Blended Coaching : Skills and Strategies to Support Principal Development

by Bloom, Gary; Castagna, Claire; Moir, Ellen; Warren, Betsy

• ISBN13: 9780761939764
• ISBN10: 0761939768
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-06-01
• Publisher: Corwin Pr

Summary

"At last we have a comprehensive book that teaches us about the practice of coaching and the principalship! There are skills, strategies, tools, and stories of practicing leaders that can help a prospective leader grow and learn in this engagingly written book. This is clearly a must read for principals-new and experienced-and those who coach them." - Ann Lieberman , Senior Scholar Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching "One of the few books on education in the last decade that has the touch of genius, Blended Coaching gives principals the inspiration they need to shift from administrator to school leader, from cop to coach, from boss to mentor. It provides proven strategies, skills that can be practically and immediately applied to positively impact every teacher and student in America." - Robert Hargrove , Author, Masterful Coaching "Bloom, Castagna, Moir, and Warren have achieved new heights in our profession by building upon the best knowledge in coaching and systems change, and constructing blended leadership coaching founded on substantive research in cognition, linguistics, emotional intelligence, and cultural competency. Blended Coaching gives expression to a coaching conceptual framework erected with skills, tools, and vibrant examples." - Linda Lambert , Professor Emeritus California State University, Hayward Support new and veteran principals through coaching-based professional development! Research shows conclusively that principals and other school leaders are essential to school improvement, and that these individuals benefit from the intensive, contextualized support that a coach or mentor can provide. But how does a coach support a school leader in mastering the professional and emotional challenges of school leadership for a meaningful and positive impact on students? This book, grounded in research and theory, provides readers with practical skills and strategies for leadership coaching explicitly tied to the needs of principals and other school leaders. It makes sense of the often contradictory literature on coaching by promoting a new approach, that of "Blended Coaching." This model-based on more than 15 years of fieldwork at the renowned New Teacher Center, University of California, Santa Cruz-recognizes that effective coaches move between facilitative and instructional approaches in their practice, and has made a meaningful difference in dozens of school districts nationwide. Designed for individuals and institutions charged with improving principal retention, teacher satisfaction, and student achievement, this indispensable resource features: Real-life examples to enforce key concepts Reflective prompts to enhance assimilation Insightful exercises for coaches, principals, and colleagues Comprehensive resources, including worksheets, sample forms, and assessments

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures	ix
Preface	xi
Acknowledgments	xv
About the Authors	xvii
PART I: LEADERSHIP COACHING SKILLS	1	(50)
What Is Coaching?	3	(10)
Reflecting on the Flight Instructor as ``Coach''	5	(2)
Our Definition of Coaching	7	(2)
What Coaching Isn't	9	(1)
Leadership Coaching for School Leaders	10	(3)
Meeting the Challenges of the Principalship	13	(12)
Professional Knowledge and Skills	14	(3)
Issues of Emotional Intelligence	17	(5)
Issues of Cultural Proficiency	22	(1)
The Challenge Continues	23	(2)
Building Relationships	25	(8)
Foundational Coaching Skills	26	(1)
Relationship Building	26	(7)
Listening, Observing, and Questioning	33	(11)
Listening to Words	34	(3)
Nonverbal Communication	37	(2)
Gathering Data, Observing the Context	39	(1)
Recursive Listening	40	(1)
Questioning	41	(2)
Bias in Listening, Observing, and Questioning	43	(1)
Providing Feedback	44	(7)
Feedback: Basic Steps	45	(4)
Building Reflective Practice	49	(2)
PART II: BLENDED COACHING STRATEGIES	51	(48)
What Is Blended Coaching?	53	(7)
Ways of Doing, Ways of Being	54	(2)
Instructional Coaching and Facilitative Coaching	56	(1)
The Mobius Strip	56	(1)
Some Caveats	57	(3)
Facilitative Coaching	60	(8)
Outcomes of Facilitative Coaching	60	(2)
Applying Facilitative Strategies	62	(1)
Basic Moves of Facilitative Coaching	63	(5)
Instructional Coaching	68	(7)
Applications of Instructional Coaching	69	(1)
Background Knowledge and Process Skills	70	(1)
Avoiding ``War Stories''	71	(1)
Getting Permission to Instruct	72	(2)
Moving Between Instructional and Facilitative Coaching	74	(1)
Collaborative Coaching	75	(5)
Uses of Collaborative Coaching	76	(1)
An Example of Collaborative Coaching	76	(4)
Consultative Coaching	80	(3)
Basic Steps in Consultative Coaching	81	(1)
The Risks of Consultative Coaching	81	(2)
Transformational Coaching	83	(16)
The Power of Transformation: Triple-Loop Learning	85	(1)
Ontological Coaching and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy: Foundations for Transformational Coaching	86	(3)
The Basic Moves of Transformational Coaching	89	(4)
The Relationship of Dispositions to Transformational Coaching	93	(6)
PART III: USING COACHING TO DRIVE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT	99	(18)
Coaching for Systems Change	101	(9)
What Are Systems?	103	(1)
An Example of Coaching for Systems Change	104	(2)
Coaching for Systems Change and Time Management	106	(2)
Coaching Outcomes	108	(2)
Designing a Leadership Coaching Program	110	(7)
Who Should Coach?	110	(2)
Can Supervisors Be Coaches?	112	(1)
Ongoing Professional Development for Coaches	113	(1)
Formative Assessment as a Framework for Leadership Development	113	(4)
Conclusion	117	(4)
Leadership Coaching Resources	118	(3)
Resource A: Materials for Coaches	121	(6)
Resource B: Establishing the Coaching Relationship	127	(4)
Resource C: Formative Assessment Tools	131	(12)
References	143	(2)
Index	145