Conflict is a Coaching Opportunity!

Instructional Coach TrainingBy: Kimberly Logue

We will analyze conflict situations and plan next steps in order to be effective leaders of change.

Objective

Discussion:What do you think conflict is? Is it good or bad?What conflicts do you see most in your

school?

What is conflict?

According to Jim Knight, author of Instructional Coaching, leaders of change use the following eight tactics.

Be a Leader of Change

Find ways to take the long view and keep yourself from being overly invested in each component of your teaching program.

Tactic 1: Stay Detached

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Know what you stand for if you want others to stand with you.

Tactic 2: Walk on Solid Ground

Develop a deep understanding and clear way of communicating the ideas you have to share with others.

Tactic 3: Clarify Your Message

Do all you can to ensure that your teachers know what is expected of them and have what they need to implement the teaching practices you share with them.

Tactic 4: Manage Change Effectively

Ask questions that help you focus on the real situation in teachers’ classrooms and your school.

Tactic 5: Confront Reality

Recognize that behavior is often as much a product of organizational culture as it is of each individual’s characteristics.

Tactic 6: Understand School Culture

Embody a paradoxical mix of ambition for students and personal humility.

Tactic 7: Be Ambitious and Humble

If you want to lead change, you must protect and nourish yourself.

Tactic 8: Take Care of Yourself

Review and discuss the following forms with your groups: Action Planning Leverage Point Form Teacher Meeting Log Are You Interested? After Action Report Time Chart Observation Form

Instructional Coaches Tool Kit

Leadership is an unavoidable part of instructional coaching.

There are eight tactics instructional coaches can use to increase their effectiveness as leaders.

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