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This course grew out of continuous requests from educators for in depth training in the specific skills needed to be coach-like as a leader/teacher.

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“This course grew out of continuous requests from educators for in depth training in the specific skills needed to be coach-like as a leader/teacher.”

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The Foundational Coaching Skills Training is offered in three one-day sessions that can be booked individually or as a full program.

Since 2007, the Mentor-Coaching Institute has provided participants- administrators, supervisory officers, teachers, district employees- with an enhanced skill set that supports capacity building in a variety of educational contexts. This course grew out of continuous requests from educators for in depth training in the specific skills needed to be coach-like as a leader/teacher.

In each session, participants will be provided with many opportunities to practice and integrate the skills, attitudes, behaviours and conversational pathways that a coach-like leader or teacher-leader needs to inhabit when working with teachers, students, other administrators, colleagues or parents.

The training has been carefully designed to support the participants’ learning and growth over time, with space in between each session for practice back ‘in the field’.

A 60 min follow-up Virtual Roundtable is included after Parts 1, 2 and 3 to support participants with the integration of their learning and the coaching skills within their specific role and context. See below for more details.

All Sessions and Virtual Roundtables are co-facilitated by the authors and program developers Kate Sharpe and Jeanie Nishimura or Kate Sharpe and an experienced MCI coach-facilitator.

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The skills and practice that the MCI mentor-coach training program provides is not only foundational for mentor-coaching conversations, but also forms a foundation for clear and meaningful communications in any community of learners.

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Dr. Bonnie Tryon
National Association of Elementary School Principals (USA) and School Administrators Association of New York State Mentor-Coach

“The skills and practice that the MCI mentor-coach training program provides is not only foundational for mentor-coaching conversations, but also forms a foundation for clear and meaningful communications in any community of learners.”

Dr. Bonnie Tryon
National Association of Elementary School Principals (USA) and School Administrators Association of New York State Mentor-Coach

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

PART 1

Part 1: Laying the Foundation (one day)

  • introducing the coaching model, basic coaching skills, principles, and tools
  • developing concrete coaching skills for communicating and facilitating conversations with increased attention and intention
  • developing coaching skills for supporting mentee learning and growth through the use of impactful questions, deep listening and meaningful feedback
  • engaging in coaching practice: demonstration coaching, peer coaching with guided observation, and reflection
  • setting intentions for key areas of learning and the integration of coaching skills within leadership

Part 1 is also available online:  

  • an ‘Online Intensive’ offered over Zoom
  • 2 x 3-hour sessions over 2 consecutive weeks

Virtual Roundtable: Integrating and Sustaining

  • 60- minute online follow-up meeting over Zoom
  • scheduled 2-4 weeks after completion of Part 1
  • designed to support integration of learning and further coaching practice
  • additional online follow-up sessions are available at an additional cost

Mobilizing (1 day)

  • acquiring additional skills and strategies as coach through demonstration coaching, peer coaching, and scenarios explicitly tied to leaders’ current context and needs
  • exploring the coaching mindset: builds capacity and accelerates learning
  • introducing the role and impact of strengths in maximizing performance
  • introducing, observing and practicing integration of the model for navigating the coaching conversation
  • continuing to practice coaching and receive feedback for further individual development

Part 2 is also available online:  

  • an ‘Online Intensive’ offered over Zoom
  • 2 x 3-hour sessions over 2 consecutive weeks

Virtual Roundtable: Integrating and Sustaining

  • 60- minute online follow-up meeting over Zoom
  • scheduled 2-4 weeks after completion of Part 2
  • designed to support integration of learning and further enhance coaching skills
  • additional online follow-up sessions are available at an additional cost

Integration and Sustainability (1 day)

  • cultivating the inner conditions and capacity for managing filters and barriers to deep listening
  • integrating the layers of the coaching conversation: demonstration coaching and peer coaching
  • offering and inviting feedback; facing the feedback challenge; three approaches for offering feedback
  • role-playing scenarios: practicing offering feedback in a safe place
  • setting intentions for key areas of learning and the integration of coaching skills within leadership

Virtual Roundtable: Integrating and Sustaining

  • 60- minute online follow-up meeting over Zoom
  • scheduled 2-4 weeks after completion of Part 3
  • designed to support integration of learning and further enhance coaching skills
  • additional online follow-up sessions are available at an additional cost

COURSE MATERIALS

All participants will receive:

  • The Book: When Mentoring Meets Coaching: Shifting the Stance in Education (Pearson, 2017)
  • access to digital support materials, including videos, and additional working tools
  • laminated coaching conversation guide

REGISTRATION

Interested in registering for a 1-day session or the full Foundational Coaching Skills program? Questions about dates? Kate Sharpe can help! Simply fill out our handy email form and Kate will reply to you directly. THANK YOU!

Interested in registering for a 1-day session or the full Foundational Coaching Skills program? Questions about dates? Kate Sharpe can help! Simply fill out our handy email form and Kate will reply to you directly. THANK YOU!

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    THE BOOK!

    Purchase your copy of When Mentoring Meets Coaching: Shifting The Stance In Education, co-written by Kate Sharpe and Jeanie Nishimura.

    * FREE SHIPPING THROUGH PEARSON CANADA

    A red book titled "When Mentoring Meets Coaching: Shifting the Stance in Education" by Kate Sharpe and Jeanie Nishimura. The book is positioned on a wood panel background.

    THE BOOK!

    Purchase your copy of When Mentoring Meets Coaching: Shifting The Stance In Education, co-written by Kate Sharpe and Jeanie Nishimura.

    * FREE SHIPPING THROUGH PEARSON