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.
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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.