Evocative Coaching: Transforming Schools One Conversation at a Time / Edition 1

by Megan Tschannen-Moran, Robert K. Tschannen-Moran

Overview

Cultivate emotional intelligence and eliminate barriers to coaching success

Challenging times demand we change how we teach, and research shows that coaching is the best way to bring about robust change in instructional practice. The second edition of Evocative Coaching helps skillful coaches develop trust and unearth the values and fears that both motivate and block teachers from achieving all that they hope.

Using the LEAD (listen, emphasize, appreciate, and design) process, Evocative Coaches take a partnership role, ask questions, and co-create designs. This person-centered, no-fault, strengths-based model is grounded in adult learning theory and positive psychology and emphasizes the emotional intelligence needed to establish trust.This hands-on guide for coaches

· is grounded in research

· includes real-life vignettes and sample dialogues

· provides tools designed to invite reflection

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781071805336
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	04/17/2020
Edition description:	2nd Edition
Pages:	264
Sales rank:	452,940
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Megan Tschannen-Moran (Ph.D., The Ohio State University) is a Professor of Educational Leadership at the William & Mary School of Education. Inspired by her fourteen years of experience as the founder and principal of a school serving primarily low-income and minority students in a distressed neighborhood of Chicago, she is motivated to work at the intersection of theory and practice so that schools grow in their capacity to serve all students well. The coaching model presented in this book sits squarely at that intersection. Megan’s scholarly research focuses on relationships of trust in school settings and how these are related to important outcomes such as the collective efficacy beliefs of a school faculty, teacher professionalism, and student achievement. Her book Trust Matters: Leadership for Successful Schools (2nd Ed.) (2014) reports the experience of three principals and the consequences of their successes and failures to build trust. Another line of research explores school climate through the Vibrant School Scale that assesses the degree to which a school fosters enlivened minds, emboldened voice, and playful learning.

Bob Tschannen-Moran (M. Div., Yale University) served as the President of Life Trek Coaching International and as CEO of the Center for School Transformation (www.schooltransformation.com). Bob is a past-President of the International Association of Coaching (www.Certified Coach.org). He trained a s a business and life coach through Coach U, Coach Ville, Fast Track Coaching Academy, and Wellcoaches Corporation. He served on the faculty of the Wellcoaches Coach Training School and co-authored a Coaching Psychology Manual (2nd Ed) (2015) with Margaret Moore and Erika Jackson. His work on Skills and Performance Coaching is included in The Complete Handbook of Coaching (3rd Ed.) (2017, Sage Publications). Using a variety of strengths-based approaches, Bob has assisted many individuals and organizations, including schools, congregations, and corporations, to build positive relationships and to achieve positive results.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Chapter 1: Introduction to Evocative Coaching
The Dynamic Dance of Evocative Coaching: LEAD
The Five Concerns of Coaching
The Power of Evocative Coaching
Coaching from a Variety of Roles
Key Points in This Chapter
Questions for Reflection and Discussion
Chapter 2: Coaching Presence
Lessons from a Horse Whisperer
Fostering Trust and Rapport
Holding the Coaching Space
Conveying Coaching Presence
Creative Energy Check-In
The First Coaching Session
Key Points in This Chapter
Questions for Reflection and Discussion
Loop 1: The No-Fault Turn
Chapter 3: Listen for Stories
The Power of Story
Evoking Teacher Stories
Attentive Listening
Imaginative Story Listening
Key Points in This Chapter
Questions for Reflection and Discussion
Chapter 4: Empathize for Connection
Understanding Empathy
Leading with Heart
The Language of Compassion
The Golden Sigh
Key Points in This Chapter
Questions for Reflection and Discussion
Loop 2: The Strengths-Building Turn
The Learning Brief
Chapter 5: Appreciate Strengths
The Principles of Appreciative Inquiry
SOAR—Illuminating the Best of What Is and What Might Be
Key Points in This Chapter
Questions for Reflection and Discussion
Chapter 6: Design-Thinking
Designing SMARTER Experiments
Choreographing the Coaching Dance
Key Points in This Chapter
Questions for Reflection and Discussion
Chapter 7: The Dynamic Flow of Change
Getting into Flow
Managing Clouds, Wind, and Thunder
Rolling with Resistance
Honoring Ambivalence
Exploring Culture Change
Getting out of the Way
Key Points in This Chapter
Questions for Reflection and Discussion
Chapter 8: The Reflective Coach
Hearing Our Own Story
Self-Empathy
Inquiring Into Our Own Professional Practice
Design Our Own Smarter Experiments
Professional Coaching Code of Ethics
Conclusion
Key Points in This Chapter
Questions for Reflection and Discussion
Appendix: Evocative Coaching Principles, Questions, and Reflections
References
Index

Editorial Reviews

"In Evocative Coaching, the authors model how a coach can stay completely respectful of a teacher while also continuing to find ways to support a teacher in experimenting with and implementing stronger practices. Using the LEAD Model, along with helpful sample coaching conversations and real-life vignettes, authors have created a logical and intuitive resource. "

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Kendra Hanzlik

"This book is a must read. It is a must read because it shares wisdom and big heart of the authors. Throughout the book they echo the sentiments of Emerson.. “to find the beauty in others; to leave the world a bit better whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition.”

Jim Thompson

"Evocative Coaching is a refreshing approach that will get many coaches excited. It dials down to the basic building block of the coaching process that sometimes gets forgotten - the construction of a trusting relationship between the coach and their learning partner. It fosters positivity, amplifies current strengths, and focuses on human connection with a learning partner/coachee, which is a change from the data-crunching, nuts-and-bolts setup of some coaching styles.This is an approach that will help instructional coaches to re-focus and work on their interpersonal skills and the methods they use within their coaching sessions."

Mike Melie

"Evocative Coaching presents the next level of coaching and speaks more to how to get a teacher to find the answers within themselves and provide the space for a teacher to explore while taking risks within their instructional practices. "

Frank Chiki