafter • Presumes innocence—without attributing negative motives • Describes observed behaviors and impacts, not evaluate or judge • Authentic—candid, yet compassionate, to build trust and respect • Stimulates mutual learning and inspired action

  35. Instructional Coaching Process

  36. Felipe Alou “He's always talking. He talks to the players about situations. You see him talking to the coaches a lot about what they're going to do. It's like they have a game plan way in advance, and however the game goes dictates how they roll with it. They'll have a plan and talk about it between innings.” Barry Bonds on San Francisco Giants manager Felipe Alou Quote: http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/sports/bb/1875138 Photo: http://trunorth.thecentre.centennialcollege.ca/alou.html

  37. Instructional Coaching Individual Group • Focus on specific aspects: Teacher needs and student achievement. • Gather and analyze data. • Conduct a coaching conversation. • Design an action plan. • Monitor the action plan.

  38. Pat Summitt “Teamwork is what makes common people capable of uncommon results.” Pat SummittUniversity of Tennessee Basketball Quote: http://ls2successcoaching.com/success_quotes.htm Photo: http://www.hoophall.com/halloffamers/PatheadSummitt.htm

  39. Coaching Skills • The Ladder of Inference • Left-hand Column • Effective Questioning • Making empowering assumptions • Using open-ended phrasing • Clarifying responses • Providing Meaningful Feedback • Adapting Coaching Styles • Advocacy – directive approach • Inquiry – non-directive approach

  40. Frank Robinson “I had no trouble communicating. The players just didn't like what I had to say.” Frank RobinsonMontreal Expos Quote: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/f/q140163.html Photo: http://espn.go.com/mlb/columns/rogers_phil/1452148.html

  41. Questioning Techniques • Make empowering assumptions • Use open-ended phrasing • General to specific questions • Avoid “why” questions • Clarify hindering statements • Vague words • Rule words • Comparisons

  42. Meaningful Feedback PERCEIVED EFFECTS PAUSE SUGGESTION OBSERVATION Feedback Process Bacon, 21.

  43. Tools for Analysis • Lesson Observation Template • Coaching Conversation Skills Checklist • Action Plan Template • From: Asking the Right Questions • Cause and Effect Diagram/Fishbone (pg 66-69) • Force Field Analysis (pg 69-70) • Pareto Charts (pg 72-75) • Go For the Green (pg 120-123)

  44. Review of Day One • Definition of instructional coaching • Five step process for instructional coaching • Effective questioning • Effective feedback • Individual and group coaching • Lessons Learned

  45. Pre-work For Day Two Required Reading The Heart of Coaching, by Thomas G. Crane • “Coaching Language” • “Coaching Through Dialogue” • “Miscellaneous Coaching Tips” Coaching Isn’t Just For Athletes: The Role of Teacher Leader, by Ellen Guiney

  46. Coaching InstituteDay Two

  47. Day Two Outline • Coaching Practice • Coaching Situation at your School • Coaching Culture • Coaching Presentations

  48. Coaching Culture • What kind of culture is needed within the school/district to support an effective instructional coaching program? • Consider: • The role of the coach • The role of the teacher • The conditions/structures that should be in place

  49. Feedback slide

  50. Vince Lombardi “Individual commitment to a group effort—that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, and civilization work.” Vince LombardiGreen Bay Packers Quote: http://olympia.fortunecity.com/white/225/vince.htm Photo: www.vincelombardi.com

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