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6 Things I Wish I Knew As A New Instructional Coach

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6 Things I Wish I Knew As A New Instructional Coach

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The 6 Things I Wish I Knew as a New Instructional Coach

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How to Build Relationships with Teachers

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The First 4 Weeks of Instructional Coaching Part 1: Building Relationships & Trust with Teachers

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The 7 Essential Coaching Questions for New Instructional Coaches

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The Enneagram is a personality typing system based on ancient spiritual traditions which describes people in terms of their core motivations, desires and fears.

The word "enneagram" comes from the Greek "ennea," meaning nine, and "gramma," meaning something drawn or written. The Enneagram describes nine personality types and maps each of these types on a nine-pointed diagram which helps to illustrate how the types relate to one another.

Used widely in counseling, business and spiritual settings, the Enneagram helps people to better understand what drives them and how to harness their natural strengths. Learning your Enneagram type can illuminate how you view the world and help you discover the roots of who you are, from your foundational childhood experiences to the choices you make today. The Enneagram helps us to better understand ourselves, be more empathetic to others and find our distinct paths to personal happiness and growth.

The centers of intelligence, or triads, are a foundational part of the Enneagram. The nine types of the Enneagram are divided into one of three centers of intelligence: Heart Types, Head Types and Body Types.

Heart types (Types Two, Three and Four) depend on their emotional intelligence to understand their own reactions and connect with others.

Head types (Types Five, Six and Seven) depend on their intellectual intelligence to make sense of things and navigate the world around them.

Body types (Types Eight, Nine and One) depend on their instinctual intelligence to follow their "gut" and respond to threats and opportunities.

These centers, also called Enneagram triads, help us to understand our type's gifts and challenges, as well as why other types see and interact with the world in drastically different ways. They also help us understand why we get stuck in certain patterns of thinking and behaving and why we may struggle to understand or communicate with others.

"Wings" is the term given to the two Enneagram types found on either side of your core type. For example, a Nine's wings are Eight and One, a Seven's wings are Six and Eight, and a Four's wings are Three and Five. Enneagram wings represent related personality styles which we can lean into, in order to develop new facets of ourselves.

Some people adopt one wing as part of their type identification, (i.e., "I'm a 4w3"), identifying strongly with the description of one wing as well as their primary type. In this way, wings can be understood as a more detailed way of typing yourself, also known as a subtype.

Wings can also be understood as flexible opportunities for growth. Rather than choosing only one wing that you clearly identify with, you can think of both wings as optional styles that you have access to as you further your development. Because both of your wings have qualities that are adjacent to your own type, Enneagram wings offer new but accessible ways of approaching thought and behavior.

Each basic type in the Enneagram is also connected by two lines to two other basic types. Each line has an arrowhead on it, one pointing towards the primary type and one pointing away.

Arrows represent the aspects of our personality that we need to develop to become more whole and balance out the limitations of our core type. The first line, pointing toward the core type, connects to the type which the person has left behind or repressed in childhood; the characteristics of this type must be re-integrated for the person to develop. This is called the "against" arrow.

The second line, pointing away from the core type, connects to the type which the person may grow into once they are ready to reach a higher state of development. This is called the "forward arrow." In the example below, you can see that for a Type One, the "against" arrow moves from Seven to One and the "forward" arrow moves from One to Four.

The Enneagram provides deep insights about your emotions, motivations, and values, which can help you to better understand what drives you and how to make decisions that are right for you.

According to the Enneagram, each of the nine personality types is defined by a particular core belief about how the world works. This core belief drives your deepest motivations and fears - and fundamentally shapes a person's worldview and the perspective through which they see the world and the people around them.

Our core beliefs are not necessarily incorrect, but they can be limiting and operate as "blinders" for people. Understanding our Enneagram type and how it colors our perceptions can help us to broaden our perspective and approach situations more effectively.

Understanding a person's Enneagram type helps us to see why they behave the way they do. Behavior that may seem confusing or contradictory can often be explained when we understand a person's Enneagram type.

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WATCH THE REPLAY: How to Nail Your Instructional Coaching Interview

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Making the transition to a new role can be stressful, but you can prepare for the interview to demonstrate that you're the best candidate for the job.

Are you considering making the transition to becoming an instructional coach? Every teacher deserves to be coached, and so dosoon-to-becoaches. While there are numerous resources to support you in preparing for an interview, here are my suggestions for questions to keep in mind, the kinds of questions you'll be asked.

First, though, you should ask yourself, is your mindset ready-really ready? The idea of leaving the classroom can be stressful, exciting, and, for some, filled with guilt. Are you ready to step into that interview with confidence that you arethe right person for the role?

