In this video, Ms. Ashley Trauber discusses the key coaching behaviors that are needed to build strong coach-teacher relationships. Foundational to all coaching practices, these competencies highlight how coaches can support adult learning in routine interactions.
Ms. Ashley Trauber explains three key ingredients (flexibility, respect, and accountability) that are needed to build a positive working relationship with teachers. Flexibility describes a coach’s ability to use a variety of techniques and strategies. Respect is the foundation for trusting coach-teacher relationships, and accountability describes a coach’s ability to take responsibility for their actions.
A coaches’ communication style can have a lasting impact on the type of relationship that they build with the teachers they work with. Let’s take a look at how Ms. Ashley Trauber explains the different communication strategies that can create environments for teachers to receive/share feedback, experiment with new approaches, and ask for help.