Coach It Further

Foreword Preface Why We Need Coaches in Educational Leadership Stories Matter Audience for This Book The Self-Efficacy of Leadership Leadership Shouldn't Be a Solitary Pursuit Coach's Corner: Virtual Coaching Special Features Acknowledgments About the Author Chapter 1: Beginning a Coaching Relationship What to Do Versus What Not to Do Coach's Corner: Strategies for Coaching Assistant Principals Am I In Over My Head? Coach's Corner: Strategies for Addressing Insecurities Coach's Corner: Leadership PLCs on Voxer It's Time for a Coach Chapter 2: Gavin "Accepts" Coaching Coaching Credibility Introducing Leadership Coach Michelle Hebert Coach's Corner: Credibility Matters Of Course I Want to Be Coached! Coach's Corner: The Preengagement Survey Let Go of Coaching Myths Coach's Corner: Sample Questions for Coaches to Ask Leaders Chapter 3: Fostering a Supportive School Climate Interact With Students and Staff at the Beginning of Each Day Emphasize the Positive Coach's Corner: Student Focus Groups Be Transparent About the Coaching Invite Everyone to Work Toward the Mission Coach's Corner: Improving the Culture of the School Embrace Vulnerability Believe in Your Own Capability Coach's Corner: Self-Efficacy Review Improve the Climate First, Then the Culture Coach's Corner: Fostering an Inclusive School Climate Coach's Corner: Coaching and School Climate Coach's Corner: Where Do You Want to Start? Where Should Gavin Start? Coach's Corner: Ways to Strengthen a Collaborative Culture Chapter 4: Gavin Becomes More OPEN to Coaching What It Means to Be More OPEN to Coaching Coach's Corner: Set Ground Rules Coach's Corner: Walk-Throughs Whose Agenda Is This? Coach's Corner: Understand Your Coachee's Needs Gavin Seeks Advice From a Friend Chapter 5: Gavin Establishes His Goal Why Does Collective Efficacy Still Matter? Coach's Corner: Understand the Research You Promote Coach's Corner: Raise Self-Efficacy Coach's Corner: Assess Your Own Style of Coaching Four Priorities of Leadership Chapter 6: A Survey That Inspires Collaboration The Survey That Inspired It All Coach's Corner: Collaborative Leadership Team (CLT) The Morning After Coach's Corner: Create a Collaborative Leadership Team (CLT) Collaborative Leadership Team Coach's Corner: Strategies to Overcome the Challenges of Distance Surface to Deep Chapter 7: Priority I-Collective Efficacy How Can Gavin Maximize His Time? Coach's Corner: Do What You Love Coach's Corner: Beware of Educational Jargon Coach's Corner: Strategies to Increase Trust in Schools Coach's Corner: Coaching Your Assistant Principals Chapter 8: Priority II-Communication Enabling Conditions Coach's Corner: Assess Your Communication Practices Coaching Communication Coach's Corner: Establish Communication Frequency Complications of Communication Communication With Assistant Principals Communication With Staff Coach's Corner: Communication Mistakes to Avoid Coach's Corner: Feedback Triggers to Watch Out For Coaching Challenging Conversations Coach's Corner: Ways to Challenge in Conversations Chapter 9: Priority III-Student and Community Engagement Collaborative Leadership Team Explores Family Engagement Coach's Corner: Encourage Coachees to Assess Family Focus The Collaborative Leadership Team Realizes All Doesn't Mean All Working With Outside Organizations Coach's Corner: Encourage Community Engagement What Should Community Engagement Look Like? Michelle's Community Engagement Coaching Conversation Chapter 10: Priority IV-The Political Climate Negative Rhetoric Affects Us Too Hattie's Politics of Distraction Coach's Corner: Beware of the Politics of Distraction The Collaborative Leadership Team Gets Distracted Epilogue: Where Does Gavin Go From Here? Understanding Priorities Four Priorities Afterword References