Instructional Coaching & Mentoring Question Stems with Communication Forms

As an Instructional Coach or Mentor, we are often called to help our colleagues/interns grow within this world of education. As we do, we need to remember to be the “guide on the side”; enabling the person to find his/her own way through the journey. Instead of fixing things for them, doing the work for them, or planning for them, we need to engage in conversations that will facilitate professional growth. By allowing our colleagues/interns to come up with their own goals, plans, and solutions we are avoiding the pitfalls of, “Well, you told me to do it!” or “It wasn't my idea.” If we jump to advice giving, solution finding, or such, we risk the colleague/intern developing dependency and lack of professional growth.

Within this product, you will find:

Question prompts that might help coaches and mentors draw out the thinking of the colleague/intern.

A Coaching Request Form,

A Coaching Cycle Documentation Form,

A Double-Entry Journal that the coaches/mentors and colleagues/interns may use to communicate when you are unable to meet face-to-face.

Here's what others are saying about it:

"Valuable resource for my coaching toolbox. Easy to implement."

"Thanks for this! I was going to only use it with my new teachers… but I've included my veteran teachers as well - great talking points."

"Allows for reflection and teacher development. Incorporates the teacher in the process - great resource."

"Really good questions to start coaching meetings with! Thanks!!!"

"The forms are very helpful. Something I didn't have to invent on my own. Thanks."

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I invite you to also check out my Partnership and Planning Forms OR Instructional Coaching and Mentoring Invitations . If you'd like a BUNDLE of these coaching items, click HERE

If you're interested in hosting Peer Observations, then you might just like my resource that shares tips and printables.

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