quality coaching coaches’ professional learning program melbourne, vic, australia june 10, 2009

Quality Coaching

Coaches’ Professional Learning Program

Melbourne, VIC, Australia

June 10, 2009

Goals

Participants will: Define quality coaching Understand conditions that optimize quality

coaching Have strategies that promote quality

coaching

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Recognizing Quality Coaching What does quality coaching look like? Sound

like?

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Conditions for Optimal CoachingCoaching: Fresh alternative Partnership Outcomes: teacher learning and collaboration Job-embedded professional learning Enhances teacher capacity For informed decision making Rooted in coaching conversations

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Conditions for Optimal Coaching (continued)School, leadership, staff: Commitment to building capacity Recognition that all learn all the time Treat all with respect and dignity Openness to differences Understand purpose and process of coaching

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On a Piece of Paper

Write one word … whatever word you choose.

We’ll come back to this later.

A Framework

Ralph Stacy

ALIA Institute

Human Systems Dynamics Insitute

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Now …

Write the word “coaching.

Form a speedy group – read aloud

One Create Space

Everyone does the same thing.

One person (with power) can decide what is to be done.

Pros:

Cons:

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Now…

Read the word you wrote at the start in your speedy group.

Not much pattern, eh? Interesting? Meaningful?

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No Create Space

No agreement.

Everyone can do their own thing.

Pros:

Cons:

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No Create Space

Everyone does their own thing.

No plan, no direction.

Pros:

Cons:

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Now…

Finish this sentence with four words:

I come from …

Make “from” your first word.

Share with your speedy group.

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Co-Create Space

Shared input.

Shared power to decide.

Response to shared interests.

Pros:

Cons:

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The Potential of Educational Coaching Lies in “co-create” space

Coach listens and learns Mutual problem solving All are experts and all are learners

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Tasks for the Coach

Guide the coaching conversation Facilitate processes “Meaningfully disturb”

Consider experiences Seek diversity Create possibility Cross boundaries

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The Coaching Conversation Starting Out Focusing Gathering Information Problem Solving Planning Forwarding the Action Scheduling Note Taking

Facilitate Processes

Agenda setting Conversation facilitation

Questioning Creating hospitality for each member’s level of

contribution

Planning Data Analysis

Best when embedded in meaningful conversation

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Help Teacher Partners Consider Experiences Recognize tension between experience

and “what they say” Honor experience Remain open to “what they say” And then…

Living with the tension Learning from the tension

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Create Diversity: Neighbor Ideas Generating Sharing And then …

Reconciling Living with contradiction Shifting perspective Finding “third space”

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Create Possibility

New lenses Ask questions Shift perspectives

New visions Site visits Videos Books/articles Conversations across

grades/departments/schools

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Cross Boundaries

Share ideas Nudge perspectives Provide resources

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Making It Work

Be explicit about your role Ask for administrator support – repeatedly Be clear in your own mind Expect the best in people Be realistic When in doubt … listen and learn Remember to breathe!

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You must be the change you want to

see in the world.Mahatma Gandhi

For Further Information:

Cathy A. Toll, Ph.D.

www.tollandassociates.com

cathy@tollandassociates.com