Are you working to build a coaching culture in your school setting?
Building a coaching culture means you need to consider the macro view of school culture – not just the micro view of your coaching practice.
Coaching doesn’t happen in isolation.
It needs to be part of the fabric of the school.
This is why coaches need to think about the micro and the macro view of coaching practice and program development.
As Steve Barkley says in this highlighted clip from a last season, the coach “needs to become the coach of coaching.”
Did you know that Steve is on the Advisory Board of the Association for the Advancement of Instructional Coaching in International Schools? We are so lucky to have his advice and wisdom as we continue to develop this organization – if you want to learn more about AAICIS, check out our one-year anniversary episode from last season!
What I love about the clip I’m highlighting today is the way that Steve highlights how important it is for coaching to become a culture embedded in the school.
This can not be work that coaches are doing on their own. We need to empower others to learn more about the practice of coaching so that as many people as possible have access to the amazing support that coaching provides.
If you’ve been following the show for a while, you might have seen the episode from last season about the 5 Domains of a Coaching Mindset. If this episode resonates, make sure to go back and check that one out too!
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How can coaches and school leaders best work together to ensure instructional coaching is sustainable over time?
The coach needs to become the coach of coaching.
Steve Barkley
You will never have sufficient coaching in a school if the instructional coach is the only person doing the coaching. You get multiple teachers working together coaching each other and you start another group.
Coaching is not an isolated activity, but a culture embedded in the school.
Steve Barkley
Coaches must work towards building the coaching culture of the school, including the coachability of individuals, which should be part of coach-leadership accountability.
Do you have any department heads who have yet to invite the instructional coach into their classroom for feedback? If so, I would question why they are still HoDs. If you’ve made the decision to invest in this position, you have a belief about instructional coaching, why would you have someone in a HoD role that is not engaging in this process.
Watch the Clip
When we had this conversation I was doing lots of work with middle leaders to help them embrace a coaching mindset. It is so clear that for coaching to be successful, everyone in the community has to truly understand the process.
When we demystify coaching, and empower all community members to engage in coaching conversations, we are building a culture of coaching and working towards greater collective efficacy.
A single coach, or team of coaches, can’t do it alone. We build community around coaching (which is why community is Phase 3 of the Thrive Model for Sustainable Instructional Coaching – check out more about the Thrive Model in this episode!).
If you’re ready to build a coaching culture in your school, by empowering others to cultivate a coaching mindset – I invite you to join the next global cohort of our course, Cultivating a Coaching Mindset.
This course is designed for ALL educators who are curious about the habits, mindset and practices of coaching, as a foundation to build a coaching culture.
It’s for…
- Classroom educators who want to bring a coaching mindset to their work with students, their families, and their teaching colleagues
- Middle Leaders who want to build a cohesive and collaborative team.
- School leaders who want to utilize coaching skills in their practice
- Aspiring coaches who want to build their coaching skillset before stepping into the role
- Current coaches who want to explore how to support their colleagues in understanding the practice and impact of coaching
After working with so many clients in our courses for coaches, and in my work with individual schools, I know how complicated it is to unpack the concrete coaching skills educators want to understand to feel confident in using them in a professional setting. This course breaks down the key components of quality coaching practices so any educator can implement them right away – including you!
In the course, you’ll dive much deeper into the 5 domains of a coaching mindset so you can begin applying coaching skills in your current role as an educator!
By the end of the course, you will …
- Confidently Embrace a Coaching Mindset: You’ll know exactly what each of these 5 domains means for you, and your school.
- Be Ready to Have a Peer Coaching Conversation: You’ll understand the key skills it takes to have a successful peer coaching conversation – and try them out!
- Understand the Impact of a Coaching Mindset: You’ll be able to advocate for bringing a coaching mindset to your school community, to create a more cohesive school culture.
- Clarify the Difference Between a Coaching MIndset & a Coaching Program: You’ll understand the ways that a coaching mindset can be a powerful foundation for a coaching program, as well as why a coaching mindset is just the first step.
Get all the details about the course at eduroleanring.com/mindset.
Cultivating a coaching mindset is for every educator who wants to work better together with their colleagues, their students and their families. Everyone benefits from the reflective practices that coaching helps create!
If you’re not sure if this is the course for you, we have tons of options to dig deeper into coaching at the level that is just right for you! Watch one of our free workshops – and uncover which course is right for you!
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Wherever you are in your coaching journey we can support you!
Workshops for Instructional Coaches
To continue your learning, try one of our FREE workshops where you’ll be able to dig deeper into the concepts in this post, and get a peek at all of our courses for coaches.
We have workshops (and courses) to support coaches at every stage of their career: from educators curious about coaching, to new and aspiring coaches making the move from classroom to coach; to current coaches ready to be more intentional and strategic in their practice; to established coaches leveraging their coaching experience to lead.
You can them all on our coachbetter website at coachbetter.tv/workshops
If you’re curious right now, you have questions, please reach out. You can leave a comment below, join our #coachbetter Facebook group, or find us on social media at Eduro Learning and send me a DM. I’d love to support you on your coaching journey. See you next time!
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