Using Cognitive Coaching to build Trust Veronica Mc

Using Cognitive Coaching to build Trust Veronica Mc. Givney Park & Gaëlle Le Mercier Rossi November 14 th, 2017

Ag. ENDA - Synopsis of Cognitive Coaching - Presentation of the benefits and uses of Cognitive Coaching - Practice of some basic coaching conversation techniques - Some useful resources

HISTORY -Arthur L. Costa and Robert J. Garmston wrote Cognitive Coaching in 1994 -Garmston went on to write The Adaptive School in 1999 -Thinking Collaborative provides multi-day seminars around both works.

Four Different support functions Consultant Collaborator Increases pedagogical and content knowledge and skills. Solves instructional problems, applies, tests shared ideas. Evaluator Coach Judges and rates accordingly to understood externally produced standards. Enhances and habituates self-directed learning.

Four Different support functions : Consultant Collaborator Increases pedagogical and content knowledge and skills. Solves instructional problems, applies, tests shared ideas. Evaluator Coach Judges and rates accordingly to understood externally produced standards. Enhances and habituates self-directed learning. When, as a department head, would or could you perform these roles ?

PURPOSE of Cognitive Coaching: Why a Structured, professional Conversation is powerful - Create trust and rapport with members of your team - Develop individuals’ autonomy and sense of belonging to a professional community - Promote self-directed learning and decision making: To convey a valued person from where s/he is to where s/he wants to be.

Prerequisite for Cognitive Coaching Non verbal components Posture Gesture Proximity Muscle tension Facial expression Verbal components Pitch Volume Inflection Pace Words

Prerequisite for Cognitive Coaching What could you say about the interaction between the 2 speakers ?

When to use Cognitive Coaching ? Planning Reflecting Problemresolution Calibrating

EXample: PLanning conversation MAP 1) Clarify Goals 2) Specify success indicators and a plan for collecting evidence 3) Anticipate approaches, strategies, decisions and how to monitor them 4) Establish personal learning focus 5) Reflect on the coaching process and explore refinements

Basics of Cognitive Coaching - Modeling rapport Following a conversation map Paraphrasing(different levels) Pausing for thinking Analyzing for state of mind: efficacy, consciousness, craftsmanship, flexibility, and interdependence - Asking mediative questions to promote thinking - Looking for thinking

USEFUL Resources Thinking Collaborative- website Cognitive Coaching; Developing Self-Directed Leaders and Learners , Costa, A. & Garmston, R. (2016) Cognitive Coaching Seminars Foundation Training Learning Guide, Costa, A. & Garmston, R. (2016)

Questions?