Module 6: Coaching Conversation Tip Sheet

Kaylan Robinson

18WB-OTL515-1-Teacher as an Instructional Agent

Module 6: Coaching Conversation Tip Sheet

Dr. Kimberly Smith

March 3, 2019
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Facilitative Coaching Conversation Tip Sheet

Directions: Follow the following Tip sheet to find specific sentence stems, categorized questions,

and a variety of activities that are relative to the client’s coaching need. Use the description next

to the approach to ensure that it is the most effective approach that will meet your client’s needs.

There is also a Coaching conversation planning guide that can be used to help you plan out a

successful coaching conversation with the client.

Supportive (Helps to build confidence, and self-esteem)

You made progress towards ___________ (desired goal)__________ when you

________(specific action or best practice) ____________. You will want to continue _________

( A specific action or best practice) _________________ since this helps make your lessons

more engaging and focused!

How do you think this best practice could help you when teaching _________ (specific content

area) ___________? Why?

Let’s carefully analyze the data from this lesson in order to best plan the upcoming

lesson(s).

Cathartic (When the client is in need of expressing their emotions)

How did that lesson feel?

What is most overwhelming about teaching thus far?

Do you have the current support(s) you need to address your challenges? If not, how can I help?
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What subject are you most comfortable/confident with teaching? Why?

Let’s carefully analyze the data from this lesson in order to best plan the upcoming

lesson(s).

Catalytic (When the client is ready to reflect and learn independently)

What was the most successful part of the lesson? Why?

What was the most challenging part of the lesson? Why?

What would you do differently to improve the quality of the lesson?

Let’s carefully analyze the data from this lesson in order to best plan the upcoming

lesson(s).

Choose one or more of the following facilitative activities in which you’ll engage with the client:

o Role-Playing o Storytelling o Writing activity

o Video Taping o Visualization

o Positive Self-talk o Conduct a Survey

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Directive Coaching Conversation Tip Sheet

Directions: Follow the following Tip sheet to find specific sentence stems, categorized questions,

and a variety of activities that are relative to the client’s coaching need. Use the description next

to the approach to ensure that it is the most effective approach that will meet your client’s needs.

There is also a Coaching conversation planning guide that can be used to help you plan out a

successful coaching conversation with the client.

The Confrontational Approach (To challenge the client’s assumptions)

What did you learn from this lesson?

How might your learning from this lesson affect your decision-making in the future?

How did your beliefs or behaviors affect students’ learning?

The Informative Approach (The client who desires a solution and the needs the necessary

resources to carry it out)

Identify the problem/challenge: _______________________________________

Explore possible solutions: ________________________________________

Create a plan or progress-monitoring tool: ____________________________________

Skills and Tools necessary to ensure plan can be followed through: ____________________

Teacher steps and directions: __________________________________________

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(Searle, 2013)

The Prescriptive Approach (The client that lacks confidence and is unable to direct his/her

own learning)

In this case, give the client specific advice coupled with a visual action list to follow

Choose one or more of the following directive activities to engage the client:

o Observation o On the spot o Shared reading

o Modeling coaching o Data Analysis

o Lesson and unit o Giving feedback o Assistance with

planning o Elbow teaching Time management

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Inham (2010) has identified five components to ensure coaching conversations are a success.

Complete the following checklist to ensure that you have planned out all of the components of

your upcoming coaching conversation.

Coaching conversation Planning Guide:

Conversation Component Your Plan

Clarity-What do you want the

client to learn from this

experience? What needs to be

communicated?

Compassion- How do you plan to

show compassion throughout the

conversation?

Curiosity – What questions will

you ask the client? (Take a timer if

necessary to ensure that you are

only talking for less than one

minute at a time)
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Commitment- How will you

support the client to reach the

desired results?

Confirmation- What verbal and

non-verbal language confirms that

the client understands and is

comfortable with his/her next

steps?
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References:

Aguilar, E. (2013). The art of coaching: Effective strategies for school transformation. San

Fransisco, CA: Jossey- Bass

Inam, H. (2010). The 5Cs of great coaching conversations. Retrieved from

http://www.transformleaders./v/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Searle, M. (2013, November). Chapter 2: Planning and Problem Solving: Failure to Launch and

Follow Through. In Causes and Cures in the Classroom: Getting to the Root of Academic and

Behavior Problems. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development.

Retrieved from

http://www.ascd.org/publications/books/113019/chapters/planning-and-problem-

solving@Failure-to-Launch-and-Follow-Through.aspx (Links to an external site.)Links to an

external site.