1. Supportive Coaching Conversations

2. Activity 1 Introducing the Coaching Cue Card
A skilful coach uses communication skills to encourage a collaborating teacher to think more deeply about a topic or to help the teacher reflect during a planning conference. The goal of this exercise is to help the group gain expertise in using these important coaching skills.
We will use is the ‘Coaching Communication Cue Card’. This protocol becomes the scaffold for coaching conversations. It is your quintessential tool for coaching work.

3. Coaching Cue Card Protocol
1. Actively Listen
2. Paraphrase the problem or issue
3. Clarify with factual questions
4. Probe with questions that help the coachee create a solution themselves
Read through and discuss the notes and flow of the Coaching Cue Card.

4. Activity 2 The Coaching Cue Card
The Final Word Protocol is great to show the power of a protocol.

5. Now it’s your turn…
How are you preparing your students for their future study and work?
What would you see and hear if you visited a 21st century classroom?
What are your favorite web 2 tools? How do you use them to create engaging lessons for your students?
Task 2 –
Participants split into pairs and coach each other to work through one of the issues raised above. Take 30 minutes per person, then swap so each person has a turn to coach and be a coachee.
Sample topics
Below are some topics to help you begin your coaching conversation. Let them choose the topic they prefer from the three below. (or offer a different, more contextual topic)
How are you preparing your students for their future study and work?
What would you see and hear if you visited a 21st century classroom?
What are your favorite web 2 tools? How do you use them to create engaging lessons for your students?
Ensure they commit to answering their issue.
If those above do not suit, change to something that is more relevant and contextual.

6. Debrief What was helpful about the protocol process?
What was difficult?
How could you use the protocol in other settings?
How do you think communication skills build trust?
Task 2 - Debrief the Coaching Cue Card Protocol in pairs or in your group using the following questions:
What was helpful about the protocol process?
What was difficult?
How could you use the protocol in other settings?
How do you think communication skills build trust?

7. Activity 3 Course Reflection Activity
The Final Word Protocol is great to show the power of a protocol.

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