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Welcome to Wearing the Coaching Hat

With…

Jessica Johnson

Shira Leibowitz

Kathy Perret

http://tinyurl.com/CoachApproachEMPOWER17

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Wearing the Coaching Hat

Reflection

As you arrive, please take a moment to visit this Padlet link. On one post-it share...

  1. Your current role.
  2. Why you decided to attend this session
  3. What do you hope to gain from today’s session

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Share your ideas with those around you!

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The Coach Approach

to School Leadership:

Leading Teachers to Higher Levels of Effectiveness

by:

Jessica Johnson @PrincipalJ

Shira Leibowitz @ShiraLeibowitz

Kathy Perret @KathyPerret

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Coming May 2017

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Today’s

Key Takeaway

Get out of your office and

Put on your

Coaching Hat

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What hats do you wear in your current position?

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One Journey to the Coach Approach

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The Coaching Hat

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The Continuum of Principals Roles

Judge

Coach

Team Captain

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Partnership

Principles

(Jim Knight)

EQUALITY

CHOICE

VOICE

DIALOGUE

REFLECTION

PRAXIS

RECIPROCITY

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FEEDBACK

“The term feedback is often used to describe all kinds of comments made after the fact, including advice, praise, and evaluation. But none of these are feedback, strictly speaking . . . Basically, feedback is information on how we are doing in our efforts to reach a goal.”

- Grant Wiggins

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Express Employment Professionals

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Types of Feedback

  • A compliment
  • I noticed...
  • I wonder...
  • What if...
  • How might...

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“A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.”

~John Wooden

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Turn

and

Talk

“A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.”

Put on your Coaching Hat

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“Great schools grow when educators understand that the power of their leadership lies in the strength of their relationships.”

Gordon Donaldson

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Building Successful Coaching Relationships

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The Continuum of Principals Roles

Judge

Coach

Team Captain

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Leadership Style Tracker

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Johnson, Leibowitz, Perret, The Coach Approach for School Leadership, ASCD, 2017

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Perceptions Self-Assessment

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Johnson, Leibowitz, Perret, The Coach Approach for School Leadership, ASCD, 2017

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Interaction Tracker

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Johnson, Leibowitz, Perret, The Coach Approach for School Leadership, ASCD, 2017

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Turn

and

Talk

Use the tools in the handouts to self reflect.

Put on your Coaching Hat

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“There is never enough time to�do everything,

but there is always enough time to do the most important thing.”

~Brian Tracy

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Time: Managing Your Most Precious Resource

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What keeps you from getting out of your office?

  • Student discipline
  • Parent phone calls
  • “Do you have a minute?”
  • Meetings
  • Scheduling work
  • Sales people
  • Budgeting work
  • Curriculum work
  • Hiring
  • Evaluation paperwork
  • Writing newsletter
  • Personnel issues
  • Lack of substitute teachers
  • Other peoples’ work!

Image from Tuscon.com

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“Hyperactive Superficial Principal Syndrome”

~Kim Marshall

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What keeps you from getting out of your office?

  • Student discipline
  • Parent phone calls
  • “Do you have a minute?”
  • Meetings
  • Scheduling work
  • Sales people
  • Budgeting work
  • Curriculum work
  • Hiring
  • Evaluation paperwork
  • Writing newsletter
  • Personnel issues
  • Lack of substitute teachers
  • Other peoples’ work!

Image from Tuscon.com

#CoachApproach

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Common element of high performance cultures:

Growing and refining teacher talent

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Manage Your Time

  • Determine % of time for learning leadership
  • Schedule it in your calendar

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Tools for your to-do list:

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Rethinking the Open Door Policy

“Do you have a minute?”

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Open Door

vs

Out and About Policy

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Turn

and

Talk

  • Are your “big rocks” in your calendar?
  • How can you revise your calendar/to-do list system to prioritize your learning leadership?

Put on your Coaching Hat

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Transforming your School Into A Team

  • Observing Classes
  • Peer Mentoring
  • Rounds
  • Lesson Study

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Humility

Action

Trust

The Coach Approach Mindset

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Turn

and

Talk

  • What are your key takeaways from today’s session?

Put on your Coaching Hat

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What are your next steps?

Make a note

Send yourself a text

Email your future self with Nudgemail

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The Winner is...

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Contact Information

Jessica Johnson

Shira Leibowitz

Kathy Perret