We enjoy the privilege of working
with educators in school and university settings, so we
are keen to tailor our coaching programs to address some
very distinctive and contrasting needs that we notice.
People in education readily ask questions,
provide answers and deal with the complexity of packaging
knowledge for effective teaching. They are at home with
discussion and learning, as well as, courageous about
having a go at brokering new information. The capacity
to manage diverse groups is part of their stock in trade.
Educators can be passionate, creative,
fearless, innovative and adventurous. Frequently they
are strongly influential and energetic. At times they
can feel unappreciated, dissatisfied and stressed.
Given this combination of human assets
that stand alongside the challenges generated by their
work culture, educators are in a position to utilize coaching
in very different ways.
By developing the person, the
professional emerges more strongly. Direct coaching support
builds confidence and strengthens educators to remain
authentic, resourceful and successful.
In their work on staff, with
students and community, educators can readily utilize
coaching competencies to enhance their effectiveness.
We have been working to link strong dimensions of coaching
knowledge and skills to put at the service of educators.
The teaching profession has its own intellectual models,
styles of operating and preferred modes of training and
development delivery.
Here we are introducing ways of thinking and approaches
from professional coaching for you to consider, try on
and weave into your own professional best practice to
enhance your skill set.
The 10 proficiencies are organised under the following
headings. Each heading provides a context for the development
of educators for themselves and for peer support
* the educator coach focus
* effective communication tools,
* success orientations
* quality outcomes
1. Coaching catalyzes people to strengthen themselves
from the inside out, build the muscle of achievement,
and to increase awareness.
2. Coaching transforms a person's relationship with themselves,
others and ideas.
3. Coaching evolves a person by helping them to design
and perfect both physical and virtual environments that
stimulate them in surprising ways.
The Educator Coach focus
1.Setting the foundation for the coaching partnership.
Designing the agreement and professional standards
Advocacy and championing
2.Effective relating
Coaching the essence
Mutuality, respect, confidence, humour as hallmarks of
the coach’s style
3.Coaching presence
Enhancing personal style
Forwarding the teacher’s agenda
Creating a meaningful game worth playing.
Effective communication
4.Quality listening
Focus on what the teacher wants
Reveals the teacher partner to themselves
Provides a continuous review of change
5.Curious and interested rather than providing
answers
Powerful questions
Purposefully instils a sense of ownership
6.Direct communication
Provocative conversations
Communicates cleanly
Reframes, uses images and metaphor
Success orientations
7.Creates awareness and challenges assumptions
Invokes inquiry
Increases capability
Designs supportive environments
8.Designing actions
Targets early success
Establishes a coaching plan
Prioritises
Fosters co-operative support
Quality outcomes
9.Planning and goal setting
Enters new territories
Follow through
10.Managing progress and accountability
Maintains integrity and standard levels
Organises and reviews the on going program
