Dantonio’s (2001) statement also resonated with me: “Maintaining effective instructional practices is as important as changing ineffective ones” (p. 82). I hope that Sasha continues to feel empowered by this experience. I also told Sasha that I would be happy to be a sounding board for her ideas in the future. Even though this formal coaching experience is complete, as a teacher, I feel that it is my responsibility to be there for my colleagues.
That leads to another takeaway from this experience, which is the power of collaboration between two educators. My coaching experience was so clearly focused on the area that Sasha wanted to develop and, even though there is still room for improvement in conducting reading conferences, Sasha demonstrated
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As a novice, I felt like I had very little credibility. I lacked confidence when going into this experience because I would ask myself, “Who am I to be the coach?” However, while I was more tentative at first, I felt more comfortable in the collegial coaching model as time went on. My advice for someone else who is about to begin their first coaching experience is to approach the coaching relationship as being two teachers, who are equals, embarking on an inquiry-driven process to refine their teaching practices. Within the collegial coaching model, the coach does not impart all of the knowledge, but rather facilitates the teacher’s growth.
Overall, I have learned so much from the experience of coaching Sasha. I gained the experience of working with another educator and problem solving together. Through being a coach, I also learned more about myself as a “teacher of teachers.” I found myself to be more nervous about it than I had expected, even though I have been friends with Sasha long before this coaching experience. Most of all, this experience has shown me that no matter where I am in my teaching career, I will be continuing to grow as an
Mr. Fauth has encouraged me throughout my experience to try new teaching strategies with students that I have not previously thought of. I believe teachers who have the opportunity to work with Mr. Fauth will also benefit greatly from his drive to encourage others and his ability to collaborate on new ideas and strategies to incorporate in the classroom. The positive experience I had while working with Mr. Fauth and his class reinforces my dream and desire to continue to work towards my goal to become a
My senior project is about being a coach and how it can be difficult and not an easy task. I wanted to show others that being a coach is something that takes time and effort in order to accomplish it. Being a coach is not a fun job but it is a job that will help you in the future. Coaching is an experience that not a lot of people get to go through but those who do become not just better people but they become teachers to others in troubling times and in time of need. Coaching gives you and also shows you that being helpful and courteous to others actually helps you out as a person and it also helps out the players you’re coaching to be better people and to be kind and not take things in the wrong way and to show them a better way that will help them in their life.
On the other hand, I understand that Christian coaching is voluntarily because one desires to leave the action they had been doing or the position they had been in life, and needs to be transformed to God’s desire. The book sufficiently shows what makes an individual to be a good coach, what their skills should look like and how a coaching relationship is set up. However, despite the fact that the author states that coaching is uprising and that it does not show any signs of slowing down, the number of Christian coaches appears to be low and far between (Collins,
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I am the manager for the soccer team at Cedar Creek High School. I will either referee a school scrimmage or work with the athletes. By working with the athletes I will organize a practice teaching the boys fundamentals or running actual drills. Becoming a teacher and a coach will be the best thing in my life. I want to teach kids and help them as well. I will like to pass knowledge that i know to them. help them when they need it and be a role model to them. But before i become a coach I’d have to be a teacher first. My degree will be in History. I love history and would like to teach it. History has been my favorite topic since middle school, it is easy to study and to remember. This world has so much history and i 'd like to know it and pass my knowledge down. Besides being a teacher , i’d like to be a coach as well. I love sports and know the rules and concepts of the games. I’d love to help kids become better physically and mentally. Part of being a coach is being a role model as well. People are going to look for someone to talk to and for advice. Being a coach role model you have to be there to lead them to a good path. My expectations for this research is to help me find out what are the expectations for teaching and coaching. What will i expect on the journey of both roads and life when i have reached
I wanted to start telling the story of our experience by sharing the feelings I brought into this exercise. A few years ago I underwent an experience of coaching through several sessions that left me this taste in the mouth that the coaching as a tool to develop others is not very effective. I have not taken the time to deeply analyze what went wrong but in general if I had to choose to do it again I think I would choose another methodology to foster change. Its objective in general is to assist in building behavioral skills, but in my opinion to really look for a long lasting change you need to give a deeper understanding to the lack of a certain skills, strongly reflect on the variables linked to it as could be the emotions, values and motivations that conduce you towards a behavior different that that one desired. Personally, I enjoy seeking information that allows me to jump beyond the facts, and staying on the behavioral side of the reality limits my passion for inspiration and insight.