Reflect on your mindset. Say goodbye to that negative self-talk. List out the numerous experiences you bring to this position as well as your skill set. Don't compare yourself to others-you're unique, and you know in your gut that you're ready, so believe in yourself. Now that your head is in the game, let's move forward.

Questions You'll Be Asked in an Interview

1. Why do you want to be an instructional coach? What's your "why"? Your answer explains your knowledge of what an instructional coach does and does not do. Understanding whatcoaches do can help you better articulate yourwhy. Coaches effectively improve teaching and learning, provide a deeper dimension of transformational change, build relationships based on trust to build capacity, and provide a tailored form of professional learning.

As a follow-up, you may be asked: "Have you been coached before? Describe how this coaching relationship transformed your teaching and learning."

2. What can you tell us about yourself? The panel wants to get a better feel for who you are, in addition to your experience. Are you a problem solver? Do you enjoy building relationships? Tell them. They want a better feel for your demeanor and how you interact with others. How might you handle various scenarios (which will be covered below), and what might it be like to have you on campus?

Although you might be nervous, it's important to be confident when you're talking about yourself. Instead of telling yourself to stay calm, try to get excited! Natalia Autenrieth refers to this as cognitive reappraisal -excitement and anxiety, on the physiological level, are the same emotion. Shift that nervous energy into excitement.

3. How do your background and experiences align with an instructional coaching position? There's a misconception that you have to be an expert in order to become a coach. That's simply not true. Your skills, beliefs, and experience as a teacher are all informative. What are you already doing that aligns with the role of a coach? Maybe you're serving as a lead teacher. Jim Knight, the godfather of all things related to instructional coaching, encourages the partnership approach. Do you already infuse this approach when it comes to team teaching or working with colleagues?

4. What do you think an average day of an instructional coach looks like? The best answer to this question is, "Average?" There's no average day. Flexibility is key, yet it also equates to an alignment within the roles of a coach. Joellen Killion teaches us 10 specific roles: data coach, resource provider, mentor, curriculum specialist, instructional specialist, classroom supporter, learning facilitator, school leader, catalyst for change, and learner. Familiarize yourself with them, as each day is likely to involve at least a few of them.

5. How might you build a foundation of trust in relationships with teachers? Trust is everything. It means that your coaching relationship maintains mutual confidentiality. It means showing up and being present and genuinely wanting to help teachers improve their teaching practice. Remember: To build and maintain strong relationships with teachers, go slow to go fast, listen for the request in the complaint, assume positive intentions, and employ effective listening.

6. How might you work with a teacher who doesn't want to be coached? Your answer shows how you approach coaching and handle negativity. The reality is that you will meet a few teachers and administrators who are negative about coaching. Do not feel you have to justify coaching defensively. Start with defining the mission, vision, and purpose of instructional coaching. How do you see yourself bringing that vision to life on a daily basis through the roles of a coach? Remember, coaching relationships take time to develop.

7. What coaching skills do you think you're strong in? This is a question where you can showcase your strengths, which is also the approach you should take with your future coachees. Begin by sharing what you've taught; specific content knowledge may help you stand out. Amy MacCrindle and Jacquie Duginske identify communication skills as essential to building relationships. They are the key to coaching to ultimately improve teaching and learning, and are centered around what's best for students.

Be sure to familiarize yourself with protocols and structures as well as questions to ask that support learning. You'll be building capacity among teachers, and that requires your ability to spot strong teacher leaders, sometimes in areas that you aren't strong in. Continue to learn! Ask the panel how you will be supported to keep learning.

8. Can you explain your views on working with adult learners? Malcolm Knowles distinguishes how working with adult learners isdifferent from working with children. It's important to articulate at least a few of these differences and how you might use this knowledge. Adults have a significant amount of life experience that can serve as an important resource. Adults also expect that new learning is immediatelyapplicable to their daily work. Plan on ensuring practicality to your delivery. Adult learning theory reminds us that adults may have fixed viewpoints. Communicate that you are comfortable with that and seek to understand them.

9. Do you have any questions for us? This is a moment when you can regroup if you might have stumbled in a previous question; clarify or add to points you made. Remember, you are interviewing your interviewers too! Make sure you feel like this is the right place for you. My number one walk-away question is "If I were to be in this role, what is your top suggestion for me to be successful?" Place yourself in the interviewer role. Listen. Reiterate how you are the right person for the job, and share your excitement about the next steps in the process.

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Are you feeling excited and nervous about your new role? Are you also feeling like you wish someone would tell you where to start and what to learn first? You've come to the right place! This I'm an New Instructional Coach, Now What?!? Course will walk you through the first four steps that you need to do to get started on the right foot as a new coach.
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