Effective Coaching

Welcome to the Effective Coaching Online Training Module

Coaching Coaches

The learner will demonstrate knowledge of essential skills needed to be an effective coach.

Demonstrate an ability to create questions that guide learning
Identify strengths and focus on those strengths for leadership
Develop activities that are personalized for learners that grow the learner
Create a culture change where the growth mindset is modeled in actions involved with learning
Ability to have crucial conversations

Task 1: Please complete the Effective Coaching Pre-Assessment Survey

Task 2: Browse the Effective Coaching Module Below

UNDERSTANDING THE STANDARD

(Facilitator Notes)

Coaching is an essential component of an effective professional development program.
Coaches are not experts who will be able to fix all problems.
Coaches are supportive and must be able to question effectively to lead change.
Coaches are models of the growth mindset exhibiting in all actions, not there yet.
Coaches meet learners where they are, work to bring them further and offer moments of celebration when growth achieved.
Culture eats strategy for lunch.
Utilize design thinking (USE THE LEARNERS TO LEARN)
Understanding the components of crucial conversations and constructive criticisms
- Identifying a problem
- Collaborative solutions
- Empowerment

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ESSENTIAL UNDERSTANDINGS

All learners should understand that the most important things we can do as coaches is to establish a respectful and trusting rapport with our coachee and also show that we recognize them as an adult learner.
Learners should know that coaching focuses on helping another person learn in ways that let him or her keep growing afterward. It is based on asking rather than telling, on provoking thought rather than giving directions and on holding a person accountable for his or her goals.

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ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND PROCESSES

To be successful with this standard, learners are expected to:

Communicate clearly, kindly, and patiently with the coachee
Listen with real focus to words and non-verbal signals, suspending judgement and opinions
Ask short, open-ended questions
Take risks to change
Provide various ways to challenge the learner to demonstrate improvement
Help learner set realistic goals and hold learner accountable
Support the process of learning by being available and positive
Encourage the learner by celebrating successes

Foster growth mindsets and self reflection
Incentivise change
Meetings to discuss learner progress
Data transparency and analysis
Assemblies about testing strategies
Progress monitoring (visuals--highly visible)
Learning competitions
Defining a common goal
Goal Setting

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Resource Links:

8 Key Skills for Effective Coaching

Coaching Skills

The Key to Effective Coaching

2018 Teacher of the Year talks about What She wishes She'd Known

Task 3: Complete this Form about the Attributes of an Effective Coach

Task 4: Watch the video below and Complete the Form

Task 5: Complete the Effective Coaching Post-Assessment

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