Ongoing Professional Development
Jessica Ellis
Grand Canyon University: EDU 537
Dr. Lisa Rollins
May 29, 2024
Roles of an instructional coach
The mentoring process
Build relationships with teachers Helps teachers improve their content delivery Help teachers creat educational goals Create resources to share with departments Sounding board for teachers Model lesson using new technology Create and implement professionl development Help teachers analyze data (Wolper-Gawron, 2021)
Effective mentoring Strategies
Identify Goals
Build Realationships
Listen Actively
What are their educaitonal goals? How can you as a mentor help them meet their goals?
Listen to understand not respond.
The key to any successful realtionhip whether personal or professional is to build trust.
Active Listening
Listen to understand Validate their viewpoint by listening (Racines, 2019) Ask questions to understand Avoid interrupting (Phillips-Jones, 2003) Show interest Give encouraging responses
Building relationships
Treat mentees with respect Spend time together Respect boundaries Provide them with positive feedback Be honest with them Make a safe space for them to share ideas Actively listen to them (Phillips-Jones, 2003)
Identify goals
Know what is important to adult learners Identify strengths Identify weaknesses or areas that need growth Set realistic and achievable goals Set a realistic timeline to achieve the goals (Phillips-Jones, 2003)
presenter Pages 2 & 3
Role of an instructional coach page 2 Instructional coaches are experienced educators that help other teachers improve their content delivery and build their skill. The first step to becoming an effective instructional coach is to build positive relationships with teachers. As an instructional coach you act as a sound board for teachers especially when they seem frustrated. Instructional coaches help teachers create educational goals. One of the goals may be to increase student scores. By helping teachers analyze data you can help them to see what they need to work on and what they are doing well. Instructional coaches also create resources and professional development to share with other teachers.
Effective mentoring strategies page 3 The three effective mentoring strategies we will be exploring are active listening, building relationships, and identifying goals.
Presenter notes pages 4 & 5
Active Listening page 4 As a mentor it is important to actively listen to your mentee. "When you listen well, you demonstrate to your mentors and mentees that their concerns have been heard and understood" (Phillips-Jones, 2003). When an adult learner is talking it is important to listen to their thoughts and ideas. They also need to be validated if you validate their viewpoint by listening and then asking follow up questions. This shows you are truly listening (Racines, 2019). Through active listening adult learners will see you leading by example and become more self-directed and reflective. Through active listening and responding appropriately, adult learners will gain more confidence in themselves and thus be more motivated and show more self-efficacy.
Building Relationships page 5 Building a positive relationship with adult learners is one of the first steps in getting them to trust you. Without trust they will not be willing to accept feedback and may not be willing to work hard. It is important to spend some time together but also respect their boundaries. As adults we want to have feedback. It is important to provide plenty of positive feedback before offering anything they should improve upon. It is also important to be open and honest with them to help build that relationship. "When I am transparent about my own challenges, I can genuinely model what it means to be a reflective practitioner, requesting feedback and ideas from my colleagues" (Medill, 2023). Adult learners need to feel like they are in a safe space when sharing ideas. And always listen to them when they are talking. "At the end of the day, your learners want to feel that you believe in their talent, trust them to do well, and want to invest in their future" (Maestro, 2023). Once you have built a relationship with adult learners you will see that they are more motivated and want to be in your class to doing the best they can.
Presenter Notes page 6
Identify goals page 6 Everyone one has goals and wants to meet their goals. Adult learners have goals of learning new information to either advance their careers or just gain knowledge. It is important to know what your adult learners’ goals are and how they plan to achieve them. We can help adult learners achieve their goals by helping them identify their strengths, weaknesses, or areas that need growth. Once we have worked with them and know all this information, we are ready to help them set realistic and achievable goals that can be met within a specified time frame. Through identifying their goals, we help them to become more self-directed and reflective. Once they have their goals and know they are attainable they will be more motivated and have more self-efficacy.
References
Maestro. (2023, March 13). Why Malcolm Knowles’s five assumptions of learners matter. Maestro. https://maestrolearning.com/blogs/malcolm-knowles-five-assumptions-of-learners-and-why-they-matter/ Medill, K. R. (2023, August 2). Rethinking the role of the instructional coach. Edutopia. https://www.edutopia.org/article/why-instructional-coaches-should-teach/ Phillips-Jones, L., Ph. D. (2003). Skills for successful mentoring: Competencies of outstanding mentors and mentees. https://my.lerner.udel.edu/wp-content/uploads/Skills_for_Sucessful_Mentoring.pdf Racines, D. (2019, August 23). 4 tips for instructional coaches. Edutopia. https://www.edutopia.org/article/4-tips-instructional-coaches Wolpert-Gawron, H. (2021, June 29). The many roles of an instructional coach. ASCD. https://www.ascd.org/el/articles/the-many-roles-of-an-instructional-coach
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Ongoing Professional Development
Jessica Ellis Grand Canyon University: EDU 537 Dr. Lisa Rollins May 29, 2024
Roles of an instructional coach
The mentoring process
Build relationships with teachers Helps teachers improve their content delivery Help teachers creat educational goals Create resources to share with departments Sounding board for teachers Model lesson using new technology Create and implement professionl development Help teachers analyze data (Wolper-Gawron, 2021)
Effective mentoring Strategies
Identify Goals
Build Realationships
Listen Actively
What are their educaitonal goals? How can you as a mentor help them meet their goals?
