Coaching Techniques: Trust
Coaching Techniques: Trust
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The resources below are curated to support your growth as an instructional coach by providing tools, strategies, and examples to strengthen your coaching practice.
Introduction to topic:
Building credibility and trust with staff and administrators is foundational to effective coaching. When coaches are seen as reliable partners, teachers feel supported and are more open to collaboration and feedback.
Coaching Standards:
Standard 1
Element 3: Establish effective partnerships with educators.
Element 4: Leverages expertise to become a trusted thought partner with educators rather than an evaluator of their practice
Checklist for Getting Coaching Cycles up and Running
Checklist for Getting Coaching Cycles up and Running
Diane Sweeney Consulting created this checklist to support coaches in setting up coaching cycles. Setting up clear systems and procedures around coaching allows teachers to know what to expect with coaching and builds trust.
Partnership Agreement for a Coaching Cycle
Partnership Agreement for a Coaching Cycle
Diane Sweeney Consulting created this document to scaffold a partnership agreement conversation between coaches and teachers. Coaches can build effective partnerships with teachers by discussing what their coaching partnership will look like. Co-creating this plan positions the coach as a partner in learning rather than as an evaluator.
Relationship Building Questions and Ideas
Relationship Building Questions and Ideas
This google doc outlines actionable ways coaches can build trust with their teachers through different modalities. Coaches do not need to complete all of these activities, instead this list is a starting point. This google doc was generated using AI and edited by our team.
Coaching Around Core Values - document 1/2Coaching Around Core Values Activity - 1 of 2
Coaching Around Core Values Activity - 1 of 2
Coaching Around Core Value - document 2/2Coaching Around Core Values Activity - 2 of 2
Coaching Around Core Values Activity - 2 of 2
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