COACHINGCOACHING

The extensive use of study teams and councils to The extensive use of study teams and councils to facilitate learning is recommendedfacilitate learning is recommended

Each teacher and administrator has membership Each teacher and administrator has membership in a team whose members support one another in in a team whose members support one another in studystudy

Each person can have membership in a coaching Each person can have membership in a coaching team of two or threeteam of two or three

Each team is linked to one or two others, forming Each team is linked to one or two others, forming a study group of no more than six membersa study group of no more than six members

The principal and the leaders of the study group The principal and the leaders of the study group in a school form the staff development/school in a school form the staff development/school improvement council of that schoolimprovement council of that school

A representative from each school within a district A representative from each school within a district cluster serves on the District Cluster Network cluster serves on the District Cluster Network Committee, which coordinates staff development Committee, which coordinates staff development efforts between schools and the district and works efforts between schools and the district and works directly with the director of staff developmentdirectly with the director of staff development

The coaching teams The coaching teams and study groups are and study groups are the building blocks of the building blocks of the systemthe system

Team members Team members support one another support one another as they study as they study academic content academic content and teaching skills and teaching skills and strategiesand strategies

Transfer...Transfer...

Transfer refers to the effect of learning Transfer refers to the effect of learning one kind of material or skill, or the ability one kind of material or skill, or the ability to learn something newto learn something new

Teaching, by its nature, requires Teaching, by its nature, requires continuous adaptation; it demands new continuous adaptation; it demands new learning in order to solve the problems learning in order to solve the problems of each moment and situationof each moment and situation

Horizontal transfer refers to the Horizontal transfer refers to the conditions in which a skill can be shifted conditions in which a skill can be shifted directly from the training situation in directly from the training situation in order to solve problemsorder to solve problems

Vertical transfer refers to conditions in Vertical transfer refers to conditions in which the new skill cannot be used to which the new skill cannot be used to solve problems unless it is adapted to fit solve problems unless it is adapted to fit the conditions of the workplacethe conditions of the workplace

Setting up arrangements Setting up arrangements for the trainees to develop for the trainees to develop a self-help community to a self-help community to provide coaching is provide coaching is regarded as essential if regarded as essential if transfer is to be achievedtransfer is to be achieved

Ideally, “coaching teams” Ideally, “coaching teams” are developed during are developed during trainingtraining

Coaching involves three major Coaching involves three major functions:functions:

1- provision of companionship1- provision of companionship 2- analysis of application2- analysis of application 3- adaptation to the students3- adaptation to the students

Provision of CompanionshipProvision of Companionship

The first function of coaching is to provide The first function of coaching is to provide interchange with another adult human interchange with another adult human being over a difficult processbeing over a difficult process

The coaching relationship results in the The coaching relationship results in the possibility of mutual reflection, the possibility of mutual reflection, the checking of perceptions, the sharing of checking of perceptions, the sharing of frustrations and successes, and the frustrations and successes, and the informal thinking through of mutual informal thinking through of mutual problemsproblems

The companionship not only makes the The companionship not only makes the training process technically easier, it training process technically easier, it enhances the quality of the experienceenhances the quality of the experience

It is a lot more pleasurable to share a new It is a lot more pleasurable to share a new thing than to do it in isolationthing than to do it in isolation

Analysis of ApplicationAnalysis of Application

Among the most important things one Among the most important things one learns during the transfer period are when learns during the transfer period are when to use a new model appropriately and what to use a new model appropriately and what will be achieved by doing sowill be achieved by doing so

During training, the coaching teams need to During training, the coaching teams need to spend a considerable amount of time spend a considerable amount of time examining curriculum materials and plans examining curriculum materials and plans and practicing the application of the model and practicing the application of the model they will be using laterthey will be using later

Adaptation to the StudentsAdaptation to the Students

Successful teaching requires successful Successful teaching requires successful student responsestudent response

One of the major functions of the coach One of the major functions of the coach is to help “players” to “read” the is to help “players” to “read” the responses of the students to that the responses of the students to that the right decisions are made about what right decisions are made about what skill training is needed and how to adapt skill training is needed and how to adapt the modelthe model

Successful use of a Successful use of a new method requires new method requires practicepractice

One of the principle One of the principle jobs of the coaching jobs of the coaching team is to help team is to help members feel good members feel good about themselves about themselves during the early trialsduring the early trials