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Folkunga College
- Linköping, Sweden

The teacher are going to work in pairs during the rest of the year, they will observe and give feedback on each other's lessons.

The college requested a whole day's lecture + workshop on “Coaching Conversations” which will form the basis for carrying out observations and coaching feedback of teachers lessons.

Tools

We taught the teachers to use these tools:

AFORM - for creating a new working relationship, and the steps to take before, during and after the observation.

GROW - for structuring the coaching feedback, and as a guide in the formalisation of the observer role.

SMART - for designing better goals.

The Trainers

It's always better to collaborate, especially when there are 50+ teachers to support.
Alexandra Tittus
Alexandra Tittus
Martin Richards
Martin Richards

Results

Here's a quick translation of the feedback from teachers at Folkungagymnasiet, it was originally in Swedish.

What did you get from this lecture and workshop?
What gave you the most?



Thinking about the agreements before coaching conversation

Keeping the dogs out of the way

The Conversation structures

A positive impression of this way of working

An enjoyable lecture

Knowledgeable lecturers

The structures AFORM, SMART, GROW

Good to have suggestions of questions

The exercises in pairs and threes was good.

Important to practice I learned that coaching questions need not be so complicated. Simple questions, that are not judging or with advice, give a great deal

Good to work in groups of three

The questioning technique

The ready-made questions were useful

Important how one views the role of coach

Asking open questions more difficult than I thought

Practising not being too much of yourself and coming up with your own questions

Interesting question is and a good structure for the base for coaching conversations

At last we've got started with something that has been discussed for a long time

AFORM, SMART, GROW

The importance of creating trust and and an alliance

Tips regarding questions you can use

How to hold a coaching conversation

Examples issues we can look at

How to observe

The exercises in combination with the tools

New thoughts regarding the coach role and what it means I now have a greater understanding of how I should act as a coach

The GROW concept

The dogs!

I got the most from the alignment conversation before the coaching conversation

The positive things about coaching

The importance of having an agreement about what to focus on

You were positive clear examples, a good start to the coming work

Structures to guide us

We had a good day thanks

I believe that coaching can give new insights and develop new ways for teachers to think. It's good to have a little structure around the questions and structures that we can use when we coach

Smart goals specific measurable et cetera

What gave me the most was to start thinking along these lines

I've learned about the different models and I know that I'm going to use these models and tools in the continued work I think the exercises, and the insight on how important it is to have the alignment conversation before we start working, gave the most

I have a greater knowledge of how to give feedback to my colleagues and how to give support and help by asking open questions

Being open as observer

I learned several new concepts and abbreviations that I've never heard of before, this will be of great help when I continue my education as a teacher.

Different kinds of models that can be used to guide the conversation

The group activity in threes this afternoon gave the most

These structures in the conversation

The first discussion where we should plan the next lesson observation gave the most

Good to have tips about the different stages in the conversation and tips about what to think about both as an observer, and the teacher who is receiving feedback

Useful to test this in groups of three, in this way we learn the tools and learn about each other. I feel better prepared for this task

The dogs!

The tools for the conversations

The dogs (not letting them take over)

To have the right focus i.e. not on me

An interesting and rewarding day I am inspired to get started together with some colleagues

I think that the coaching conversations can lead to further good conversations about teaching and learning at the school

The best part was your attitude and that you focused on the importance of having trust and showing respect for the person you are observing and coaching

That you get somewhere in the conversation

The best part was the coaching exercises, especially in threes

Practical tips

Structures for coaching

The kinds of questions

How to coach in general

The best part was to see the teachers on stage

How to work with observation and feedback

There was a good connection between theory and practical exercises

I have greater awareness of what coaching means and the difficulty in asking the right questions and not judging or valuing.

How important it is to know what the goal is not to give up without asking follow-up questions

The best part of your experience and the two demonstrations

I have learned the conversation models AFORM and GROW and hope they will help me in the future For me the best part was coaching and being coached by my colleagues

A reminder to listen and ask questions from what I hear, not what I think is relevant

The best part was when you demonstrated coaching with volunteer teachers in front of the group

The importance of active listening

Keeping the dogs away - don't have to give advice

The importance of asking powerful questions

The best was insights on all the above, the film about the nail and having tested asking questions and thought about self assessment

How difficult it is just put words to what it is you want to have observed

The best was the questions for the coaching conversation and your experiences

The importance of active listening without getting involved in what the teacher says and then the reflections that come from it

That it is important to be in agreement on what specifically shall be observed

For me the best was the exercise with three roles.




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