Maryland State Department of EducationDivision of Instruction

MD College and Career Readiness Conference 2015

The Art of

COACHINGTEACHERS

• Gain an understanding of role of coaching in building capacity in staff to implement the College and Career-Ready Standards

• Evaluate your active listening and paraphrasing skills

• Observe and evaluate the process of coaching

Outcomes

Why the Brain Needs Coaching

“When coaches explain the brain to their clients, clients become more accepting of coaching, more aware of their own mental processes, and more self-aware.”

-David Rock

Discoveries from Neuroscience

• Neurons that fire together, wire together.• The brain is hard-wired.– Brain looks for patterns and creates maps.– Brain reacts through fight, flight, freeze.– Emotion drives attention; attention drives

learning.

Coaching Mentoring• Coaches hold the belief that the person being coached is competent and capable of generating their own solutions to their goals.

• Mentors guide from his/her own experience. The purpose of mentoring is for mentors to share their expertise with novices, to help novices feel comfortable and secure.

Supervision, Mentoring & Coaching Continuum

Supervisor Zone

Mentoring ZoneCoaching Zone

Co-Creating the Relationship

Give Advice: Give the Answer

Give Advice by asking "loaded

questions" Teaching Offering

OptionsCreating

AwarenessDesigning

ActionsPlanning and Goal Setting

Monitoring Progress

Celebrating Success

EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION

Brainstorm: What are some situations in which you might assume the role of a “coach”?

As Educational Leaders, we wear many hats!

• Supervisor

• Mentor

• Coach

• Complete the Assessmentof Listening Qualities

• Score the assessment• Share with your partner

Assess your listening

• Rate your listening skills:– Rock Star: I am the absolute best listener.

– Expert: I am a great listener.

– Average Joe: I have moments of greatness, but I could use some practice.

– Work in Progress: I think I need a little guidance.

Survey:

Dwight demonstrates why active listening is difficult

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg8PIK74KO4

Do you fall into Unproductive Patterns of Listening?

• Read the handout on Unproductive Patterns of Listening– Note situations in which you have used these

types of listening patterns– Discuss the noted items with your group– Each group report out examples

How can you change these patterns?

Why is there a “Listening Gap”?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPDQgaDiDJERuss Peterson explains why active listening is difficult.The average person speaks at about 135-175 words a minute, but can listen to 400-500 words a minute.

ListeningValueSilence

Set Aside Unproductive Patterns of Listening

Listen without the obligation to act

ParaphraseSkillfully

Handle

Distractions

Pay attention to verbal/nonverbalcues

• Three types of paraphrasing– Acknowledging and clarifying

• “You’re thinking that…”• “So, you’re wondering if…”• You’re frustrated because…”

– Summarizing and organizing• “Sounds like you’re ready to move on…”• “I am hearing that you are dissatisfied with your classroom management.”• “ I hear 3 things: first, you’re going to…”

– Shifting conceptual focus (most difficult)• Shift Up: “So, a major goal for you this year might be?”• Shift Down: “List 5 strategies that you might employ to reach your goal”

Paraphrasing

Practice your listening skills!

Active listeningThought-provoking questioningDirect communication

Coach as Communicator

Supervision, Mentoring & Coaching Continuum

Supervisor Zone

Mentoring ZoneCoaching Zone

Co-Creating the Relationship

Give Advice: Give the Answer

Give Advice by asking "loaded

questions" Teaching Offering

OptionsCreating

AwarenessDesigning

ActionsPlanning and Goal Setting

Monitoring Progress

Celebrating Success

EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION

Brainstorm: What are some situations in which you might assume the role of a “coach”?

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4EDhdAHrOg

Final Thought….

• Turn to a partner and…

– Tell him/her a discovery, new learning or a surprise

– Share one thing that you are going to commit to using

– Be prepared to share out with the group

What are your Take-Aways?