Coaching the Resistant Teacher
About This PLM
Welcome to Coaching the Resistant Teacher module. This module was created to assist instructional coaches, curriculum facilitators, peer coaches, assistant principals, or anyone in a leadership position to help teachers grow professionally. You, the instructional coach or leader, have expertise in content, andragogy, pedagogy, and communication. However, as instructional leaders, we have all come up against the teacher unwilling to participate in the coaching process. According to Lancaster (2016), the challenges that instructional coaches encounter are "teacher resistance to coaching support, scheduling conflicts, ill-defined roles and responsibilities, lack of administrative support, and teacher reluctance to change" (p. 23). No matter the reason, through this module you will explore relationship building resources that will assist you in breaking through those barriers and improving not only your professional capacity as a coach but that of your coachee.
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Journal
Journals are great for assisting us in processing our journey through just about anything and everything in life. In this module, our focus is on you, the instructional leader, reflecting on and learning from your past and present experiences and using research-based tools that guide you through the process. We want you to think about your thinking (metacognition) and why you do things the way you do (behaviors). Journaling allows us to give voice to our thinking and behaviors that we may be unaware of or have not found a way to offset. We hope that you find the lesson content and activities, dig deeper resources, and different perspectives or views helpful in your journey to building relationships that result in effective coaching.
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We will ask you to reflect on your thoughts, ideas, and experiences throughout the module. Additionally, you will engage in a variety of other activities to help build coaching capacity. If you do not have a way to journal or take notes, we have provided you with a free resource in which to do so. Click the link below for access to Penzu, a free website to journal.
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