Listen to understand not respond.
The key to any successful realtionhip whether personal or professional is to build trust.
Active Listening
Listen to understand Validate their viewpoint by listening (Racines, 2019) Ask questions to understand Avoid interrupting (Phillips-Jones, 2003) Show interest Give encouraging responses
Building relationships
Treat mentees with respect Spend time together Respect boundaries Provide them with positive feedback Be honest with them Make a safe space for them to share ideas Actively listen to them (Phillips-Jones, 2003)
Identify goals
Know what is important to adult learners Identify strengths Identify weaknesses or areas that need growth Set realistic and achievable goals Set a realistic timeline to achieve the goals (Phillips-Jones, 2003)
presenter Pages 2 & 3
Role of an instructional coach page 2 Instructional coaches are experienced educators that help other teachers improve their content delivery and build their skill. The first step to becoming an effective instructional coach is to build positive relationships with teachers. As an instructional coach you act as a sound board for teachers especially when they seem frustrated. Instructional coaches help teachers create educational goals. One of the goals may be to increase student scores. By helping teachers analyze data you can help them to see what they need to work on and what they are doing well. Instructional coaches also create resources and professional development to share with other teachers.
Effective mentoring strategies page 3 The three effective mentoring strategies we will be exploring are active listening, building relationships, and identifying goals.
Presenter notes pages 4 & 5
Active Listening page 4 As a mentor it is important to actively listen to your mentee. "When you listen well, you demonstrate to your mentors and mentees that their concerns have been heard and understood" (Phillips-Jones, 2003). When an adult learner is talking it is important to listen to their thoughts and ideas. They also need to be validated if you validate their viewpoint by listening and then asking follow up questions. This shows you are truly listening (Racines, 2019). Through active listening adult learners will see you leading by example and become more self-directed and reflective. Through active listening and responding appropriately, adult learners will gain more confidence in themselves and thus be more motivated and show more self-efficacy.
Building Relationships page 5 Building a positive relationship with adult learners is one of the first steps in getting them to trust you. Without trust they will not be willing to accept feedback and may not be willing to work hard. It is important to spend some time together but also respect their boundaries. As adults we want to have feedback. It is important to provide plenty of positive feedback before offering anything they should improve upon. It is also important to be open and honest with them to help build that relationship. "When I am transparent about my own challenges, I can genuinely model what it means to be a reflective practitioner, requesting feedback and ideas from my colleagues" (Medill, 2023). Adult learners need to feel like they are in a safe space when sharing ideas. And always listen to them when they are talking. "At the end of the day, your learners want to feel that you believe in their talent, trust them to do well, and want to invest in their future" (Maestro, 2023). Once you have built a relationship with adult learners you will see that they are more motivated and want to be in your class to doing the best they can.
Presenter Notes page 6
Identify goals page 6 Everyone one has goals and wants to meet their goals. Adult learners have goals of learning new information to either advance their careers or just gain knowledge. It is important to know what your adult learners’ goals are and how they plan to achieve them. We can help adult learners achieve their goals by helping them identify their strengths, weaknesses, or areas that need growth. Once we have worked with them and know all this information, we are ready to help them set realistic and achievable goals that can be met within a specified time frame. Through identifying their goals, we help them to become more self-directed and reflective. Once they have their goals and know they are attainable they will be more motivated and have more self-efficacy.
References
Maestro. (2023, March 13). Why Malcolm Knowles’s five assumptions of learners matter. Maestro. https://maestrolearning.com/blogs/malcolm-knowles-five-assumptions-of-learners-and-why-they-matter/ Medill, K. R. (2023, August 2). Rethinking the role of the instructional coach. Edutopia. https://www.edutopia.org/article/why-instructional-coaches-should-teach/ Phillips-Jones, L., Ph. D. (2003). Skills for successful mentoring: Competencies of outstanding mentors and mentees. https://my.lerner.udel.edu/wp-content/uploads/Skills_for_Sucessful_Mentoring.pdf Racines, D. (2019, August 23). 4 tips for instructional coaches. Edutopia. https://www.edutopia.org/article/4-tips-instructional-coaches Wolpert-Gawron, H. (2021, June 29). The many roles of an instructional coach. ASCD. https://www.ascd.org/el/articles/the-many-roles-of-an-instructional-coach