Coaching

Coaching

Getting the Best out of Others

Roger Harnett

The Education Group

These are my notes from this workshop so may not make sense to everybody.  

Difference between Mentoring and Coaching-

What I see I forget.what I see I remember, what I do understand...Confuscious

Self Responsibility-For learning, appraisal...become powerful.  '...no evidence that telling teachers what to do made much of a difference." Helen Timperley (2015)

'No one can make..." Dylan William (2016)  Leadership (for) Teacher Learning

Coaching is a way of helping people learn. 

Training Components/

Theory +, Skills attained/10-20%, Transfer of skills .5-10

Demonstration 30-35 5-10

Practise 60-7- 5-10

Feedback 70-80-10-20

Coaching 80-90 80-90

What is coaching?

Discussion: what is the difference between coaching and mentoring?

Mentoring is encouraging and guiding, got the basis of the skill and is being developed, advice, guidance, support, modelling, affirmation, reflection, 

Coaching is affecting change, person being coached is learning skills, goals driven, 

Is a continuim.  

Directive                  Non Directive

Mentoring                  Coaching

Forming                    Discovery

Instructing           Listening to Understand

Giving Advice            Ask questions

Tell                              Clarify

Provide guidance       Empathise

Inform

Share opinions

Hierachical stuff can get int he way of coaching.  

A mentor is a more experienced individual, willing  D. Clutterbuck 1992

Coaching is more bout asking, mentoring is more about telling.  Is not problem focussed and we don't ask why.

Key outcomes out of coaching=awareness, responsibility.

What makes a good coach?

Listening, questioning, responsive rather than reactive, respectful, encouraging, clear, reflective, purposeful, non judgemental, relationships, 

8 key skills in coaching

1. Developing trust

2. Being present

3. Listening actively

4. Clarifying

5. Empathising

6. Being succinct

7. Asking the best questions

8. Giving feedback

Coaching is essentially a conversation, about learning, about asking the right questions and providing feedback.

Prior to observations, discuss and have a focus.  Observe around that aspect and post observation discussion.  PRT situation mentoring, issues around performance is mentoring. 

Does not say you have to be an expert or know more. 

Coachee speaks more.  Is not about the coach. 

Something you ave been putting off...

GROWTH Model-

Your own insight is much more powerful than my advice.  

Who am I being that the eyes of my children are not shining?  Awaken the possibility of others.