Hooker, T. (2013). Peer coaching: A review of the literature. Waikato Journal Of Education, 18(2), 129-139.
Coaching, however challenging, is a great way to influence the lives of others while also building their character. For as long as there have been sports, there have been people teaching the sport to the players and making them better at it. Coaches must have certain qualities in order to obtain success. One must also look at a coach’s motivation for his job, his passion for what he does, his methods for coaching, and how he became a coach in order to fully understand him. There are many questions someone may want to ask a coach about his profession if they are interested in coaching.
A teacher today needs to have an ability to relate to and create partnerships not with their students, but also families, administrators and other professionals. This ensures that all persons involved with the education of the student are on the same page. All involved then work in harmony and help each other achieve the common goal of educating the student in the best possible way for the best possible result. (Wesley, 1998, p 80)
Teaching is much more than just work inside of a classroom; it is our job as a teacher to get to know our students, on a personal level, inside and out of school. An excellent way to perform this task is through extracurricular activities within the school corporation. Throughout this expectation, I will demonstrate how my knowledge, and participation, in extracurricular activities has bettered my student relationships, and thus bettered my teaching.
The author has initially likened the term coaching to a sports team. In this context, the coach attempts to inspire the team to win games. Sport coaches help players realize their potential and motivate them to perform through discipline and teaching them relevant skills, techniques, and tactics. This is usually achieved through mutual communication and the fostering of meaningful relationships with the team members.
My cooperating teacher has been employed in the field of education for 19 plus years. She has been in her current position as a Pre-Kindergarten teacher at the Lighthouse Learning Center for 12 years. Observing a teacher who has so many years of experience in the classroom is very beneficial. She shared with me this week her teaching philosophy that has evolved from her many years in the classroom. The components of her philosophy include a focus on people, strategies, and tools.
My ethical and moral views, beliefs, attitudes and values have been fashioned by an up bringing that centred on Christian beliefs. Even though religion was not forced upon me as a child, my mother raised us all with a strong sense of right and wrong. Along with the influence of my family, the Navy has had a big influence on the person I am. The Navy has a strong ethos of what is expected of the personnel that serve; this is made up of the following: Leadership, High Professional Standards, and Courage in Adversity, Determination, Loyalty, Mutual Respect, Discipline, A Sense of Humour, Teamwork, and A Can Do Attitude. Most recently of all though, the biggest thing that has influenced me as a person and a parent has been my experiences of working with young people. This includes acting as a Youth Advisor for Portsmouth City Council, a Mentor for Barnardos and a Youth Advisor for East Sussex County Council. I am currently working in two secondary schools as part of my resettlement from the Navy. This has given me the experience of working with young people living in virtual poverty, in constant trouble with the Police and education services and some young people with varying levels of disabilities. This work has given me a good ability to stay impartial, to be non judgemental and has given me a capacity to treat people a lot more emphatically than I was ever able to. This is because I have been exposed to a greater range of problems and personalities than I have been used to in the Navy. These are qualities that I will hopefully be able to transfer into my coaching practice.
Over the course of observations, I learned that there is no one way to do anything in teaching. After a few weeks of observing, I was relieved because I thought that I could stop worrying so much about doing the “right” thing with the students. I saw a successful teacher doing, or neglecting to do things that went against what I had been taught. I incorrectly assumed that the choices the teacher made about how to organize the day, approach a lesson, or manage the classroom were mostly a matter of personal preference and that several approaches would produce equally desirable results.
This experience as a whole provided me with the opportunity to show my professional quality as an educator, a cooperative team member, and a lifelong learner. A few things that I continuously had to reflect on throughout this experience was my self-competence, my performance as well as the children’s, and of course my professional demeanor which directly impacted the effectiveness of my planning, teaching and...