1. Clever Ways of Using Coaching Ideas in Class
By Billie Haase

2. Clever Ways of Using Coaching Ideas in Class
Awareness Excercise
Awareness is a pre-requisite for response and action – and especially for effective communication.
This activity helps us to develop our awareness and to be ‘more present’ in each moment of life.
It also demonstrates that we can probably all improve in this area!

3. Awareness Excercise Try to answer these questions in pairs.
Clever Ways of Using Coaching Ideas in Class
Awareness Excercise
Try to answer these questions in pairs.
What colour are the floor tiles in the reception area?
What is the name of the lady who sent you an invite to this workshop?
Was the sun shining outside when you came in?
What did the tea or coffee taste like that you had this morning?
What is the full name of the workshop presenter?
Did you greet the receptionist when you entered the building?
What hairstyle does she have?
How many plastic cards are in your wallet?
What room number are you in right now?
Did you lock the door when you left the house today?
You have 4 minutes.

4. Awareness Excercise Rate your awareness on a scale from 0 – 10.
Clever Ways of Using Coaching Ideas in Class
Awareness Excercise
Rate your awareness on a scale from 0 – 10.
How could you adapt this exercise for your learners?

5. The Wheel of Life A life coaching tool
Clever Ways of Using Coaching Ideas in Class
The Wheel of Life
A life coaching tool
Helps to assess how balanced our life is
Helps to assess how satisfied we are with each area of our life

6. The Wheel of Life Look at the finished wheel
Clever Ways of Using Coaching Ideas in Class
The Wheel of Life
Look at the finished wheel
Ask yourself: Are you on a bumpy ride?
Set 2 SMART goals
S = specific
M = measurable
A = agreed upon
R = realistic
T = time-bound

7. Adapting ‘The Wheel of Life’ for ELT
Clever Ways of Using Coaching Ideas in Class
Adapting ‘The Wheel of Life’ for ELT
For Teachers:
Giving instructions
Time management
Lesson planning
Error Correction of student‘s work
Classroom management
Your own professional development
Support from DoS & colleagues
Salary
What to do:
Complete the wheel.
Set 2 SMART goals for lowest areas.
Share with partner.

8. Adapting ‘The Wheel of Life’ for ELT
Clever Ways of Using Coaching Ideas in Class
Adapting ‘The Wheel of Life’ for ELT
For Students:
Instead of an needs analysis
(e.g. listening skills, speaking in class, speaking outside class, pronunciation, writing in English, knowledge of vocabulary, grasp of grammar, self-study time)
To assess a specific skill
(e.g. listening to the teacher, to audio tracks in class, to natives outside class, to non-natives outside class, to people on the phone, to TV programme/ film, listening to a podcast, to a lecture at university/ meeting at work)

9. Baking Foil Model Challenge
Clever Ways of Using Coaching Ideas in Class
Baking Foil Model Challenge
An activity to help people with the process of expression and realisation of less tangible concepts E.g. culture, diversity, attitude, belief, integrity and relationships.
It also helps a group to gel and promotes team work.
And … it‘s a lot of fun!

10. Baking Foil Model Challenge
Clever Ways of Using Coaching Ideas in Class
Baking Foil Model Challenge
What you have to do:
In groups of 4-5, you have 10 minutes to create a baking foil horse.
Think of a name for your group.
You have only one sheet of baking foil.
You can rip the foil if you want.
You cannot use extra materials for the model.
The resulting model has to resemble a horse.
….of course there will be a price for the team with the best horse!

11. Baking Foil Model Challenge
Clever Ways of Using Coaching Ideas in Class
Baking Foil Model Challenge
And the winning team is …

12. Clever Ways of Using Coaching Ideas in Class
Thank you!
Resources:
(Awareness exercises & The Baking Foil Challenge)
(The Wheel of Life)

13. Thank you for your attention