Coaching with Powerful Interactions: A Guide for Partnering with Early Childhood Teachers, Second Edition

About the BookÌý
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Coaching principles, strategies, and stories to inspire and motivate your practice Ìý
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Insights about developing a strengths-based coaching stance Ìý
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Information and ideas for building respectful, trusting relationships that evolve into mutual learning partnerships Ìý
Table of Contents
- List of Videos
- About the Authors
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
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Welcome
- What Is Coaching?
- What Is Coaching with Powerful Interactions?
- Your Coaching Stance
- It’s All About the Children
- It Can Be In Person or Virtual
- It’s Simple and Affordable and Applies to All of Us
- Coaching Is About Relationships
- Thoughts About Coaching with Powerful Interactions
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Chapter 1: An Introduction to PowerfulÌýInteractions Between Coach and Teacher
- What Is a Powerful Interaction Between a Coach and a Teacher?
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Step One: Be Present to Coach
- Being Present Leads to More Effective Coaching
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Step Two: Connect as a Coach
- Connecting and Building Trusting Relationships Lead to More Effective Coaching
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Step Three: Coach to Extend Learning
- Extending Learning and Continuing to Learn Lead to More Effective Coaching
- The Three Steps: A Cumulative Effect
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Chapter 2: The Five Principles for Coaching with Powerful Interactions
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Principle One: A Strengths-Based Perspective Searches for and Highlights Competence
- A Strengths-Based Perspective Makes You a More Effective Coach
- A Strengths-Based Perspective in Practice
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Principle Two: Articulation Encourages Repetition of an Action with Greater Intentionality
- Using Articulation to Promote Intentionality Makes You a More Effective Coach
- Articulation in Practice
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Principle Three: Individualizing Supports the Development of Respectful, Trusting Relationships Needed for Learning
- Individualizing Makes You a More Effective Coach
- Individualizing in Practice
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Principle Four: A Mutual Learning Partnership Promotes Shared Responsibility and Accountability
- Building a Mutual Learning Partnership Makes You a More Effective Coach
- A Mutual Learning Partnership in Practice
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Principle Five: Modeling Matters—What You Say and Do Influences All Outcomes
- Modeling Makes You a More Effective Coach
- Modeling in Practice
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Principle One: A Strengths-Based Perspective Searches for and Highlights Competence
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Chapter 3: The Three Steps of Coaching with Powerful Interactions
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Step One: Be Present to Coach
- Do a Quick Me Check
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Step Two: Connect as a Coach
- Connect Strategy One: Be Trustworthy
- Connect Strategy Two: Listen to Learn
- Connect Strategy Three: Communicate to Form Partnerships
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Step Three: Coach to Extend Learning
- Extend Learning Strategy One: Focus on Goals You Set Together
- Extend Learning Strategy Two: Notice Moments of Effectiveness
- Extend Learning Strategy Three: Use Prompts and Questions to Think Together
- Extend Learning Strategy Four: Document Plans and Progress Together
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Step One: Be Present to Coach
- Closing Thoughts
- Appendix A: Coaching with Powerful Interactions Steps and Strategies at a Glance
- Appendix B: A Powerful Interactions Classroom Observation and Feedback Conversation
- Appendix C: Rehearsing a Coaching Conversation
- Appendix D: Planning for the Feedback Conversation
- References
- Index
List of Videos
Book Details
Related Resources
Articles
Judy Jablon is the founder and executive director of Leading for Children, a national nonprofit with the mission of providing the best possible early learning experiences for young children while creating environments where educators thrive. Through her writing, video production, and professional development experiences, Judy encourages early childhood educators to draw on their own wisdom to have more meaningful interactions and opportunities for learning.

Amy Laura Dombro is an early childhood educator and documentarian who captures stories of change initiatives with the goal of supporting people who do their best work on behalf of children and families. Amy’s work serves as a mirror for busy educators and organizations, providing them with the opportunity to see and build upon what works, think creatively to overcome challenges, track progress, and plan next steps on their path forward.

Shaun JohnsenÌýis a television professional with more than 25 years of experience in the field of education. He is a co-owner of Murray Hill Studios, a New York City–based video production studio, and uses his unique experiences as a producer, photographer, videographer, editor, and musician to create rich, meaningful content. Shaun has collaborated with Judy, Amy, and others to create videos that invite educators to view their own practice, identify moments of effectiveness, analyze and reinforce these moments, and strategize about how to apply these practices more extensively with greater intention.
