Martin Richards

Collegial Coaching Conversations Martin Richards

The coaching approach for educators is borrowed from the coaching world, where the skills of listening and asking questions are founded on the deeper skills of self-management, curiosity and non-judgement. The coaching approach has a broad range of applications. It applies to how teachers receive professional support and guidance from the educational leadership team, as much as it applies to speaking with students and their parents about motivation and academic progress. The coaching approach eases the educators' task of observing colleagues' lessons and having their lessons observed by other colleagues. The coaching approach applies most strongly to giving and receiving supportive feedback from colleagues. In this book, readers will learn how educators co-create their working relationships, observe lessons during the year and give continuous feedback as sustainably and effectively as possible.