Coaching with Powerful Interactions Second Edition

Judy Jablon, Amy Laura Dombro, Shaun Johnsen (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

128 Seiten

2024
National Association for the Education of Young Children (Verlag)
9781952331237 (ISBN)

Infos

From
the authors of the bestselling book Powerful Interactions
comes a guide crafted especially for coaches and all professionals supporting
the work of early childhood teachers.  

When the quality of interactions improves, relationships become deeper and stronger, which in turn leads to more effective learning and growth. Taking the three-step Powerful Interactions framework—originally created to enhance the
interactions between children and their teachers—this resource applies it to the interactions between teachers and coaches.

 This
new edition offers

Coaching principles, strategies, and stories to inspire and motivate your practice  
Insights about developing a strengths-based coaching stance
Information and ideas for building respectful, trusting relationships that
evolve into mutual learning partnerships You can set in motion ripples of positive change that extend to teachers and,
ultimately, to young children and their families.    

Autor

Judy Jablon is the founder and executive director of Leading for Children, a national nonprofit with the mission of providing the best possible early learning experiences for young children while creating environments where educators thrive. Through her writing, video production, and professional development experiences, Judy encourages early childhood educators to draw on their own wisdom to have more meaningful interactions and opportunities for learning. Amy Laura Dombro  is an early childhood educator and documentarian who captures stories of change initiatives with the goal of supporting people who do their best work on behalf of children and families. Amy’s work serves as a mirror for busy educators and organizations, providing them with the opportunity to see and build upon what works, think creatively to overcome challenges, track progress, and plan next steps on their path forward. Shaun Johnsen is a television professional with more than 25 years of experience in the field of education. He is a co-owner of Murray Hill Studios, a New York City-based video production studio, and uses his unique experiences as a producer, photographer, videographer, editor, and musician to create rich, meaningful content. Shaun has collaborated with Judy, Amy, and others to create videos that invite educators to view their own practice, identify moments of effectiveness, analyze and reinforce these moments, and strategize about how to apply these practices more extensively with greater intention.

Inhalt

List of Video Clips 

About
the Authors

Acknowledgments 

  

Preface

  



Welcome   

What Is Coaching?

   

 What Is Coaching with Powerful
Interactions?

   

Your Coaching Stance

  

 It’s All About the Children

  
  

 It’s Simple and Affordable, and Applies
to All of Us

     

Coaching Is About Relationships

    

 Thoughts About Coaching with Powerful
Interactions

    

 Chapter 1: An
Introduction to Powerful Interactions Between Coach and Teacher 

     

What Is a Powerful Interaction
Between a Coach and Teacher?

        

Step One: Be Present to Coach


         

Being Present Leads to More
Effective Coaching 

       

Step Two: Connecting as a Coach


         

Connecting and Building
Trusting Relationships Lead to More Effective Coaching

         

Step Three: Coaching to Extend
Learning

         

Extending Learning and
Continuing to Learn Lead to More Effective Coaching

        

The Three Steps: A Cumulative
Effect

        

Chapter 2: The Five
Principles for Coaching with Powerful Interactions 

     

 Principle One: A Strengths-Based
Perspective Searches for and Highlights Competence

         

A Strengths-Based Perspective
Makes You a More Effective Coach

         

A Strengths-Based Perspective
in Practice

         

Principle Two: Articulation
Encourages Repetition of an Action with Greater Intentionality

      

 Using Articulation to Promote
Intentionality Makes You a More Effective Coach  

 Articulation in Practice

        

Principle Three:
Individualizing Supports the Development of Respectful, Trusting Relationships
Needed for Learning

        

 Individualizing Makes You a More
Effective Coach

      

 Individualizing in Practice

         

Principle Four: A Mutual
Learning Partnership Promotes Shared Responsibility and Accountability

        

Building a Mutual Learning
Partnership Makes You a More Effective Coach 

  A Mutual Learning Partnership in Practice

         

Principle Five: Modeling
Matters—What You Say and Do Influences All Outcomes

        

Modeling Makes You a More Effective
as a Coach

        

Modeling in Practice

        

Chapter 3: The Three
Steps of Coaching with Powerful Interactions 

      

Step One: Be Present to Coach

        

Do a Quick Me Check

       

 Step Two: Connecting as a Coach

         

Connect Strategy One: Be
Trustworthy

        

Connect Strategy Two: Listen to
Learn

        

Connect Strategy Three:
Communicate to Form Partnerships 

      

Step Three: Coaching to Extend
Learning

        

 Extend Learning Strategy One:
Focus on Goals You Set Together 

       

Extend Learning Strategy Two:
Notice Moments of Effectiveness

        

Extend Learning Strategy
Three: Use Prompts and Questions to Think Together

      

Extend Learning Strategy Four:
Document Plans and Progress Together

        

Closing Thoughts 

     

Appendix A: Coaching with
Powerful Interactions Steps and Strategies at a Glance 

     

Appendix B: A Powerful
Interactions Classroom Observation and Feedback Conversation 

      

Appendix C: Rehearsing a
Coaching Conversation 

      

Appendix D: Planning for the
Feedback Conversation 

     

References 

    









































































































 

Index