Title of Training Digging Out Coaching Nuggets Presented by Brandy Nealy Martin Osae Libby Sluder LaKimberly Wilson

Session Norms  Actively listen.  Support, but challenge one another in learning.  Be respectful of other’s needs and contributions.  Be responsible for your impact in the room.  Silence all technology; excuse yourself from the room if you must attend to technology.  Take care of yourself.  Respect the time limits of the break.

Agenda Introduction Ice Breaker Coaching Building relationships Trust/Rapport Conversation Managing Up

Ice Breaker Each table has a set of pictures on them. Please select a picture and on a sticky note, answer this simile: Instructional Coaching is like a ________________, because ___________________________________. Table talk to share and designate someone from your table to share with the group.

DISD’S Core Beliefs Our main purpose is to improve student academic achievement. Effective instruction makes the most difference in student academic performance. There is no excuse for poor quality instruction. With our help, at risk students will achieve at the same rate as non-at risk students. Staff members must have a commitment to the pursuit of excellence.

Session Objective Campus Instructional Coaches (CIC) will : develop coaching strategies to build rapport and trusting relationships with teachers and administrators develop skills for communicating with teachers and administrators.

What is a Coach? Using a note card/sticky note, take about 2 minutes and write what being a coach means to you.

A coach is… Art Costa and Bob Garmston, the founders of Cognitive Coaching, define it as “a mediator, one who figuratively stands between a person and his thinking to help him become more aware of what is going on inside his head.”

The Mighty Macs

Hoosiers

Building Relationships Rapport A relationship of mutual understanding or trust and agreement between people Trust Firm reliance on the integrity, ability, or character of a person

Ways to Build Rapport Mirror their body language Imitate their tonality Breathe like they breathe Match their rate of speech Acknowledge what they say (paraphrase)

Reflecting/Sharing Reflect on what you learned or your take aways about building relationships.

Coaching Conversations Research has shown us that conversations coaches have with teachers can drive the learning for all-coaches, teachers, and students. Building teacher capacity through professional learning conversations (Tanner, P. and Vains-Loy, D., 2009, Queensland Government).

Purposes for Coaching Conversations Guide self-directedness Build capacity Promote cognitive shift

Coaching Process Planning Reflecting

Role Play Simulation Coaching Conversation

Role Play Simulation Coaching Conversation

Reflecting/Sharing Reflect on what you noticed about the Coach and Coachee in the role playing simulation.

Reflecting/Sharing Reflect/share on the “Art of Managing Up”.

Demonstration of Learning Write three takeaways from this session and tell how you will implement them in your role as CIC?

Closure Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success. -Henry Ford