Embedding Intervention a Team Approach

Goals are to understand:

·  Why is coaching necessary and what is our model?

·  How do we coach based on the key tenants of how to build strong collaborative coaching partnerships through mindfulness?

·  What do we do when we’re coaching to provide a clear and focused path for our teachers?

Tuesday, October 4, 2016

10:00-10:15 Welcome, Introductions and Review of Goals

10:15-10:55 The Dynamics of Change and Why Coaching is Necessary

10:55-11:30 Our Definition of Coaching

11:30-11:45 The “How” of our Coaching Framework

·  Attachments and Aversions

11:45-12:15 Develop Mindfulness and Coaching Habits of the Mind

·  Coaching Habits of the Mind

12:15-1:30 Lunch

1:30-2:20 Introduction to StrengthsFinder

2:20-2:40 Understanding your Strengths

·  StrengthsFinder Definitions

2:40-3:40 The Voices of the Coach and Their Actions

·  The Voices of a Coach and Their Actions

·  The Social-Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (SEFEL) The Coaching ‘Standard’: Three Levels of Intensity Based on Teacher Need

·  Teacher-Coach Agreement

·  The Investigator Voice and Debriefing Strategies

3:40-4:30 Coaches Toolkit #2: Active and Reflective Listening Skills

·  Listening and Showing Interest

·  Reflective Listening Exercise and Practice Statements

4:30-4:40 Wrap-up and Questions

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

9:00-9:15 Review of Day One

9:15-9:40 Coaches Toolkit #3: Clarifying Questions

·  Clarifying Questions

9:40-10:00 Coaches Toolkit #4: Summarizing

10:00-10:10 Coaches Toolkit #5: Meaningful Feedback

10:10-10:45 The “What” of our Coaching Framework

·  Teacher Skills and Strategies Checklist

·  Coaching Log

10:45-11:15 Preparing for the Coaching Session

·  Preparing for the Coaching Session Bingo Card

11:15-12:15 Lunch

12:15-12:45 Classroom Observation – Feedback

·  Observation Feedback Cue Card

·  Quality Feedback and Degrees of Reflective Listening Card

12:45-1:30 Coaching Conversation – Identifying the Voices of the Coach

·  Observation of a Coaching Conversation- The Voices of a Coach

1:30-1:50 Coaching Conversation – Meaningful Feedback

·  Supportive and Constructive Feedback Worksheet

1:50-2:00 Conclusion and Questions

Websites Resources Mentioned During Training

Coaching Heavy/Coaching Light article

Simon Sinek: How Great Leaders Inspire Action

Trombone Player Wanted: Marcus Buckingham

How to Use Reflective Listening Techniques

Clarifying and Clarification

NC Early Learning Network is a joint project of the NC Department Of Public Instruction, Office Of Early Learning
and UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute