Foundations in Coaching - Part 1

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The Coaching Foundations course focuses on a research-based coaching model that supports and enhances teachers' cognitive processes. In this course, participants will learn strategies for developing trust and rapport, developing an identity as a growth-agent and mediator of thinking, utilizing coaching stances and tools including listening, pausing, paraphrasing, and posing questions. In addition, participants will begin to develop mental maps for planning, reflecting and problem-resolving conversation structures. This course offered through the Reach Teacher Induction Program is crafted for mentors new to the Reach Teacher Induction Program. The course is offered as a two-part sequence, MNT 800A and MNT800B, over the academic year. Previous Course Code: Reach 400