Coaching for Sustainability
Participant Handouts
I-RtI Network
April 2014
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Outcomes:
Today’s Outcome most meaningful to me is_________________________________
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COACHING ROLES
Coaching Components:
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Enroll
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Identify
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Explain/Mediate
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Model
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Observe
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Explore
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Refine
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Current Coaching Situation:
Component Used:
Results:
Reflection:
Content-
Strategies-
COACHING SKILLS
Soft Skills, Effective Communication, Effective Questioning, Active Listening
Notes:
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Part 1 of the article, The Art of Effective Questioning from
coachingforchange.com
Types of Questions: Which type is most challenging for you? Why?
1. Identification of issue
2. Further Information
3. Outcomes
4. Taking Action
5. Other ________________________________________________
Part 2 of the article, The Art of Effective Questioning:
3 Factors that affect listening:
1. Desire to keep control of the conversation
2. Desire to demonstrate knowledge and competence
3. Discomfort with conflict or emotion within yourself or speaker
4 Listening Skills: Summarize in your own words1. Articulating:
2. Clarifying:
3. Being Curious:
4. Silence:
* One area I would like to improve in is: _____________________________________________.
Questioning and Listening Practice Notes/Observations:
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Body Language Notes/Observations:
Reflection:
Content-
Strategies-
COACHING FOR CHANGE
Notes on Difficult Conversations articles:
Unique to Authority
Common to Both
Unique to Influence
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Museum Walk Notes:
Stages of Change:
1. Pre-Contemplation: when are unaware of our need for change
2. Contemplation: when we weigh the advantages and disadvantages of changing to a new
way of doing something.
3. Preparation: when we prepare to implement a change.
4. Action: when we implement a change
5. Maintenance: where we sustain our implementation plan
6. Termination: when we are no longer changing because we have completed the change
process
Stage where my district/school currently is: ________________________________________.
Issues in Change Relationships: (Excerpts from ‘Unmistakable Impact’, pg. 22-27)
STATUS:
IDENTITY:
THINKING:
MOTIVATION:
Reflection and Problem Solving:
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Quotes from Organizational Change Research (Ford, 1999.
Organization Change as Shifting Conversations)
One way organizations create their realities or create new ones is through a series of
ongoing conversations. Choose one of the following article quotes to discuss:
“Applying this proposition to an organization implies that the degree to which a new
language is incorporated into the recurrent conversations of an organization will
influence the likelihood and rapidity with which a language shift (and thus change)
occurs.”
“Since what people talk about reflects what they pay attention to, the choice of whether
to speak about complaint or possibilities can make a difference in the progress of
change.”
“The job of a change agent, then, is to initiate, maintain and complete conversations
so as to bring into existence a new conversational reality in which new opportunities for
action are created and effective action takes place.”
Notes:
COACHING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING
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Research by Joyce and Showers (2002)
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Talking Points:
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Gradual Release Notes:
Coaching Practices:
ISBE Coaching Manual and Monitoring Tool:
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Ideas for Using:
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Coaching Goal:
1. Rating:
2. Resource:
3. Brainstorming:
Gradual Release Action Planning:
COACHING COACHING
Key Ideas on Coaching
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Use Coaching Principles and Components to Strengthen Practice
Use Communication Skills and Strategies to Troubleshoot Obstacles
Leverage Influence to Enjoin Change
Plan for Gradual Release
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Extension Activity: Select 1-2 ideas from today to apply in your district.
To Do’s:
By When:
I-RtI Network
OPTIONAL
Illinois RtI Network Technical Assistance Planning Document
Extension Activity:
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Due Date:
External Coach Name: ____________________________________________ Date: ____________________
What I-RtI Network school/district will you apply this task? __________________________________________
Application Plan:
Please indicate the information you know or a plan on how to gather the information needed to complete
your application plan for each of the components.
Steps to completing task:
Potential Barriers or
Resources Needed:
Timeline for
Roadblocks:
Completion:
Self-Reflection:
How comfortable do you feel to apply this task?
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Not at all
2
Some
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Completely
What additional supports do you need?
 More training to better understand the rationale for the task.
 More training to deepen my understanding of the background knowledge related to this task.
 Additional Coaching to assist in planning how to apply this task within the school/district.
 On-site modeling of task.
 Technical assistance to problem-solve barriers to applying task.
Other concerns or comments related to applying this task?
Coaching and Technical Assistance Support Plan:
Please describe the type of support plan determined, who is responsible and timelines.
Illinois RtI Network Staff:
I have reviewed this planning document with the External Coach and have agreed upon the coaching and
technical assistance support plan.
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I-RtI Network AWIL or Lead Coach
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Date