The Art of Coaching (eBook Code, 1st)

Introduction xi

Coaching for Transformation • What Might a Transformed Education System Be Like? • One Purpose and Two Promises • Where I’m Coming from and Who This Book Is For • Summary of the Contents and How to Use This Book • A Couple Notes

Part One: Foundations of Coaching 1

Chapter 1: How Can Coaching Transform Schools? 3

A Story about What Coaching Can Do • What Will It Take to Transform Our Schools? • A New Tool Kit Based on Ancient Knowledge • What Can Coaching Do for a School? What Does the Research Say? • The Necessary Conditions • Speaking of Race • The Value of Coaching

Chapter 2: What Is Coaching? 17

A Story about a Coach Who Didn’t Know What She Was • Why We Need a Definition • What Are the Different Coaching Models? • A Vision for Coaching • A Coach Who Knows Who She Is and Can Travel Back in Time

Chapter 3: Which Beliefs Help a Coach Be More Effective? 33

The Dangers of Unmonitored Beliefs • The Basics about Beliefs • Coaching Beliefs and Core Values • My Transformational Coaching Manifesto • Identifying and Using Your Coaching Beliefs

Chapter 4: What Must a Coach Know? 45

Introducing New Coaching Tools: Coaching Lenses • A Story about a Teacher Who Seems to Struggle with Classroom Management: Part 1 • A Story about a Teacher Who Seems to Struggle with Classroom Management: Part 2 • When Will I Use These Lenses?

Part Two: Establishing Coaching with a Client 73

Chapter 5: Beginning a Coaching Relationship: How Do I Develop Trust with a Coachee? 75

‘‘Without Trust There Can Be No Coaching’’ • A Story about Trust • What Is Trust? • Useful Lenses for This Stage • Ten Steps to Building Trust • Assessing Levels of Trust • ‘‘The Thin Cord of Trust’’

Chapter 6: The Exploration Stage: What Do I Need to Know at the Outset? 97

From the Edge of the Field • The Stage of Exploration • Useful Lenses for This Stage • Ten Steps in Exploration • Moving on to Planning

Chapter 7: Developing a Work Plan: How Do I Determine What to Do? 119

What Role Does a Work Plan Play? • Useful Lenses for This Stage • Developing a Work Plan • How Do I Use This Work Plan?

Part Three: The Coaching Dance 145

Chapter 8: Listening and Questioning 147

The Three Movements in the Coaching Dance • Listening in Transformational Coaching • Listening as a Vehicle for Whole-School Transformation • Questioning in Transformational Coaching

Chapter 9: Facilitative Coaching Conversations 163

Coaching Conversations • Facilitative Coaching

Chapter 10: Facilitative Coaching Activities 175

Engaging Clients in Learning Activities • Scaffolding the Learning • Facilitative Coaching Activities • Conclusion

Chapter 11: Directive Coaching Conversations 195

When Is Directive Coaching Useful? • A Story about a Principal Who Needed a Directive Coaching Stance • Mental Models • The Confrontational Approach • The Informative Approach • The Prescriptive Approach • Coaching for Systems Change: Institutional Mind-Sets

Chapter 12: Directive Coaching Activities 211

Further Engaging in Learning Activities • Observations • Conclusion

Chapter 13: Technical Tips and Habits of Mind 231

Tricks of the Trade • Scheduling • Planning for a Coaching Conversation • The Arc of a Coaching Conversation • Logistics during a Conversation • Coach Responsibility during Conversation • Closing the Conversation • Conclusion

Chapter 14: Reflection and Assessment: What’s Next? 247

A Midyear Crisis • The Midyear and End-of-Year Reflection • Coaching for Systems Change

Part Four: Professional Development for Coaches 265

Chapter 15: What Is Professional Development for Coaches? 267

The Importance of a Team • Professional Development for Coaches • Developing Reflective Practices • Conclusion

Conclusion 287

A Final Story • The Road Ahead • Fearlessness and Faith

Appendix A: The Coach’s Optical Refractor (The Coaching Lenses) 291

Appendix B: Coaching Sentence Stems 297

Facilitative Coaching • Directive Coaching

Appendix C: Transformational Coaching Rubric 301

Appendix D: Cheat Sheets and Lists 307

Essential Frameworks for Transformational Coaching • Coaching for Systems Change • Tips for Using Different Approaches • The Coaching Conversation • Five Steps for a Midyear or End-of-Year Reflection

Appendix E: Recommended Resources 311

Appendix F: Glossary 317

Acknowledgments 321

References 325

Index 329

About the Author 339