Internal Coaches Corner
How often should I meet with my coachee?
The amount of time you spend with your coachee is determined by the phase of coaching you are in and by your implementation team. Teaching teams who are new to coaching will need more frequent coaching sessions than teams who are more experienced and have met fidelity.
Remember, one Practice-Based Coaching Cycle includes both a focused observation and a coaching meeting. Your observations should be focused on goals and action plans. Your coaching meeting offers an opportunity to provide feedback and to reflect.
If you need more information about Practice Based Coaching, or want to watch videos describing each phase of the cycle, you can visit the Head Start Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center website.
4.INTERNAL COACHING SCHEDULE GUIDANCE.pdfInternal coach resources
INTERNAL COACHING SCHEDULE GUIDANCE.pdfPaper Coaching Log rev5.2020.pdfFocused_Observation_EICoaching.pdfReflection_Feedback_EICoaching.pdfEQIP Self-reflection tool
EQIP Self-Reflection tool (July 2022) Fillable.pdf
The purpose of this self-reflection tool is to encourage practitioners to reflect on how closely their current practices match the evidence-based quality intervention practices. This tool is aligned to the Fidelity in Practice for Early Intervention (FIP-EI) .
Here are a few ways this tool can be used:
A coachee completes the self-reflection tool and shares with their coach to assist with writing goals for peer coaching.
Coachees complete the self-reflection tool and share with their coaches/implementation team and the info is used to support additional/on-going PD.
What other ways could you use this tool?
Click on the tool to the left to access the EQIP Self-Reflection tool Fillable PDF
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