The 8 Ws of Deliberate Coaching helps coachees look for positive changes in their environment and encourages them "to self-identify:

1. their own behavior (good and bad)

2. the results of their behavior

3. why the behavior is occurring

4. what to do instead

5. why the behavior is important (particularly in terms of the impact on consequences that matter to them personally) (Gavoni & Weatherly, 101)."

The FAST Feedback poster acts as a reminder of the characteristics of high quality, effective feedback. This includes ensuring feedback is frequent, accurate, specific, and timely.

In education, the overarching goal is to reach a high level of student achievement and in order to reach this goal it takes precise and purposeful planning for short- and long-term goals. SMART Pinpoints help to design goals that are specific, motivational, achievable, relevant, and trackable.

A Performance Diagnostic Checklist (PDC) assesses antecedents and information, equipment and processes, knowledge and skills, and consequences to help identify areas of need in a classroom to improve conditions for fostering positive behavior.

Perhaps you are new to the concept of coaching, or maybe you are a seasoned pro. Either way, use this sheet to periodically check yourself against core competencies that are essential to building a culture of coaching.

The Social Significance Evaluation tool is useful for evaluating the social validity of your coaching pinpoints and coaching strategies (based on The Social Validity Manual: A Guide to Subjective Evaluation of Behavior Interventions by Stacy L. Carter in 2010).

Consider listening to Paul Gavoni, one of the authors of Deliberate Coaching, discuss the value of deliberate coaching in public school settings on the Behavioral Observations Podcast.

This study guide provides discussion points addressing each chapter of Deliberate Coaching! Use it as a supplement to a resource study, or to independently dig in deeper.