page 1 secondary literacy coaches wednesday, august 28, 2013

Secondary Literacy Coaches

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

OutcomesOutcomes• Understand the different

stances a literacy coach may take when working with teachers or groups

• Identify and practice processes for successful coaching

• Develop a plan to develop coaching skills

Content AgendaContent Agenda• Connections to the Standards

for Middle and High School Literacy Coaches

• The Three C’s• The Power of Language• Communication Skills:

Listening and Questioning

Connection to Vision Connection to Vision 20182018• 2.1.5 Provide professional learning to

foster effective communication, respect, collaboration, in a diverse environment.

• 2.2.1 Provide professional learning for staff members to enhance interpersonal and leadership skills, deepen job-specific knowledge, and grow in their professional practice.

• 2.2.4 Continue to enhance professional growth through professional learning communities.

COACHCOACH

StandardsStandards

Continuum of InteractionContinuum of Interaction

CollaborateConsult Coach

Power of LanguagePower of Language• Read the text on page 3.• Identify any words or phrases

that resonate with you.• Share your insights with a

partner.

Dave Ellis—Dave Ellis—Ladder of Powerful SpeakingLadder of Powerful Speaking

Levels of LanguageLevels of Language• Promise• Plan• Passion• Preference• Possibility• Obligation

Am I a committed Am I a committed listener?listener?

Unproductive Patterns of Unproductive Patterns of ListeningListening• Read the four unproductive patterns:• Judgment/Criticism• Autobiographical• Inquisitive• Solution

• Note the key concepts and key ideas.• With which one do you most identify?

The Listening GapThe Listening Gap

The average person speaks The average person speaks at about 135-175 words a at about 135-175 words a minute, but can listen to 400-minute, but can listen to 400-500 words a minute.500 words a minute.

Mark Twain Said It Best…

“If we were supposed to talk more than listen, we would have two mouths and one ear.”

Skillful listening is the heart and soul of coaching and is the key to truly connecting on a meaningful level with the client.

A coach spends far more time listening than speaking.

The Language of Positive The Language of Positive PresuppositionsPresuppositions• Language shapes thoughts, feelings,

and expressions. Using language to its full positive potential means becoming aware of our habitual ways of speaking and the messages, positive or negative, that are sent to others.

• By paying attention to the presuppositions that we use and choosing our words with care, we can more positively influence the thinking and feelings of others with whom we are communicating.

What are the What are the presuppositions?presuppositions?• What went wrong in planning your

lesson?• You had a problem planning your lesson.• You know what you did wrong.• You ought to feel badly about the lesson going

wrong because wrong means failure.

• As you reflect on this year, what professional goals were you able to accomplish?• You reflect upon your practice.• You set professional goals.• You accomplished the goals that you set.

Communicative FeedbackCommunicative Feedback• Clarifying questions for understanding

• Express the value potential specifically

• Reflective questions or possibilities

Mentoring InterventionsMentoring Interventions

Push• Prescriptive• Informative• Confronting

Pull• Cathartic• Catalytic• Supportive

CollaborateConsult Coach

Next StepsNext Steps• What did you learn about

“processes for being a successful coach?”

• What else do you want to learn, know, or be able to do?

• How will you make that happen?

“Coaching can move good teachers to become great

teachers. It provides the strongest return on the investment of

teaching. Coaches may cause discomfort at times. However,

great coaches create environments where the coachee is comfortable with discomfort. Discomfort is the key to growth

and change.--Stephen Barkley

page 1 secondary literacy coaches wednesday, august 28, 2013

Documents